SUNRISE BEACH, Mo. - The Mount Mercy men's golf team struggled in the  final round of the Heart of America Conference tournament Wednesday  and finished fourth out of nine teams.

The Mustangs submitted four-man scores of 305 and 303 in the first two  rounds, but they ballooned to 314 Wednesday at The Club at Porto Cima  and finished at 58-over-par 922.

Missouri Valley captured the title at 37-over 901. Hunter Bettis of  Culver-Stockton was the medalist at 2-over 218.

Philip Nelson placed fourth for Mount Mercy at 9-over 225 with rounds  of 77, 72 and 76.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Missouri Valley 901, 2. William Penn 914, 3. Grand View 919, 4.  Mount Mercy 922, 5. Culver-Stockton 931, 6. Baker 958, 7. Clarke 979,  8. Evangel 989, 9. Graceland 1005.

MOUNT MERCY: 4. Philip Nelson 77-72-76=225, 10. Nile Happel  78-76-77=231, 18. William Bruyeres 76-79-78=233, 24. Kaleb Hagge  74-80-83=237, 26. Thomas Schuhkraft 80-76-84=240.