WEST LAFAYETTE, Ohio – The Capital University men's golf team hit the course for four rounds this past weekend at the season finale OAC Men's Golf Championship at River Greens Golf Club. The Purple and White would put forth a strong showing, placing third among the nine-team field with an overall score 1199.
Ben Satterthwaite led the squad with an All-OAC top-10 finish at 296 strokes through the 72 holes. The accolade marked the third All-OAC honor of Satterthwaite's career.
ROUND ONE (302 | 302 TOTAL | 4TH PLACE)
The Comets got off to one of their slower starts of the year in round one, but were able to stay in the middle of the pack once everything had shook out.
Ben Satterthwaite finished his round with a team-leading 73, followed closely by
Adam Czerniakowski with a 75.
Jack Curtis and
Keegan Billingham completed the CU scorecard for the day at 302, both turning in 77s.
Ricky Walsh would shoot an 82.
ROUND TWO (300 | 602 TOTAL | 4TH PLACE)
Cap stayed put in fourth place after round two, moving 10 strokes ahead of the fifth-place Ohio Northern and just four behind third-place Mount Union with a total of 602. As a whole, the Purple and White were consistent across the board, with the four scoring players – Satterthwaite, Curtis, Billingham, and Walsh – all scoring 75s for an even 300. Czerniakowski turned in a 79 for the round.
ROUND THREE (298 | 896 TOTAL | 3RD PLACE)
Capital pulled seven strokes ahead of the Purple Raiders in round three and found themselves in third place at 896 heading into the final day. Satterthwaite was once again the leader of the pack for Cap, this time joined by Curtis at 73 each. Czerniakowski scored a 75 followed by Walsh at 77 to complete the card at 18-hole team-low for the tournament of 298. Billingham came in at 79.
ROUND FOUR (299 | 1199 TOTAL | 3RD PLACE)
CU was able to secure third place on Sunday, staying nine strokes ahead of Mount Union and finishing with a team total of 1199. Billingham brought home the low score of the day at 73, placing T-18th overall with a final mark of 304. Czerniakowski shot a 74 in the final round to finish T-16th overall at 229 total. The top-placer for the Comets was Satterthwaite who finished 10th overall, shooting 75 for the day and 296 in total.
Ricky Walsh would complete the card at 299 for the team, turning in a 77 for the round and 311 for the tournament to end up T-25th.
Jack Curtis shot an 84 in round four, finishing 23rd overall at 309.
QUOTE FROM COACH GARCIA
"I'm extremely proud of these boys! That was a heck of a ride this year. Awesome showing by JCU and Otterbein, congratulations to them, but I'm extremely proud of our guys this year. We never want to finish second or third in anything we do, but we will fight to the very end and go down swinging for our school and our Capital Golf Family. Ben, Jack, and Adam went out on a high note and as a senior you want nothing more than that. Many people wrote us off after graduating Angelo, Vince, Colin, and Shane last year but we found ourselves in position again this weekend due to the culture that's been passed down from class to class throughout the years. We will be right back in the mix next year and will work hard to bring that trophy back to Bexley."
