RESULTS
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Calvin men's golf team continued its strong fall campaign, winning the Cornerstone Invitational on Monday at the Thousand Oaks Golf Club with a team score of 302 strokes. In addition, junior
Ford Erickson (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) was the tournament medalist with a three-under par round of 69.
Calvin fielded an "A" and a "B" team in Monday's competition. It's "A' squad posted the winning score of 302 strokes, finishing two strokes ahead of host Cornerstone. There were 14 teams in Monday's field with Calvin's "B" team finishing seventh with a team score of 318.
Erickson was part of Calvin's winning "A" team and claimed medalist honors by a five-stroke margin. Sophomore
Ian Tuin (Kalamazoo, Mich./Kalamazoo Christian HS) tied for fifth with a round of 75. Junior
Reuben Kok (Redlands, Calif./Arrowhead Christian Academy) and senior
Josiah McClelland (Vicksburg, Mich./Vicksburg HS) had rounds of 79 to tie for 23
rd in the individual standings. Junior
Dylan Clark (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) came in with an 82 to round out its scoring five.
Calvin's "B" squad was paced by freshmen
Ian Bavis (Dead Man's Flats, Alberta/Edge School) and
Brogan Sherd (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian HS) with rounds of 77 that placed them in a tie for 10
th place in the individual standings. Freshman
Alexander Bartish (Grand Rapids, Mich./West Catholic HS) had an 81, freshman Charlie Wilkie (Gull Lake, Mich./Gull Lake HS) an 83 and sophomore
Rilley Briggs (Portage, Mich./Vicksburg HS) an 85 to round out the "B" team scoring.
Freshman Charlie VanVliet (Holland, Mich./Holland Christian HS) competed as an individual and carded a round of 87.
COACHES COMMENT: "Congrats to
Ford Erickson for a great round and medalist honors," said Calvin head men's golf coach
Brian Bolt. "This was a great opportunity for A and B squad players to compete, and our A squad got a non-conference (team) victory. It was good preparation for our remaining league play this fall."
NEXT UP: Calvin will compete at MIAA Jamboree #3 next Monday with Hope hosting the round at the Wuskowhan Player's Club in West Olive, Michigan.
