SAN FRANCISCO (April 1, 2023) – Howard University senior Everett Whiten Jr. (Chesapeake, Va.) led the men's golf team in the final round at The Goodwin, hosted by Stanford University.
 
After shooting 1-over par (71) in the front nine, the Virginia native closed out strong with three birdies on the back nine. Overall, Whiten placed tied for 24^th in the player standings.
 
Junior Marcus Smith Jr. (Rockford, Ill.) opened the day with three birdies in the first nine holes, going into the final nine holes 2-under par (68). The Illinois product managed to get another birdie on the 13^th hole, but unable to keep the momentum going. He finished 1-over (71) on Day Three.
 
Overall, HU shot 10-over par (290) in round three and finished 25^th in the team standings after posting 871 (+31) in a three-day span.
 
No. 13 Oklahoma rallied to win the 2023 Goodwin, shooting six-under (274) on the afternoon and 18-under (822) all three days. No. 13 Georgia Tech finished runner up, six strokes behind the Sooners (828, -12).
 
Oklahoma's Ben Lorenz won the individual medal, recording 9-under (201) and shooting two strokes better than the Yellow Jackets' Christo Lamprecht (203, -7).
 
On April 8-9, the Bison continue its slate in Princeton, N.J., for the Princeton Invitational, hosted by the Tigers.
 
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