BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Vincennes University golf team hosted a practice round Monday at the Pfau Course in Bloomington, which will be the host of the 2023 Region 24 Golf Tournament on Monday, May 1 and Tuesday, May 2.
The teams hit the course for an 18-hole preview to get a feel for what the course was like before the big tournament in May and the Trailblazers looked to be in a good position.
VU freshman Preston Broce (Indianapolis, Ind.) set the lowest score for the Blazers Monday, finishing with a six-over 77 and finishing in a three-way tie for second place overall.
Sophomores Paxton Schwomeyer (Oakland City, Ind.), Luke VanDeventer (Columbus, Ind.) and Caleb Newman (Vincennes, Ind.) were the next on the leaderboard, all finishing at 80 and in a tie for 10th.
Freshman Nate Olson (Greenwood, Ind.) placed 16th overall after finishing his round with an 83 and sophomore Adam Leach (North Vernon, Ind.) placing in a tie for 17th with an 84.
Sophomore Sam Stewart (Floyds Knobs, Ind.) rounded out the Blue and Gold in the field, placing 27th overall with a 96 on the day.
Vincennes as a team placed in a tie for third with Lincoln Trail College with a team score of 320 and were just one shot behind second-place Rend Lake College.
At this point in the season, it is tough to say how the actual tournament will shake out in May with the four teams separated by just 10 shots after the Monday practice round.
The Trailblazers will look to improve and continue to build confidence ahead of the Region 24 tournament when Vincennes host the VU Spring Invitational Saturday, April 22 and Sunday, April 23 at Country Oaks Golf Course in Montgomery, Ind.
This tournament will serve as the final tune up before the Blazers head into the Region 24 tournament in May and start to really set their eyes on the NJCAA Division II Championships at The Golf Club at Swan Lake Resort in Plymouth, Ind., running from May 23 to May 26.
TEAM RESULTS
Danville Area – 310
Rend Lake – 319
VINCENNES – 320
Lincoln Trail – 320
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Preston Broce (T2) – 77
Paxton Schwomeyer (T10) – 80
Luke VanDeventer (T10) – 80
Caleb Newman (T10) – 80
Nate Olson (16) – 83
Adam Leach (T17) – 84
Sam Stewart (27) – 96
