The men’s golf team took fourth place in the Kyle Ryman Memorial Invitational Monday and Tuesday, with senior Drew Gandy taking second place individually.

“We had some bright spots,” said head coach Matt Thompson. “We did some things well, and there are still some things we’ve got to clean up if we want to keep trudging in the right direction.”

The Chargers shot 888 to take fourth in the 13 team field. Leading the lineup was senior Gerry Jones Jr., who shot an even-par 216 to tie for fourth-place overall in the tournament. Jones said he was pleased with his performance.

“I’m pretty proud of how I played, especially bouncing back after the second round which was pretty rough,” Jones said. “Being able to have a bogey-free final round and finish the tournament at even-par total and get a top five felt pretty nice.”

Not in the lineup for this tournament, Gandy competed individually and took second place in the tournament. His score of 213 left him three strokes under-par, his best performance at the invitational to date. Gandy said the performance was a welcome confidence booster after a rough start to his fall season.

“Coming down the stretch, I put myself in a position to win the tournament,” Gandy said. “That’s all you can really ask for going into the last nine holes. That was both exciting and a good experience.”

Thompson said he was glad to see Gandy have a breakout performance.

“He’s been working really hard for a long time,” Thompson said. “It was really cool to see everything fall into place. I know he’s felt like he’s been due for a tournament like that. It was cool to see him play that well and contend to win a tournament.”

Both Thompson and Jones said the team had room for improvement on its putting and chipping.

“It always comes down to our short game,” Thompson said. “Our chipping and putting tends to be where we give away strokes with a three-putt here and there.”

The Chargers will compete in Michigan for the first time next weekend, traveling to Stoatin Brae Golf Club in Augusta, Michigan, to play in the Panther Invitational Oct. 15 and 16.

“I think we have a good opportunity in these last couple of events to go into the winter and spring with some momentum,” Thompson said. “I think we can clean up some of the small details. If everybody can just save a stroke here and there, we’re looking pretty good.”