The University of Kentucky men?s golf team defeated Louisville in a playoff today, Oct. 8, as the Wildcats took home the team title at Indiana?s Wolf Run Intercollegiate in Zionsville, Ind. The Cats and Cardinals finished with identical scores of 886 to force the playoff which the Wildcats won on the second hole.

?We had a wild finish and we played very well on the last five or six holes to catch an extremely talented and gutsy Louisville team,? said UK head coach Brian Craig. ?Every single guy played beautifully in the playoff, particularly Brian Belden and Andy Winings. They both just played rock solid golf so it was a good win and an exciting finish. My hat?s off to the Louisville Cardinals who really have a terrific team. We were fortunate to come out on top this time.?

Sophomore Andy Winings turned in the best finish of his collegiate career with a second-place overall finish. Winings carded a three-round total of 216 (70-71-75) to finish at one-over par and just two strokes behind UofL?s Derek Fathauer who won medalist honors with a score of 214 (66-73-75).

Junior Brad Doster also finished in the top 10 with a seventh-place score of 219 (73-72-74). Senior Andrew Stephens was tied for 15th with a score of 226 (75-72-79), followed by freshman Brian Belden who turned in the first top 20 finish of his collegiate career. Belden tied for 20th with a three-round score of 229 (74-74-81), while fellow freshman Alex Volpnehein rounded out the scoring for the Wildcats with a total of 233 (75-81-77). Sophomore Ben Fuqua played the tournament as an individual and finished 42nd with a score of 237 (79-75-83).

The Wildcats return to action Oct. 14-15 at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate in Jonesborough, Tenn.

AGATE
1. Kentucky 886 (292-289-305); 2. Louisville 886 (290-294-302); 3. UCF 896 (299-295-302); 4. Georgia Southern 898 (299-292-307); 5. Arkansas 902 (296-299-307); 6. Xavier 908 (299-296-313); 7. Indiana 909 (296-303-310); 8. Michigan 911 (300-299-312); 9. Missouri 923 (298-304-321); 10. Memphis 924 (305-296-323).

UK Scores

2 ? Andy Winings ? 216 (70-71-75)
T7 ? Brad Doster ? 219 (73-72-74)
T15 ? Andrew Stephens ? 226 (75-72-79)
T20 ? Brian Belden ? 229 (74-74-81)
T34 ? Alex Volpenhein ? 233 (75-81-77)
*T42 ? Ben Fuqua ? 237 (79-75-83)

* Played as individual