The Eastern men’s golf team wrapped up its regular season at the Tennessee State Invitational at the par-72, 7,157-yard Hermitage Golf Course in Old Hickory, Tenn.

The Panthers finished 12th out of 14 teams in the invitational and were paced by freshman Daniel Hughes, who finished tied in 40th place individually.

Hughes carded a three-round total of 228 and had his best round in the second round of the tournament, when he shot a two-over-par 74.

Hughes’ brother, Ryan Hughes, finished 10 strokes behind, shooting a 238 for the tournament.

Austin Sproles tied for 45th overall, with a 229 and Marcus Dahlin shot even par in the first round, but ended up finishing 17 over par for the three rounds as a whole.

Ohio Valley Conference foe Tennessee-Martin earned the team title with a score of 870 for the tournament.

Individual winner Brendon Caballero, who shot six-under-par for the tournament, led the Skyhawks to the win.

In the second round of the tournament, Caballero shot a five-under 67 and in the first round shot a three-under 69, but in the final round he shot a two-over 74.

He did have the lowest round of any golfer in the tournament with the second-round 67.

Instate-rival Southern Illinois-Carbondale placed second in the tournament with a team total of 875.

They were led by individual runner-up Caleb Harms who was six-under par for the first two rounds, but finished the event shooting a five-over 77 and finished the tournament one over par.

Rounding out the top three teams is Belmont, which finished with a three-round score of 884, but did not have a player in the top-10 finishers.

Scott Barnhart was the Bruins top finisher in 12th place, with a three-round total of 220.

The Bruins had all five players shoot under a 230 and all players were within eight strokes of each other.

For the individual part of the tournament, also tying for second was Missouri State’s Mitch Mather, who shot two rounds of under par with a 70 and a 68 for the first two rounds.

Coming in fourth place was Trevecca Nazarene’s Stephen Williams, who shot a three-round total of 216, which was good for even-par for the tournament.

His three rounds were 71, 73 and 72.

The Panthers will finish up their season in the OVC championship, which will start on April 24 and ends on April 27, at the Shoals Golf Club in Muscle Shoals, Ala.

Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-2812 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu.