The three-month college golf offseason can feel like an eternity for some.

But after play completed at the Bridgestone Golf Collegiate on Monday, the ISU men’s golf team might have found added motivation to propel through it.

Iowa State came away from its fall finale in Greensboro, N.C., with a share of 11th place out of 14 teams and 65 shots separating it from the winning score, the team’s worst finish since 2013.

“This is a good event to have right before the offseason,” said Collin Foster, Iowa State’s top individual with a tie for 24th place. “Overall, I guess we’re really not that pleased with how we’ve been playing. I know the guys are capable of shooting a lot lower scores. I think this will give us a little more of an edge going into the offseason.”

The offseason will be a crucial period for a young team in jeopardy of missing the postseason when May rolls around.

“I just think we need to get a lot better, each of the guys is capable of that,” said ISU coach Andrew Tank. “I’m excited about doing some good work in the offseason. I know each of the guys is capable of doing better. We just need to have a really productive next two to three months.”

Foster, the lone senior on the team, speculated that his team’s struggles this season could be, in part, attributed to the team’s youth. Two freshmen have served in prominent roles, and Foster is the lone senior on a team that has not finished higher than fourth place.

Foster had the luxury of a redshirt season to acclimate to the collegiate game and learn alongside two of Iowa State’s most decorated golfers.

“My freshman year, I redshirted and our two freshmen this season didn’t redshirt, so they have to deal with a lot of the stuff I picked up from Scott [Fernandez] and Sam [Daley] earlier,” Foster said. “I think having a little bit of an offseason break for them to work on what they really need to work on is going to be phenomenal for their progress as players.”

From the freshmen this week, Conner Koberg tied for 67th place and Jon Hudson took 82nd place out of 84 golfers.

The two found their way into the lineup as a result of Iowa State’s No. 1 starter, Nick Voke, taking time away from the team to compete at the Asia-Pacific Team Championship.

Voke’s impact in the lineup was missed. The New Zealand native is No. 68 in the Golfweek NCAA individual rankings and placed inside the top 12 in each of his three events this season.

Foster tying for 24th was as close as any of the five Cyclones came to that benchmark.

A few costly mistakes kept Foster from making a charge at the top 10.

“I feel like I made some mental errors on the par-5s, but overall I’m pleased with the scores I’ve made so far,” Foster said. “Still some room to improve with wedges in particular. I made some nice work with ball striking.”

Tank said he was pleased to see Foster’s leadership and as a whole was pleased with how his team handled the trying circumstances.

“I saw good body language out there, the guys were trying hard,” Tank said. It just wasn’t going our way this week.”

Iowa State will have three months off from competition until the spring portion of the 2015-2016 season begins Jan. 29 at the Arizona Intercollegiate.