The College of Wooster golf team concluded the third of their four fall tournaments with a 5th-place finish at the Griffin Motors Classic (Sept. 29-30), which featured a highly-competitive field playing at the par-72, 6614-yard The Country Club of Meadville in Meadville, Pennsylvania.

Two of Wooster’s four individual scores on Saturday were in the 70s, as the Fighting Scots’ 315 put them just 11 strokes back of second-place. However, a 308 Sunday, in which Wooster produced three more rounds in the 70s, turned into a 623 total, jumping from 7th-place on day one to a tie for 5th in the final team standings.

Allegheny College won the event in 579, behind medalist Billy Wisniewski (68-74), while the runner-up was Ohio Wesleyan University (587). Allegheny’s ‘B’ team carded a two-day total of 605 (304-301) and took third place, followed by Wittenberg University in fourth with a 614 (313-301) and Denison University in a tie with Wooster with a 623 (310-313).

For the Scots, Patrick Lynch led the way with a 77 and a 72, good for a tie for 8th-place in the individual standings (149). Five strokes back was teammate Jim Ipema, tying for 19th (78-76), while also scoring both days for Wooster was Erik Shoger, who shot 80-81 to tie for 29th.

Additionally, Sean Glaser carded a 79 Sunday, but had an 82 on Saturday to finish tied in 29th with Shoger, and Jason Greenwald scored an 80 on Saturday followed up by an 82 Sunday for the Scots while tying for 31st overall.

The event marked the second of four North Coast Athletic Conference tournaments to be played over the fall and spring seasons. After the first two NCAC events, Allegheny holds a five-stroke (1174-to-1179) lead over the Battling Bishops of Ohio Wesleyan, with Wooster and Denison fighting for the third spot tied with 1238 and Wittenberg just four strokes out of third with 1242.

The Scots will conclude the fall portion of their schedule when they travel to Danville, Ohio and take part in the Denison Fall Invitational this Saturday and Sunday.