SCOTTSBORO, Ala. – Vincennes University freshman Paxton Schwomeyer (Oakland City, Ind.) began his 2022 Spring golf season with an impressive top-five finish at the Ron Marshall Spring Invitational hosted at Goose Pond Lake Golf Course in Scottsboro, Ala. earlier this week.
Schwomeyer and his teammates helped the Trailblazers post a third-place team finish in the two-day tournament.
The opening day of the tournament saw the field play 36-holes. After the first two rounds of golf Schwomeyer found himself in a tie for the top-spot on the leaderboard after a first round 76 and a second round one-over 73.
Sophomore Bryce Kirchner (North Vernon, Ind.) took six shots off his score during the first two rounds, shooting an 82 in the first round and a 76 later on the first day.
Freshman Luke VanDeventer (Columbus, Ind.) had a consistent first day with an opening round 84 and a second round 85.
Freshman Adam Leach (North Vernon, Ind.) had an impressive first day of the spring season, ending his day with an 82 in the first round and an 81 in the second.
Freshman Caleb Maris (Terre Haute, Ind.) rounded out the Trailblazer scorers on the first day, shooting a 91 and a 92 on the first day of the tournament.
The field returned to the course Tuesday morning for the final round of the tournament.
Schwomeyer dropped a few spots down the leaderboard from his top position, finishing with a fifth-place finish with a final round 80.
Kirchner matched Schwomeyer’s final round score of 80 and ended his tournament with a 15th-place finish.
VanDeventer had one of the biggest jumps of the tournament with a final round three-over 75, the third lowest score of the day, to move up five spots to a tie for 20th.
Maris continued his consistent shooting on the final day of the tournament to shoot a 90 to finish in 35th place and Leach ended with a 95 to take a tie for 29th place in the field.
The Trailblazers as a team earned a third-place finish, finishing one shot better than Rend Lake College, who will be hosting the next tournament VU will be competing in this season.
Vincennes will hit the road again Sunday, March 20 and Monday, March 21 as the VU golf team takes part in the Rend Lake College Spring Invitational at Franklin County Country Club in West Frankfort, Ill.
TEAM RESULTS
John A. Logan – 304, 305, 300 – 909
Snead State (A) – 304, 310, 301 – 915
VINCENNES – 324, 315, 325 – 964
Rend Lake – 322, 320, 323 – 965
Grand Rapids – 326, 318, 324 – 968
Northeast Alabama – 337, 337, 327 – 1001
Snead State (B) – 345, 337, 325 – 1007
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Paxton Schwomeyer (T5) – 76, 73, 80 – 229
Bryce Kirchner (15) – 82, 76, 80 – 238
Luke VanDeventer (T20) – 84, 85, 75 – 244
Adam Leach (T29) – 82, 81, 95 – 258
Caleb Maris (35) – 91, 92, 90 – 273
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