Men’s golf team finishes in 12th-place at Lou Collins Memorial

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – The Olivet College men's golf team finished in 12th-place at the 2018 Lou Collins Memorial Tournament. The outing was held at the Bedford Valley Country Club in Battle Creek.

Location: Bedford Valley Country Club; Battle Creek, Mich.
Par / Yardage: 72 / 6,707 yards

• After shooting a 321 team scoring in Friday's first round, the Comets had a 325 in today's round for a two-day total of 646 strokes.
• Hope College had back-to-back 287 team scores for a two-round total of 574 strokes to lead the 14-team field. The rest of the top five were Trine (Ind.) University, 588; Calvin College, 593; Allegheny (Pa.) College, 597; and Kalamazoo College, 603.

• Sophomore Nicholas Hoffman carded a 77 in today's round after shooting a 79 in the first round. His 156 placed in a tie for 40th-place in the player standings.
• Senior Joey Richmond was a stroke behind at 157 (74-83).
• Sophomore Cameron Lemon improved by three strokes to shoot a 78 in the second round for a two-day total of 159 strokes.
• Freshman Jacob Wester shot identical 87s for a two-round total of 174 strokes.
• Freshman Mason Evans had a 191 total over the two rounds.

• Olivet plays in the Alma College Invitational next Saturday, Sept. 8 at the Pine River Country Club.