Men’s golf team places 12th at 2019 Lou Collins Memorial
The Olivet College men’s golf team placed 12th at the 2019 Lou Collins Memorial Tournament, held at the Bedford Valley Country Club in Battle Creek.
August 31, 2019
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – The Olivet College men's golf team placed 12th at the 2019 Lou Collins Memorial Tournament, held at the Bedford Valley Country Club in Battle Creek.
Location: Bedford Valley Country Club; Battle Creek, Mich.
Par / Yardage: 72 / 6,670 yards
- After carding a 335 team in Friday's round, the Comets shaved 11 strokes off their team score in today's second round to give them a 359 two-round total.
- Allegheny (Pa.) College slipped past Trine (Ind.) University for the team title by one stroke, 589-590.
- Tyler Pham from Allegheny was the tournament medalist with a two-day score of 143 strokes.
- Junior Nicholas Hoffman finished with a two-day total of 161 strokes.
- After shooting an 86 in the opening round, junior Cameron Lemon improved by eight strokes in the second round for a two-day total of 164 strokes.
- Freshman Isiah Strand posted a two-round total of 166 strokes. On his first hole in today's round, he sunk a 161-foot shot for an eagle on the par 4, 419-yard No. 9.
- Freshman Kurtis Wolfram finished two strokes behind with a 168 (86-82).
- Freshman Wes Darrow completed his two rounds in 175 strokes.
1. Allegheny (Pa.), 293-296=589; 2. Trine (Ind.), 300-290=590; 3. Hope, 297-296-593; 4. Kalamazoo, 297-301-598; 5. Calvin, 312-301=613; 6. Albion, 305-313=618; 7. Spring Arbor, 311-311=622; 8. Siena Heights, 321-309-630; 9. Madonna, 307-329-636; 10. Huntington (Ind.), 318-319-637; 11. Alma, 321-318=639; 12. OLIVET, 335-324=659, 13. Cornerstone, 364-353=717.
- Olivet starts Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association play Monday, Sept. 9, when it plays the first of six league rounds at the Wuskowhan Players Club in West Olive.