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Jackson Bussell Named Patriot League Men’s Golfer of the Week
3/31/2021 12:32:00 PM | Men's Golf
LEWISBURG, Pa. – On the heels of winning his first collegiate tournament title, Bucknell sophomore Jackson Bussell has been named the Patriot League Men's Golfer of the Week.
Bussell's birdie on the third hole of a playoff gave him the win over Iona's Justin Berkhamer on Sunday at the Battle at Rum Pointe on the Maryland shore. Bussell posted a 1-under-par 143 (71-72) at the Rum Pointe Seaside Links course. He made an important birdie at the 17th hole on Sunday, as Berkhamer birdied 18 to force the playoff.
Both players made pars at holes 18 and 6 to start the playoff, and then Bussell ended it with a birdie at the par-4 9th, atoning for a bogey there earlier in the day.
Bussell's efforts helped Bucknell win the team title as well. The Bison opened with a 1-under 287 before finishing with a 301 in windy conditions on Sunday. The 588 total was good for a three-stroke victory over runner-up Youngstown State. The Bison also topped two other Patriot League teams in Lafayette and Navy.
Bussell finished T-12th in the team's first tournament of the spring at the Carpetbagger Classic, and he now ranks second on the team with a 73.3 scoring average in four rounds.
The Bison have finished second and first in two tournaments thus far, and they will be back in action this Saturday at the Rolling Green Intercollegiate in Springfield, Pa.
Bussell's birdie on the third hole of a playoff gave him the win over Iona's Justin Berkhamer on Sunday at the Battle at Rum Pointe on the Maryland shore. Bussell posted a 1-under-par 143 (71-72) at the Rum Pointe Seaside Links course. He made an important birdie at the 17th hole on Sunday, as Berkhamer birdied 18 to force the playoff.
Both players made pars at holes 18 and 6 to start the playoff, and then Bussell ended it with a birdie at the par-4 9th, atoning for a bogey there earlier in the day.
Bussell's efforts helped Bucknell win the team title as well. The Bison opened with a 1-under 287 before finishing with a 301 in windy conditions on Sunday. The 588 total was good for a three-stroke victory over runner-up Youngstown State. The Bison also topped two other Patriot League teams in Lafayette and Navy.
Bussell finished T-12th in the team's first tournament of the spring at the Carpetbagger Classic, and he now ranks second on the team with a 73.3 scoring average in four rounds.
The Bison have finished second and first in two tournaments thus far, and they will be back in action this Saturday at the Rolling Green Intercollegiate in Springfield, Pa.
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