The Eastern men’s and women’s golf teams finished play at the Austin Peay Invitational in Hopkinsville, Tenn., on Tuesday with the men taking 12th out of 14, and the women finishing 13th out of 14.

The men shot a 592 after the first two days, leaving them tied for 11th, but the team would eventually drop to 12th with a final score of 890.

For the first time this season, Eastern junior Brady Welsh was the lowest-scoring Panther, shooting a score of 222 over the course of three days, leaving him with a share of 42nd overall.

Freshman Ryan Hughes finished tied for 47th overall, shooting just one stroke more than Welsh leaving Hughes at 223.

Marcus Dahlin, another freshman, tied for 61st, shooting a 226.

Sophomore Oscar Borda took just one more stroke than Dahlin, giving him a 227, which gave him a share of 65th.

Coming off three straight tournaments with a team-best score, sophomore Austin Sproles shot a 228, leaving him tied for 69th overall.

Sproles said he did not like the team’s overall performance. He noted that the team did not prepare enough in certain areas that they needed to leading up to the tournament.

“We didn’t do very well,” he said. “Poor short game and we didn’t practice that enough.”

With Austin Peay being the last tournament of the fall for the men, they will need to work on some areas of their game for the spring season. Sproles said some things the team will be working on in the offseason would be putting.

“A lot of short game,” he said. “And we can’t give away shots.”

Belmont took home the first place prize, while tournament-host Austin Peay finished tied for second.

As for the women’s team, it finished with a score of 66,1 leaving them at 13th place.

For the third straight tournament, junior Tiffany Wolf was Eastern’s leader, shooting 160 during the two days giving her a share of 36th place.

Seniors Elyse Banovic and Emily Fitzgerald tied for 63rd with scores of 167.

Freshman Alexandra Pickens finished just one stroke behind the seniors at 168 and also tied for 66th.

Lexi Hammerton, also a freshman, finished tied for 74th with a two-day score of 173.

Jacksonville State took first place honors with a score of 607. Host Austin Peay finished seventh with a score of 624.

The Panther women will return to action starting Sunday at the Dayton Fall Invitational at the NCR Country Club in Dayton, Ohio.

Dan Hildebrandt can be reached at 581-2812 or djhildebrandt@eiu.edu.