Results
MARSHALL, Mich. – The Calvin University men's golf team had a big day at The Medalist Golf Club on Thursday, winning first place in the team competition while
Ford Erickson tied for medalist honors as the top individual player.
The Knights won the event with a team score of 297 strokes to top Hope College by three strokes. Calvin finished with four players in the top eight on the leaderboard.
One of those four players in the top eight was Erickson (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian), who tied for first place while playing as a wild card with a 1-under par round of 71. Erickson finished the day with four birdies and three bogeys.
Ian Tuin (Kalamazoo, Mich./Kalamazoo Christian) and
Matt Turcotte (Grandville, Mich./Calvin Christian) led Calvin in the team competition with matching rounds of 1-over par 73 to tie for third place. Tuin raced out to a hot start with three early birdies and led all players with five birdies for his round. Turcotte overcame two early bogeys and closed the round with his third birdie of the day.
Ethan Tiller (Kalamazoo, Mich./Portage Central) tied for eighth place with a 74, while
Jack Marzolino (Byron Center, Mich./Byron Center) carded a tournament-best 15 pars on the way to shooting 77 to round out the Calvin top four.
Josiah McClelland (Vicksburg, Mich./Vicksburg) shot 78 and finished 21st.
With the three-stroke win, Calvin is now tied with Trine University atop the MIAA standings through two (of six) MIAA Jamboree events with 601 total strokes (300.5 average). Hope College (603) ranks third, with Albion (628) behind them in fourth place 27 strokes out of first place.
COACH'S COMMENT: "We put in a great team performance today and are very pleased to get the team win," Calvin head men's golf coach
Brian Bolt said. "We got really strong rounds from senior
Matt Turcotte and freshman
Ian Tuin, both posting 1-over 73s. The team has been working very hard and it's good to see results on the scoreboard. Congrats also to
Ford Erickson, who tied for the low round of the day at 1-under par. As an individual we could not use his score, but team depth is very important and he brought it today. We will enjoy this today and will be focused on the next tourney starting tomorrow."
NEXT UP: Calvin men's golf will return to action on Saturday, October 4, when it plays in MIAA Jamboree #3 at Pine River Country Club.
