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The Northern Intercollegiate - Day Two
Men's Golf Posts Ninth-Place Finish at Northern Intercollegiate
September 11 | Men's Golf
SUGAR GROVE, Ill. – The University of Akron men's golf team opened up the 2011-12 season with a ninth-place finish at the Northern Intercollegiate on Sunday.
The Zips posted a three-round score of 909 (+57) to close out the first event of the year. No. 33 Central Florida won the team title with a score of 18-over 870.
After fog delayed the first round and caused the postponement of the second round on Saturday, Akron entered the final pairings in eighth place after concluding the second round earlier on Sunday.
Sophomore Charlie Bull led the way for the Zips, finishing tied for 12th place with a score of 7-over 220 (71-76-73). He has now finished in the top-16 in each of the last four events dating back to last spring. Senior Ryan Mason earned a top-25 finish with a score of 226 (+13) following rounds of 72, 78 and 76 to finish tied for 22nd place.
Scott Landreth opened his senior campaign tied for 48th place after carding rounds of 78, 74 and 79 for the weekend (+18, 231). Sophomore Cameron Simmons closed out the weekend in a tie for 51st place at 19-over 232 (79-72-81) while junior Tim Lew rounded out the scoring five in a tie for 79th place with a three-round tally of 244 (+31).
Senior Kevin Pikus, playing as an individual, finished tied for 82nd place after posting a score of 33-over 246 over three rounds (82-80-84).
The Zips will take a week off from competition before returning to action on Sept. 23 at the Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate at the Vanderbilt Legends Golf Course in Nashville, Tenn.
Top-Five Teams
1. UCF, 282-293-295 – 870 (+18); 2. Tulsa, 292-294-294 – 880 (+28); 3. Indiana, 293-300-295 – 888 (+36); t4. Ball State, 286-302-301 – 889 (+37); t4. Virginia Tech, 289-298-302 – 889 (+37).
Top-Five Players
t1. Brad Schneider, UCF, 69-70-73 – 212 (-1); t1. Tyler Merkel, Ball State, 68-74-70 – 212 (-1); t3. Tyler Duncan, Purdue, 70-73-70 – 213 (E); t3. Mikey Moyers, Virginia Tech, 71-72-70 – 213 (E); 5. John Young Kim, Tulsa, 68-74-72 – 214 (+1).
Akron
t12. Charlie Bull, 71-76-73 – 220 (+7); t22. Ryan Mason, 72-78-76 – 226 (+13); t48. Scott Landreth, 78-74-79 – 231 (+18); t51. Cameron Simmons, 79-72-81 – 232 (+19); t79. Tim Lew, 81-78-85 – 244 (+31); t82. Kevin Pikus (I), 82-80-84 – 246 (+33).
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