Golf Captures Bucknell Invitational Title

Tuesday, October 12

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Army West Point

Bucknell Invitational

Golf Captures Bucknell Invitational Title

October 12, 2021 | Men's Golf

Team Leaderboard - Final Round Player Leaderboard - Final Round

LEWISBURG, Pa. - Thanks to three Black Knights finishing in the top 10 on the player leaderboard, the Army West Point golf team claimed the 2021 Bucknell Invitational title with a 5-under third round on Tuesday.

This is the first tournament victory for the Black Knights since capturing the 2019 Patriot League Championship and the first invitational win since taking home the Coca-Cola Wofford Intercollegiate in 2015.

The Black Knights finished with three players scoring in the top 10 on the player leaderboard.

TOURNAMENT NOTES

The Black Knights final round of 275 (-5) is the third lowest round by strokes since the 1993-94 season and the lowest score in a third round during the same time frame.
Army was the only team to shoot under par on the final day and the only squad to shoot under par as a team in two rounds.
The 5-under round on the final day, was the fourth lowest round against par in a third round and three of the four rounds have come under head coach Chad Bagley.
In the final round, Army was led by team captain Tom Katsenes, who shot a final round 67 (-3) for the Black Knights.
The round of 67 is the lowest career round by Katsenes and the fifth best round since 2010 for Army.
Dragon Theam concluded the tournament in a tie for second place overall at 3-under for the week.
Theam had his second under par round of the weekend with a 1-under 69 after sinking two birdies in the final two holes.
John Heckel Jr. was one of the biggest movers up the leaderboard on the final day, moving up 11 spots thanks to a 2-under 68.
Heckel made an eagle on nine and then finished the back at 2-under, which included a chip in on the 18th to close out his round.
Monmouth's Ron Robinson won the individual title by two strokes and finished 5-under for the tournament.

Coach's Corner with Chad Bagley
""I'm proud of our team! They have worked their tails off all year and faced adversity. I believe the lessons learned through the early part of the season led to the tough and gritty performance put forward today. This is a solid step in getting to where we want to be."

Cadets' Corner with Tom Katsenes
"The theme for the tournament was really staying patient. The course was overall pretty gettable but definitely required smart decisions on some holes to avoid pushing too hard and making an easy bogey or double. Overall, I felt like we had a buzz all three days where something was going to happen, we were really close the first day and then it all came together the final round. I'm really proud of our rookie John Heckel for overcoming a slow start by making eagle on 9 and then chipping in for birdie on 18. We really kept our focus high and minimized compounding mistakes when we were out of position.

"For me, Getting off to a fast start I think was more motivational for me but also let guys know birdies were out there to be made."

UP NEXT
The Black Knights will head to Hawai'i on Oct. 25 for the Hoakalei CC Invitational, hosted by the University of Hawai'i.

Prior to heading out to the Pacific, Tom Katsenes will participate in the Stephens Cup at The Alotian Club in Roland, Ark., on Oct. 17-20.