Women will be home next week
KETTERING, Ohio – The University of Evansville men’s and women’s golf teams played their final round of 18 on Tuesday to completed the Dayton Invitational at NCR Country Club.
Kayla Katterhenry and Lexie Sollman were the top performers for the ladies. Katterhenry equaled her opening round score, finishing the final round with a 78. She finished in 24th with a 156. Sollman tied for 48th place. She was the Aces’ #2 golfer on the day and for the event. After opening with an 83, Sollman lowered her score to a 79, totaling 162 for the event.
Two behind her was Maggine Camp. She dropped her score by two strokes in the final round, registering an 81 to notch 164 to tie for 53rd. Madison Chaney carded an 86 in the final round to finish with a 171 while Giulia Mallmann completed the day with an 88, notching a total of 172.
Evansville came home in 13th on the team side with a 652. They were five shots outside of the top ten. Findlay swept the team and individual championships. A 589 gave them the team win by 13 shots over Oakland while Shelby Warner fired off the lowest round of the event – a 3-under 70 – to beat teammate Makenzie Torres by five shots.
Jon Pick was the low of the day for the men. A 5-over 76 gave him a 154 for the tournament. That tied him for 42nd on the leaderboard. Topping the Aces at the tournament was Tyler Gray. After a 1-over 72 on Monday, Gray carded a 78 on Tuesday to finish with a 150, tying for 16th.
Wil Pahud tied for 29th place. He checked in with a 77 on Tuesday to complete the event with a 152. Pick was third for the Aces while Cameron Weyer was fourth on the squad. His final round total finished at an 82 and he finished with a 162. Noah Reese completed the tournament with a 163 with Zac Turi shooting a 166.
As a team, UE came home in 13th place with a final total of 616. In a highly-competitive tournament, Evansville was just ten strokes away from a top five finish and 12 outside of the top three. Michigan extended its lead to take the team win, notching a 580. Dayton took second with a 588. Ian Kim and Nick Carlson of the Wolverines tied for medalist with Kim clinching the win in a one-hole playoff.
For the men, this was their final event of the fall. The ladies will be in Evansville next week, hosting the Braun Intercollegiate on Monday and Tuesday at Oak Meadow.
