It’s safe to say, this was not the result the ISU men’s golf team was hoping for.

Being that the Memphis Invitational was the last tournament before their winter break, the Cyclones were expecting a better result than finishing in ninth place out of 15 teams.

“Disappointing finish to the fall season is probably the key word,” said coach Andrew Tank. “All around we underperformed, so it’s frustrating.”

It looked to be a grind all weekend as junior Nate McCoy was Iowa State’s top performer with rounds of 73, 74, 75, compiling a score of 222 overall. That score was good enough to tie him for 13th overall.

As for the rest of the Cyclones, it was rough the entire tournament, as no player cracked the top 25.

“It was a frustrating week,” McCoy said. “It was a grind every shot, and none of us were able to break through. I couldn’t get any birdies to drop, and there is just no excuse for it.”

There was no specific aspect of the game that haunted the team, as Tank mentioned he “couldn’t put his finger on” what the problem was, it really just seemed to be a tough tournament all the way around.

“It leaves a bad taste in our mouths since this was the last tournament before winter,” Tank said, “but we’re looking at this as a chance to go into the offseason and get a lot of work done.”

For the Cyclones, Michael Wuertz finished with a total of 225, tying him for 28th. Senior Nathan Leary and sophomore Borja Virto both finished with a score of 227, placing them in a tie for 35th overall. Jacob Aaholm struggled to a 244, finishing in 77th.

This was the last meet of the fall season, and the next time the Cyclones will tee off will be after the winter break, in Phoenix at the Big Four Match.