LANCASTER, Ohio – The Capital University golf teams hosted the Capital Fall Classic at Lancaster Golf Club on Saturday and Sunday, with both teams putting in solid performances over the weekend as each day acted as its own separate tournament.
DAY ONE
The men started the weekend strong with a second place finish on day one, shooting 303, just one stroke behind the victors at 302. Individually, the Comets were paced by
Keegan Billingham with an ever-par 72, good enough for third overall.
Brodey Dewitt,
Nolan Frey, and
Ricky Walsh would follow close behind at 76, 77, 78 respectively to finish off the team score.
Aidan Isaac shot 80.
On the women's side, CU scored 389, finishing fifth in the five team field for the first day, just three strokes behind the next best team.
Emma Konopa put up the team's best 93, followed by
Sydney Dillon at 98.
Camryn Mauter and
Abby Crisler both shot 99 to complete the tally of the team score.
Reese King came in at 100.
DAY TWO
With the scores reset, the Cap men placed fourth on day two with a 317. Billingham provided the highlight of the day, finishing first overall after shooting 71. Not only would he win the day, but with the 72-71 he would shoot one-under-par for the weekend. Frey finished his weekend with a 79, followed by Isaac, Walsh, and Dewitt at 83, 84, and 85.
Andrew Arway also dropped a career-low 77 playing as an individual.
The women would fare better on Sunday, dropping 13 strokes after the scores reset. Konopa put up the team's top score once again, shooting 87. King came away with a career-low 94 on day two, followed by a 95 from Dillon. Mauter made up the final line in the team score with a 100. Crisler shot 108.
QUOTE FROM COACH GARCIA
"Really proud of Keegan, that was phenomenal golf being under par in this wind today. One-under for 36 holes on that golf course is incredible. Cole really stepped it up today too. That's what grinding in this game is all about. Career-lows from
Andrew Arway and
Reese King today was awesome to watch and it showed all of us how much these individuals mean to this team. We are all so pumped for them!"
UP NEXT
Both teams will be back in action on Monday, October 21st at the Hornet Fall Classic hosted by Kalamazoo the Kalamazoo Country Club in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
