Scots Cut 10 Strokes on Final Day, Finish Eighth at Lamkin Strimer Memorial Invite

The College of Wooster golf team produced a solid performance at the Lamkin Strimer Memorial Invitational hosted by Ohio Wesleyan University on April 12-13, slicing 10 strokes off its first round score on its final 18 holes for a two-day total of 652, good enough for eighth-place overall in the 11-team field.

On Saturday, the Fighting Scots carded a score of 331 on the par-71, 6807-yard course at the Oakhaven Golf Club, good for seventh place following the conclusion of day one. Wooster knocked 10 strokes off the previous day’s scores on the final day, including two rounds in the 70s, on the par-71, 6,613-yard course, tallying 321 strokes.

The host Battling Bishops won the team title by 14 strokes (603-617) over North Coast Athletic Conference foe Wittenberg University. Olivet College (621), Tri-State University (630), Denison University (637), DePauw University (643), and Wabash College (651) were the remaining teams to finish ahead of the Scots.

Every one of Wooster’s starting five carded 80-plus scores on the first day, due in part to cold and windy conditions. Senior Jason Greenwald posted the low-round on each day (81-76) to finish in a team-best tie for 14th (157), while classmate Pat Lynch carded a final round of 79 after an opening round 85, finishing tied for 32nd overall (164).

After an 83 in the first round, sophomore Tim Sullivan fired an 82 on the second day to finish in a tie for 37th. Senior Eric Shoger also posted an 86 on day one, and finished with a two-day total of 170 for a tie for 50th, while fellow classmate Jim Ipema rounded out the starting five shooting an 82 during the opening round, but struggled on day two and finished with a 176 for a tie for 59th (82-94).

Competing as an individual for the Scots, freshman Tom Golding carded rounds of 84 and 87 to tie for 53rd overall.

The Scot linksters will be in action next when they host their annual tournament, the Nye Intercollegiate, this coming weekend (April 14-15) at the Wooster Country Club.