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Mid-American Conference Championship - Day Three
Poor Weather Cancels Final Round of MAC Golf Championship
May 06 | Men's Golf
SUGAR GROVE, Ill. – Before the rain and lightning began, and shortly after play restarted, the Akron men's golf team was on a roll. However, weather halted play and cancelled the final round of the Mid-American Conference Championship on Sunday.
Before play was cancelled for good, the Zips were tearing up the leaderboard, climbing five spots to third place at the par-72, 6,978-yard Rich Harvest Farms Golf Course. UA sat at 2-under with players on holes 12-15, the second-lowest round of the day to that point. But the foul weather forced the halt to the event, reverting Akron back to a tie for eighth place based on the 54-hole results.
Akron finished with a score of 906 (+42). The Zips finished tied with Bowling Green. Kent State won the title with a three-round tally of 855 (-9).
Charlie Bull earned First-Team All-MAC honors as well as earning a spot on the MAC All-Tournament team after finishing in the top five. He is the first UA player to earn First-Team All-MAC since Colin Clemente in 2008. He closed his second MAC Championship event tied for fourth place with a score of 1-over 217. Through 12 holes on Sunday, he was at even par.
Senior Scott Landreth was the recipient of the Earl Yestingmeier Sportsmanship Award, which is award each year to a senior and is voted on by the student-athletes participating in the championship event.
Ryan Mason finished tied for 16th place with a score of 225 (+9) and was having his best round of the tournament, firing a 2-under par round through 12 holes. Landreth concluded his Akron career in 30th place (231, +15) and was also riding a hot round, sitting at 1 under with six holes to play.
Bull, Mason and Landreth were all in the top-25 when the horn sounded the cancellation of play.
Cameron Simmons closed the event with in a tie 38th place (236, +20) while Tim Lew was 43rd with a score of 241 (+25). Simmons was at +1 through 15 holes while Lew was 7-over par.
With the victory, Kent State earned a point in the overall PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge standings. KSU leads the overall standings 7.0-5.0, with three sports remaining (men's track, women's track and baseball). The first school to 8.0 points will earn the inaugural Wagon Wheel Challenge trophy.
Top Five Teams: 1. Kent State, 283-281-291 – 855 (-9); 2. Eastern Michigan, 297-297-301 – 895 (+31); 3. Ohio, 305-304-287 – 896 (+32); 4. Ball State, 303-304-292 – 899 (+35); 5. Miami (Ohio), 302-311-287 – 900 (+36).
Top Five Individuals: 1. Corey Conners, Kent State, 70-67-72 – 209 (-7); 2. Kevin Miller, Kent State, 70-69-72 – 211 (-5); 3. Chris Selfridge, Toledo, 73-71-71 – 215 (-1); t4. Charlie Bull, Akron, 70-73-74 – 217 (+1); t4. Mackenzie Hughes, Kent State, 72-71-74 – 217 (+1).
Akron: t4. Charlie Bull, 70-73-74 – 217 (t1); t16. Ryan Mason, 78-75-72 – 225 (+9); 30. Scott Landreth, 78-78-75 – 231 (+15); t38. Cameron Simmons, 77-76-83 – 236 (+20); 43. Tim Lew, 81-80-80 – 231 (+25).
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