Milligan, Liggett lead Buffs through final round of home tournament
Caleb Milligan and Jonathan Liggett both shot rounds in the 60’s, the only rounds in the 60’s during the event, to lead the Milligan University men’s golf team to a victory of the Mountain Empire Intercollegiate Tuesday at Elizabethton Golf Club.
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (April 13, 2021) – Caleb Milligan and Jonathan Liggett both shot rounds in the 60's, the only rounds in the 60's during the event, to lead the Milligan University men's golf team to a victory of the Mountain Empire Intercollegiate Tuesday at Elizabethton Golf Club.
Milligan (76-68) earned medalist honors to lead the "B" team, and the Buffs placed five on the all-tournament team. Samuel Prater (76-71), Liggett (79-69) and Brandon Mathis (74-75) claimed all-tournament representing Milligan's "A" team, and Ty Beasley (76-71) earned runner-up to Milligan by three strokes.
Milligan (309-290) improved by nearly a 20-stroke margin from day one to day two. The B team (305-297) improved by eight strokes to help stay in front of Bluefield (306-302) in third. Truett McConnell came in a distant fourth.
Up next, Milligan competes at the AAC NAIA Direct Qualifier, set for Monday-Tuesday, April 19-20, in Adairsville, Georgia.