LAKE GENEVA, Wis. — The Carthage College men's golf team finished seventh at The Grand Intercollegiate on Sunday and Monday at Grand Geneva Resort. The Firebirds carded a two-round team score of 597, shooting a 297 in the opening round before finishing with a 300 in the second round. Carthage finished one stroke ahead of eighth-place UW-Stevens Point.
The Firebirds opened the tournament with a 297 in the first round before posting a 300 in the second round to finish with a two-round total of 597. James Tyrrell led the Firebirds, tying for eighth overall with a two-round score of 144. Tyrrell posted two rounds of 72. For the Carthage B team, Elliott Leibham tied for 24th overall with a 148, carding rounds of 76 and 72.
Nick Barry finished tied for 27th overall with a two-round score of 149. Barry carded a 77 in the opening round before posting a 72 in the second round. Colton Woodring tied for 36th overall with a 151, opening with a 70 before finishing with an 81 in the final round. Zachary Ramos for Carthage B, tied for 42nd with a two-round score of 152 after shooting 80 in the first round and 72 in the second. Tayt Hager rounded out the Carthage A team, tying for 47th with a two-round score of 153. Hager recorded rounds of 78 and 75.
" It is a great treat to play in a two day tournament at Grand Geneva, and partly because of the venue, it attracts one of the best fields of the year. To do well here, you must bring your A game.
- Although we got two very nice rounds out of James, who tied for 8th out of 120 golfers, and we got strong rounds from Nick, Elliott, and Zach on day 2, we just didn't get enough from everyone else.
-We just beat Dubuque in the Como Crossings Intercollegiate, but they played flawlessly for these two days, and nobody else could come close to keeping up. Stout and Eau Claire are also deep and talented, but so are we. However, in our second event hosted at a course that puts a premium on precision off the tee, we couldn't keep up. By far our biggest weakness is inconsistency with our drivers, and this weekend it was our downfall. We have started to establish ourselves as a team that has true short game strengths, but until we get straighter off the tee, we are going to struggle to beat the best."
Next up for the Firebirds is the Midwest Tiger Invite for JV Oct 13 (Tue). For more information, visit the athletics website.
