Tops tie for eighth at Furman Intercollegiate
Published 7:30 pm Monday, October 19, 2026
Western Kentucky sophomore Will Easterlin finished third overall to lead the Hilltoppers to a top-10 finish at the Furman Intercollegiate on Monday in Greenville, South Carolina.
(WKU ATHLETICS)
Western Kentucky’s men’s golf team closed out the fall schedule with a top-10 finish at the Furman Intercollegiate on Monday in Greenville, South Carolina.
The Hilltoppers tied for eighth place with a 32-over par team score for the tournament. Two Hilltopper golfers finished in the top 10 on the individual leaderboard, with Will Easterlin claiming third place and Gage Doyle finishing in eighth.
“We did not play very well as a whole unfortunately this week,” WKU coach Austin King said in a news release. “However, I was extremely happy to see Will continue his strong play and then also see Gage bounce back well and finish off the fall on a positive note with his low round today. We’ve got plenty of work to do this off-season, looking to build on the strides that we have made this fall and we will use this week to get better.”
Easterlin shot even-par 71 in the third round to finish with a 5-under total score for the tournament. Through five tournaments in the fall, Easterlin has finished under par in four and has five top-20 finishes, four top-15 finishes and three top-10 finishes. Easterlin finished the tournament with 12 birdies.
Doyle had an impressive third round, firing a 4-under 67. He moved up 17 spots on the leaderboard and finished the tournament 1-over par. Doyle played the tournament as an individual.
WKU senior Rafe Blankenship carded a 4-over 75 in the third round to finish 11-over and tied for 45th place.
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Freshman Colton Woosley had his best round of the tournament in the third, posting a 1-over 72. He finished 12-over for the tournament and tied for 53rd place.
Junior Trevor Drew carded a 5-over 76 in the third round to finish the tournament 16-over and tied for 67th place.
Freshman Barton Rutledge shot an 8-over 79 in the final round. He tied for 80th place with a 23-over score.
The Hilltoppers will be back in action in the spring, starting out with the Military City Collegiate on Feb. 21-23 in San Antonio, Texas.
INDIVIDUAL SCORES
3. Will Easterlin: 67-70-71—208 (-5)
8. Gage Doyle (IND): 75-72-67—214 (+1)
T45. Rafe Blankenship: 76-73-75—224 (+11)
T53. Colton Woosley: 78-75-72—225 (+12)
T67. Trevor Drew: 75-78-76—229 (+16)
T81. Barton Rutledge: 81-76-79—236 (+23)
