DULUTH, Ga. – Gustav Fransson of the Old Dominion men's golf team shot a final-round 5-under 67 on Tuesday to finish tied for third at the Georgia State Invitational with a 54-hole total of 208 (-8). The top-five finish is the first of the season for Fransson and the fifth of his collegiate career.
A senior from Umea, Sweden, Fransson matched his low round of the season with Tuesday's 67 on the par-72, 6,706-yard Berkeley Hills Country Club. He tallied four birdies and an eagle in the final round and finished the two-day event with 11 total birdies and a pair of eagles. In addition to being tied for first in the field of 87 with those two eagles, Fransson also shared the lowest score on the course's par-5 holes, finishing them at 8-under.
Fransson shot par or better in all three rounds, carding an even-par 72 in the first round and a 2-under 69 in the second. Six of his nine rounds this season have been at or below par.
Rasmus Konradsson turned in his best 54-hole score of the season, finishing tied for 12th at 2-under 214. Konradsson opened play with a 71 (-1) in Monday's first round before carding a 73 in the afternoon. The native of Sundsvall, Sweden finished the tournament with two birdies over his last three holes en route to a 2-under 70 on Tuesday. For the tournament, Konradsson notched nine birdies and one eagle and was 3-under on Berkeley Hill's par-5 holes.
As a team, the Monarchs improved their score each round and finished tied for seventh at 867 (+3). ODU shot a collective 2-under 286 on Tuesday. Old Dominion tallied 42 total birdies and three eagles across all three rounds.
Jakob Chicoyne made his collegiate debut for the Monarchs and placed in a tie for 51st at 223. He shot a 78 in his first competitive round on Monday morning but followed with a 1-under 71 in the second round of the day. The native of Calgary, Alberta then fired a 74 on Tuesday.
Jakob Henriksson (226, T62) and Filip Wetterqvist (227, T66) rounded out ODU's scoring five.
Wright State won the team competition with an 18-under-par mark of 846, 10 strokes better than runner-up Lafayette. Oakland's Thomas Giroux birdied the final two holes on Tuesday to finish at 12-under 204 and take home individual medalist honors. Tobias Jonsson of Mercer finished second two shots behind.
The Monarchs conclude their fall season with the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate at Kilmarlic Golf Club in Powell's Point, North Carolina. The 11th installment of ODU's annual fall event runs Sunday, Oct. 24 through Tuesday, Oct. 26.
ODU Lineup
T3. Gustav Fransson – 72-69-67 — 208
T12. Rasmus Konradsson – 71-73-70 – 214
T51. Jakob Chicoyne – 78-71-74 – 223
T62. Jakob Henriksson – 73-78-75 – 226
T66. Filip Wetterqvist – 75-77-75 – 227
Fransson Ties for Third at Georgia State Invitational
