JERSEY CITY, N.J. –
Mike Crowley played his final 12 holes at 5-under par on Tuesday to log the first top-five finish of his collegiate career, leading the Loyola University Maryland golf team to an eighth-place finish at Liberty National Golf Club in the Georgetown Intercollegiate.
Crowley finished tied for fifth with Michigan's Pier Francesco de Col at 1-under over 54 holes on the 7,387-yard, par-72 course that overlooks the Statue of Liberty and the New York City skyline.
The Loyola junior started his round with a bogey on the par-five 10
th hole, but that was the only box he wrote on his scorecard for the round. He put together five-straight pars before driving the green on the 16
th hole to eagle the 325-yard par-4 after hitting his drive to four feet.
He then rolled in par putts on the next four holes before birding the 395-yard par-3 third hole to get to 2-under for his round.
After three more birdies, he birdied the 484-yard par-4 seventh and the 611-yard par-5 eighth holes. Crowley finished with a par on the ninth hole to card a 4-under 68, his lowest round of the 2022-2023 season and matching his lowest collegiate round.
His 68 also matched the low-round of both Tuesday's third round and overall in the tournament.
As a team, Loyola finished eighth at the event, one stroke out of seventh with a three-round total of 26-over.
Carlo Pizzano just missed a second-straight top-20 finish by shooting 5-over on Tuesday to finish tied for 23
rd overall at 7-over.
Connor McGarrity tied for 28
th at 8-over after carding 4-over 76 in the final round.
Jackson Roman was tied for 40
th at 14-over following a final round 7-over, and
James Rico tied for 47
th two shots back overall and one shot back in the round.
Gallery: (10-10-2022) Golf at Georgetown Intercollegiate
