The SIUC men’s golf team got off to a slow start this weekend at the 1995 Capital Bank Invitational.

Friday marked the end of first round play, with the Salukis in sole possession of 11th place with a 322 .

SIUC’s top five golfers finished the day with scores in the mid-70s and 80s.

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Senior Quinn McClure scored a solid 75 to land him in sixth place on the day. C.J. Talbert, Erik Pieper, Greg Goodwin and Aaron Pieper rounded out the Salukis’ top finishers on the first 18-holes of play.

Morehead State and Murray State led the field, with both teams scoring 306 points to tie for first place.

When play resumed Saturday at Bent Creek Golf Course, SIUC did not

gain ground on their competition.

The team finished the tournament in 12th place tied with Southeast Missouri’s second squad, each scoring 650 points in two days of play.

The Salukis had hoped to better their seventh place finish in last year’s tournament.

McClure was the Salukis’ highest finisher. He held on to sixth place with an overall score of 151.

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Head coach Gene Shaneyfelt said he was pleased with McClure’s performance.

Shaneyfelt said that McClure was leading the field until the final few holes.

At the end of 28-holes, he was leading the tournament, he said. He had a couple bad breaks and lost it.

Golfers Erik Pieper, Talbert, Goodwin and Aaron Pieper gave SIUC support, scoring in the 80s during both days of competition.

Morehead State won the tournament with a total of 604.

Shaneyfelt said he plans to build upon the experience.

We’ve only got one way to look, and that is up, he said.

The Salukis travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa Sept. 14-17 for the 22nd Annual Northern Iowa Golf Classic.