KU’s Chris Gilbert 9th at Western

? Kansas University’s Chris Gilbert opened his final round with 12 straight pars and finished with a 72 to place ninth at the Western Intercollegiate on Sunday.

Gilbert shot a three-round score of 2-over 212 for his third top-10 finish in the past four events.

As a team, the Jayhawks struggled on the final day with a 41-over 391 to finish in 12th place, five spots below where it started the day.

Other KU scores: Doug Quinones, tied for 48th, 72-75-79–226; Alex Gutesha, tied for 66th, 73-77-83–233; Dylan McClure, tied for 69th, 79-79-76–234; Bryce Brown, tied for 74th, 80-74-83–237; and David Auer, tied for 80th, 78-81-81–240.

Next for KU will be the Big 12 championships, April 27-29 at Whispering Pines Golf Club in Trinity, Texas.