– The Fall 2022 VU Golf season continues to pick up steam as the Trailblazers took part in their second tournament of the year Tuesday at the Rend Lake College Fall Invitational at Rend Lake Golf Course in Ina, Ill.
VU battled in the one-day, 36-hole tournament to finish fourth as a team with a team score of 627.
Vincennes was led on the links by sophomore Paxton Schwomeyer (Oakland City, Ind.) who shot a very consistent 152 for the tournament, hitting a 76 in each round to place himself in a tie for fifth on the leaderboard.
“Paxton played consistently,†VU Hall of Fame Golf Coach Dennis Chattin said. “He still hasn’t played as well as he can, because he is really a strong player and is capable of winning these types of tournaments. He has been consistent so far and I think will continue to be very consistent.â€
The next VU low-man was freshman Preston Broce (Indianapolis, Ind.), who finished with a first round 77, second round 79 for a tournament score of 156 and a tie for 12th place.
Sophomore Luke VanDeventer (Columbus, Ind.) was the third scorer for VU, shooting a 76 in the opening round, and a final round 81 to tie for 15th.
“I told our guys after the first round, we were 12 shots behind the leaders, which is three shots a person and we had two guys that had really rough starts,†Chattin added. “Preston started his day with a double and a triple bogey and still came back to shoot a 77 for the round. Luke VanDeventer also started four-over after the first three holes and got it back to even par and let it slip again toward the end of the round. But he played well.â€
Sophomore Sam Stewart (Floyds Knobs, Ind.) finished fourth for VU, with a pair of 81’s good for a tie of 21st on the leaderboard.
The Trailblazers were rounded out by fifth-man Caleb Maris (Terre Haute, Ind.) who shot an 88 and an 89 in his two rounds, placing him 31st on the board.
Vincennes as a team shot 310 in the opening round and were just 12 shots back from the leaders after 18 holes in third place.
VU followed up with a 317 in the second round, which slid the Blazers back to fourth.
