The University of Akron Athletics
Men's Golf Travels South for ODU/OBX Intercollegiate
October 22 | Men's Golf
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Akron, Ohio – After an 11-day layoff, the Akron men's golf team will travel south to Powells Point, N.C. for their final tournament of the fall season at the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate on Sunday through Monday, Oct. 23-25. Old Dominion hosts the three-day, 54-hole tournament at Kilmarlic Golf Club, a par 71 course that stretches 6, 550 yards.
"We are looking forward to this event, and hopefully we will close out the fall with a strong finish," Zips' head coach David Trainor said. "This team has worked hard, been competitive, and experienced some success so far this season, but we still have some work to do."
The Zips are coming off a third place finish (293-296-286=875, +11) at the Mountaineer Intercollegiate on Oct. 10-11 as senior J.B. Williams (Danville, Ky.) led the way. Williams finished second overall with three consecutive rounds of par or better, completing the 54-hole event at five-under par (69-70-72 = 211).
Williams enters the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate as the Zips' top golfer followed by sophomore Elliott Grayson (Shelby, N.C.), junior George Baylis (Ascot, England), senior Yann Pfeiffer (Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, France), and senior Zach Gollwitzer (Baldwin, Mo.).
The 18-team field includes host Old Dominion (Host), Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Campbell, Delaware, Drake, Drexel, George Mason, George Washington, Hartford, La Salle, Longwood, Nebraska-Omaha, North Dakota State, Saint Francis, Saint Joseph's, and UNC Wilmington.
Each day the tournament begins with split tee times from holes No. 1 and 10. Sunday and Monday's rounds are scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m., while Tuesday's final round is scheduled for an 8 a.m. start.
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Last year, Campbell's Craig Hornberger earned medalist honors with a 201 (-12) effort after leading the Camels to an 841 (-11) team victory. Akron fired a field-best six-under par 278 opening round score and finished the three-day event fifth overall in team scoring with an 868 (+16) tally.
Pfeiffer led the Zips with a Top 5 finish, completing the 54-hole event with a one-under 212 performance. Baylis followed at 14th on the leaderboard (215, +2), while Grayson and Williams rounded out the scoring with 223 (+10) and 225 (+12) scores, respectively.
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