Scots Take 11th in Strong Field at Denison

As part of a highly-competitive field at Denison University’s Ted Barclay Spring Invitational, The College of Wooster golfers finished in 11th-place with rounds of 320 on Saturday and 317 Sunday for a 637 total. The 36-hole tourney, which was won by DePauw University (294-291=585), took place at the Granville Golf Course in Granville, Ohio.

Individually for the Fighting Scots, freshman Michael Peters continued his strong play at the top of the lineup, carding a 75 on the par-71, 6,559-yard course over the first 18 and then a 79 on Sunday to tie for 27th-place overall (154). He has now shot scores in the 70s nine of his last 10 competitive rounds.

Wooster’s low scorer the second 18 was fellow first-year Blake Sword, who turned in a 77 – three strokes better than his opening round – which put him in a tie for 50th (157). Also scoring each day were junior Tim Sullivan and sophomore Kevin Truitt, as they tied for 63rd (81-80=161) and 73rd (84-81=165), respectively.

Also competing in Wooster’s starting lineup was freshman Greg Benckart (87-83=170), while teammate Tim Faerber (89-78=167), another rookie on the team, competed individually.

The Scots continue their spring season with Ohio Wesleyan University’s Strimer Invitational this Friday and Saturday, at Oakhaven Golf Club in Delaware, Ohio.