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Golf team wins 11th league title, head to national tournament
Release Date:
May 2, 2009
MONMOUTH, Ill. —
The golf team led from start-to-finish at the 2009 Midwest
Conference Men’s Golf Championships held at Aldeen Golf Course in
Rockford, Ill.
The conference title is the fourth in seven years under coach
Dave Ragone. The Fighting Scots’ 314-310-319-943, 54-hole total
bested runner-up St. Norbert College by eight strokes and was 10
better than 2nd Round challenger Carroll University.
Ryan Harvey and Greg Jones earned all-conference
honors by placing in the top 10. Harvey carded his second straight
77 to place seventh with an 80-77-77-234. Jones’ 80 on the final day
was his highest score of the weekend to place him in a tie for ninth
with a 79-78-80-237.
Rodney Clayton placed 11th, just outside an all-conference
award. His 84 on the final day was paired with two 77s the first two
days to card a 238 total.
Consistency was the name of Ted Starkey’s game. The junior
fired three straight rounds of 80 to tie for 12th at 240. Ryan
Tapscott rebounded from Friday’s 84 with an 82 on the final day.
His 78-84-82-244 placed him 16th. Jake Kilberg began and
ended the championship with a pair of 86s. The senior recorded an
86-78-86-250 and finished in a tie for 24th.
The Scots’ 11th conference title has earned the conference’s
automatic berth in the NCAA Division III Championships in Port St.
Lucie, Fla. The national tournament will be held May 10th through
15th.
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