Peters Fires Career-Low 150, Scots Take Ninth at OWU’s Strimer Invitational

Freshman Michael Peters shot a 75 in both the first and second rounds to finish with a career-low 150 overall (9 over par), earning him a tie for sixth place at Ohio Wesleyan’s Strimer Invitational, and leading The College of Wooster golf team to a ninth-place finish out of 14 teams a the event held on Friday at the par-70 Glenross Golf Club and on Saturday at the par-71 Oakhaven Golf Club.

Olivet College won the event with a score of 600, edging out host Ohio Wesleyan University by eight strokes (608). Mount Union College took third, shooting a 615, while Hope College placed fourth (618) and Otterbein College was one shot back in fifth (619). Rounding out the top-10 was Wittenberg University (623), Denison University (634), Spaulding University (636), Wooster (638) and Centre College (639).

Also earning top finishes for the Scots was Blake Sword, who shot a 70 in Friday’s opening round before ending Saturday’s competition with an 82 to score a 152 overall, good for a tie for 13th place. Kevin Truitt placed in a tie for 55th with a combined score of 164, while Tim Sullivan (172) and Sean Glaser (179) placed tied for 76th and 83rd, respectively, as their scores counted towards Wooster’s team total.

There was a tie for individual medalist honors between Olivet’s Eric Ross (70-72=142) and Mount Union’s Lucas Murray (69-73=142).

The Scots will hit the road next Saturday and Sunday and compete in the Wabash Invitational at The Trophy Club in Lebanon, Ind.