DUBLIN, Ohio – A robust second spherical lifted the Central Michigan males’s golf staff right into a tie for eighth place on Monday within the 36-hole Muirfield Shootout at famed Muirfield Village.
The Chippewas posted a second-round 297 staff rating to complete with a 601 whole. CMU, which opened with a 304, tied for eighth place with fellow Mid-American Conference member Ohio within the 13-team occasion.
“The first round was a little rough, a little choppy, however in the second round I saw a lot more resilience and good energy and we moved in the direction we want to move, which is up the leaderboard,” CMU coach
Kevin Jennings mentioned.
It was an encouraging end in a powerful occasion on the website of The Memorial, one of many PGA Tour’s premier occasions hosted by legendary Jack Nicklaus.
The discipline included six MAC squads together with Kent State, which received the event with a 579 whole, one higher than Michigan State, Eastern Michigan and host Miami (Ohio), which tied for second.
The Chippewas will subsequent compete within the MAC Championship May 3-5 at The Club at Holliday Farms in Zionsville, Ind. On Monday, the Chippewas completed tied with or forward of 4 groups that entered Monday’s Shootout ranked greater than CMU.
“Resiliency and perseverance are traits in athletics that will allow you to go a long way and I saw a little bit more of that today and at the same time, I saw some opportunities where we can improve on some things going into the MAC Championship,” Jennings mentioned. “We’re very excited about the opportunity to do so.”
Philippe Yturralde led the Chippewas with a 4-over par 148 whole (73-75) as he tied for 21
st within the 81-player discipline.
CMU’s
Hudson Vedder completed T27 at 5-over 149 (76-73), whereas
Aydan Downer completed at 10-over 154 (81-73) and tied for 49
th.
Also for the Chippewas,
Keith Hunter completed at 11-over 155 (76-79),
Jeffrey Andrus Jr. completed at 12-over 156 (80-76), and
Jeffrey Sager completed at 17-over 161 (79-82). Hunter completed T57, Andrus completed T61, and Sager completed 73
rd.
The Chippewas had been tied for 11
th after their first-round 304 and so they improved by three spots within the second spherical.
“They used their resiliency and tapped into their skills and it’s great to see, especially because we were able to knock down and/or catch a couple of our conference rivals (in the second round),” Jennings mentioned.
Charlie Box of Eastern Michigan Liam Nelson of Miami each completed at 3-under 141 to share medalist honors.