The Emory men's golf team mounted an impressive comeback over the final two rounds of play to tie for first at the Wabash Invitational but finished as the team runner-up after dropping the team playoff to Illinois Wesleyan. The 54-hole tournament (36 holes on Monday, 18 Tuesday) was played at the 6,670-yard, par-72 Broadmoor Country Club in Indianapolis, Indiana.

After shooting a combined eight-over par in the first round, the No. 5 ranked Eagles bounced back in a big way shooting a combined ten-under par over the last two rounds to finish with a score of 862 (296-281-285). The Eagles' second round score of 281 was the top round score for any team at the tournament. Emory finished the tournament tied for first in the 14-team field with No. 2 ranked Illinois Wesleyan matching the low score of 862 (284-292-286) to force a team playoff to determine a tournament winner. IWU emerged as the champion, beating out the Eagles by shooting two-under on four of the five holes while Emory shot even. No. 4 Carnegie Mellon claimed third place with a score of 870 (292-287-291) while No. 10 Wittenburg was fourth at 875 (294-284-297).

Senior Logan Ryan and sophomore Michael Rosenbloom led the way for the Eagles as they tied for the team lead, each shooting a 214 with round scores of 74-71-69 and 73-70-71, respectively. Ryan and Rosenbloom finished the tournament tied for sixth in the field of 70. Senior Max Schwarz's score of 215 (74-69-72) resulted in a tenth place finish while freshman Josh Qian score of 220 (76-71-73) left him in a tie for 15th place. Closing out scoring for Emory was senior Davis Hingtgen whose score of 229 (75-78-76) saw him tied for 35th at tournament's end. Carnegie Mellon's William Knauth and Denison's Marc Mitchell tied for the tournament lead with a score of 208 with Knauth winning the individual playoff.

The Eagles return to action next week on October 11-12, as they travel to Ligonier, Pennsylvania for the Tartan Invitational.