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UD Fall Invitational - Day Two
Men's Golf Ends Fall Season with Fifth-Place Finish
October 18 | Men's Golf
KETTERING, Ohio – The University of Akron men's golf team closed out the fall schedule with a fifth-place finish on Tuesday at the 2011 UD Fall Invitational at the par-71, 7,055-yard NCR South Course.
Led by sophomore Charlie Bull, the Zips fired a round of 10-over 294 to finish with a two-day score of 595 (+27). IUPUI defeated Dayton in a team playoff for the team title as both schools ended the day with identical scores of 17-over 585.
Bull closed out a remarkable fall season with his fifth top-12 finish in as many events. His round of 3-over 74 put him in a tie for fifth place (145, +3). Senior Scott Landreth climbed 20 spots while fellow senior Ryan Mason moved up ten spots to each finish in a tie for 13th place (148, +6). Landreth posted a round of even-par 71 while Mason carded a score of 72 (+1).
Freshman Harry Whittle equaled his round of 77 from Monday to finish in a tie for 37th place with a two-day tally of 154 (+12).
Junior Cameron Simmons ended the fall slate in a tie for 77th with a score of 164 (+22).
The Zips will take the winter off and will return to the links on Feb. 13 when they travel to Tampa, Fla., for the Mid-American Conference Match Play event.
Top Five Teams: 1. IUPUI, 293-292 – 585 (+17)*; 2. Dayton, 294-291 – 585 (+17); 3. Ohio, 303-287 – 590 (+22); 4. Evansville, 301-292 – 593 (+25); 5. Akron, 301-294 – 595 (+27).
*Won team playoff
Top Five Individuals: 1. Michael Davan, IUPUI, 71-68 – 139 (-3); t2. Michael Oberschmidt, Dayton, 71-72 – 143 (+1); t2. Byron Firestone (I), Ohio, 71-72 – 143 (+1); 4. Ben Engle, IUPUI, 74-70 – 144 (+2); t5. Charlie Bull, Akron, 71-74 – 145 (+3); t5. Michael Sainz, Evansville, 75-70 – 145 (+3); t5. Andrew Steffensmeier, Dayton, 73-72 – 145 (+3).
Akron: t5. Charlie Bull, 71-74 – 145 (+3); t13. Ryan Mason, 76-72 – 148 (+6); t13. Scott Landreth, 77-71 – 148 (+6); t37. Harry Whittle, 77-77 – 154 (+12); t77. Cameron Simmons, 80-84 – 164 (+22).
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