Men’s golf team places seventh at MIAA Jamboree #4

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Olivet College men's golf team placed seventh at the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Jamboree #4, played at the Kalamazoo Country Club.

THE BASICS
Location: Kalamazoo Country Club; Kalamazoo, Mich.
Par / Yardage: 71 / 6,506 yards

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Comets posted a 336 team score to finish 13 strokes ahead of eighth-place Alma College. Calvin College edged Hope College for the team title by one stroke, 299-300.
• Sam Holland from Calvin was the medalist with a two-under par 69.

FOR THE COMETS          

• Freshman Nicholas Hoffman paced Olivet with a 76.
• Freshman Zach Dowling shot an 84.
• Senior Tanor Blowers completed his round in 86 strokes.
• Freshman Jake Andrews rounded out the Comet lineup with a 90.

MIAA STANDINGS

• Entering the final two rounds, Calvin leads Hope by 10 strokes, 1162-1172. Olivet sits in seventh-place with 1,276 total strokes.

UP NEXT

• The Comets are off until the MIAA Fall Finale Tournament next Friday and Saturday, Oct. 13-14, at the Battle Creek Country Club.