Ogden Earns First Collegiate Win Leading No. 9 Marian in Memphis

Memphis, Tenn. - The Marian men's golf team closed their fall season on Tuesday afternoon, competing at the annual Memphis Shootout at TPC Southwind, hosted by Sterling College. Marian finished as the runner-up in their final outing of the fall, while earning another individual tournament champion as Weston Ogden claimed his first collegiate win.

On Monday's first and second rounds, the Knights claimed second place on the leaderboard, firing a 299 through 18 and a 291 in the second round. Marian trailed Oklahoma City University by five strokes after day one, but were unable to make up the distance over the final round, as the Stars hung on to a four-shot win. Marian fired a 302 in the final round while Oklahoma City carded a 303. Overall for the tournament, the Knights scored 892 team score, four behind Oklahoma City's 888.

Joining the Stars and Knights in the top-five were No. 23 Lawrence Tech, No. 8 MidAmerica Nazarene, and Sterling. The finish for Marian gives them their fourth top-two win of the fall, all first or second place finishes.

Marian's top individual in the tournament was Weston Ogden, with the junior winning his first career tournament. Ogden won the tournament by three shots, shooting a 73+66+75=214. The junior fired the second-most birdies (12) and pars (33) in the tournament, while leading the field in scoring on par-four holes with a three-under performance. Ogden came within one putt of tying his own school record for lowest round score with his 66 in the second round.

The junior was joined in the top-10 by teammates Augie Mann and Nolan Potter, who both tied for ninth place with a 225 total. Mann shot a 77, 71, and 77 for his three rounds, while Potter too fired a palindrome of scores with a 74, 77, and 74 over the 54-holes. Brandon Heffner finished four strokes behind his teammates, placing 12th with a 229 score (76+77+76). Rounding out the lineup was Luke Beetz, who shot a 233 score for the tournament, taking round scores of 76, 79, and 78.

The Knights will return to action in late February and early March, as they look to keep stacking their fall performances into another strong spring. 

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