Inclement Weather Drives Wedge into Ted Barclay Invitational

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The Men’s golf team shot a 300 and finished second in the weather-shortened Ted Barclay Invitational in Granville, Ohio on Sunday.

Junior Sean Steinman scored the lowest score for the Tigers with a 73, earning a fourth place finish.

Sophomore Andrew Derringer tied for fifth with a 74, while first-year Jackson Mihevc tied for seventh with a 76.

First-year Josh Krutchik shot a 77 and finished at 16th and junior Quinn Smith shot an 80, placing him at 27th.

Kenyon College took home the first place finish of the event. However, Steinman was happy with his score and believes his short game gave him the edge.

“Personally, my ball striking was not great compared to my recent rounds,” he said. “Although I managed to put up a good score with the help of a lot of up-and-downs."

The event was originally planned to take place on both Saturday and Sunday, but inclement weather forced a cancellation of the Saturday action. This did not affect the team’s mindset going into Sunday, however.

“The Saturday weather made the course pretty wet, but we were ready for any conditions and obstacles the course was going to throw at us,” Steinman said.

Mihevc is happy with the progress of the team and is looking forward to seeing how the team will perform in the conference tournament.

“As a team, we are trending in the right direction. We have a deep squad where we can count on eight to ten members to step up and produce good rounds,” Mihevc said.

The team will return to action on April 23 for the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Conference Championships in Streetsboro, Ohio.