Men’s Golf made its first appearance this week at Bowling Green’s tournament at Highland Meadows Golf Club among many other strong teams. This was the Bison’s final event before the Patriot League Championship, which will be hosted by Lehigh. 

After the first day of the tournament, the Bison were in ninth place, despite posting a strong start. They secured a 6-over-par 290 in the first round and then scored a 301 in round two. 

Andres Barraza ’26 was a standout athlete, earning the Patriot League Golfer of the Week Award. On the first day of the invitational, Barraza started strong with a 3-under 68 and then scored a 73 in the afternoon round. Following those two rounds he was tied for 14th place at 1-under 141. 

In the third round, Barraza posted a 69 to finish with a 3-under-par 210 over the entire tournament. In both his first and third rounds he made five birdies, and in the second round, he had three. Barraza is one of five players to finish at 3-under and one of 17 to finish under par this week. 

In addition to Barraza, the Bison also had strong showings from James Robbins ’26 who shot 74-74, James Key ’26 who shot 73-76, Alex Creaman ’27 who shot 75-78 and Lyman Brackett ’26 who shot 76-78. 

Despite Barraza’s successful weekend, the Bison placed in ninth place among eleven teams, with Minnesota coming in first place and Miami University coming in second.