PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - The Oklahoma Christian University men's golf team wrapped up action at The National Preview, hosted by Nova Southeastern University at the PGA National Resort. The Eagles took third place, finishing behind defending national champions Florida Southern, and sixth ranked Georgia Southwestern.
Junior Christian Yanovitch spearheaded the Eagles' effort with a standout individual performance, battling at the top of the leaderboard throughout the 54-hole tournament. Yanovitch carded back-to-back rounds of 3-under-par (69) in the opening two rounds before turning in a clean card, en route to shooting 5-under-par (67) in the final round to finish in second place overall at 11-under-par.
Yanovitch has started his career as an Eagle on an absolute heater. Fresh off winning an individual national championship at the NAIA level, he has shot six-consecutive rounds under par. And his 205 (-11) breaks him into the top-10 all-time in the
Sophomore Lenni Perala delivered a steady performance for Oklahoma Christian as well, earning a top-12 finish in the individual standings. Perala opened with under-par rounds of 71 (-1) and 70 (-2) before finishing at 2-under-par overall.
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The Eagles will look to build on these performances as they compete in Edmond for the first time this season, playing in the Skip Wagnon Invitational at KickingBird Golf Course on Monday and Tuesday.