Purdue Fort Wayne
Summit League Championship
Men's Golf Closes Regular Season at Summit Championships
4/21/2013 8:12:00 PM | Men's Golf
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KELLER, Texas - The IPFW men's golf team closes their 2013 regular season at the Summit League Championships, hosted by South Dakota State.
Event: 2013 Summit League Championships
Host: South Dakota State
When: Monday, April 22, Tuesday April 23, and Wednesday, April 24
Where: Sky Ranch Creek Golf Club
Par: 72
Yardage: 6953
COMPETING TEAMS
All nine teams currently in the Summit League will be in attendance including IUPUI, Kansas City, North Dakota State, Oakland, Omaha, South Dakota, South Dakota State, and Western Illinois
THE COURSE
For three quarters of a century, the Jones name has been synonymous with imaginative, well-crafted, environmentally sensitive golf course design. Expanding upon his father's considerable legacy, Robert Trent Jones, Jr. established Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course Architects – an innovative modern golf course design firm with global reach and a reputation for creating value.
Along with his award-winning team, Jones strives to incorporate the unique character and distinct topographical features of each site into the design, diminishing their impact on the environment. As early as the 1970s, Robert Trent Jones, Jr. was introducing new ideas for integrating golf with coastal wetlands and other sensitive environments, enhancing wildlife habitats while creating playable golf courses rich with strategic value.
Jones' pioneering spirit has led the company across numerous frontiers, breaking down political, climatic, geographical and environmental barriers to golf course development. In addition to Sky Creek Ranch Golf Club, the firm's award-winning portfolio includes more than 240 courses in 40 countries and on six continents.
LAST TOURNAMENT
Behind a one-under par tournament effort from Jacob Groninger, the IPFW men's golf team took 12th at the TSU Big Blue Intercollegiate hosted by Tennessee State University at Hermitage Golf Club Presidents Reserve.
IPFW, playing without two of its top three scoring leaders, carded a final-round 305, ending the three-round tournament with a score of 897, good for 12th place in the field. Southern Illinois took first with an 847, while Lipscomb and SIU Edwardsville finished second and third with an 852 and 853. UT-Martin (856) and Tennessee Tech (863) rounded out the top five in the field.
Groninger closed the tournament with a one-over 73, while Dan Wert shot a 74, his third consecutive sub-75 round of the tournament. Oliver Gibson and Drake Devereux rounded out the Mastodon scoring four, while Logan Barker carded a final-round 86 for IPFW.
The sophomore Groninger closed the tournament with a one-under par 215, good for a tie of 19th in the field. Wert's three rounds gave him a final card of 220, tied for 43rd overall. Gibson's 226 put him in a tie for 68th, while Devereux' 236 put him at 83rd, while Barker's 254 was 91st.
LAST YEAR SUMMIT CHAMPIONSHIPS
Led by a trio of top-15 individual performances, the IPFW men's golf team finished in fourth place at the 2012 Summit League Championships on Tuesday in Primm, Nev. The Mastodons tied their best-ever finish at the conference tournament.
Entering the final day in second place, IPFW fired a third round total of 290, ending the 54-hole tournament with a season-low 856 (279-287-290). The Mastodons finished five strokes back of Oral Roberts for third place (851) and five shots ahead of North Dakota State for the fifth spot (861).
"I'm extremely proud of our team the past two days," King said. "Although we didn't play well enough to win, we competed at a high level and played very well. With all five conference competing players coming back next season, the future is bright for IPFW golf. I'm very excited for the direction of our program. "
IUPUI and Southern Utah tied for the team title with a two-day mark of 849. To settle the tie, IUPUI defeated Southern Utah in a playoff on the No. 18 hole, giving the Jaguars the 2012 conference title.
Sophomore Patrick Kundenreich led IPFW with an 11th place finish after posting a 54-hole total of 215 (74-70-71). Kundenreich carded three birdies en route to a final round even-par 71.
Junior Drew Imel and freshman Eddie Tackett tied for 14th place, as the duo each managed a 216. Imel recovered nicely on Tuesday with a two-under 69 to go with rounds of 70-77 from Monday. Tackett opened with scores of 70-71 and added a 75 in the final round.
After mustering a career-low 66 in Monday's opening round, then followed with a 76 in round two, junior Bruno Carvalho posted a 75 on Tuesday to finish tied for 19th place with a 217. Freshman Jacob Groninger rounded out the Mastodon lineup with a 223 (73-73-80), placing tied for 36th.
ABOUT IPFW
The Mastodons this season are led by Drew Imel who averages 75.43 strokes per round, while Jacob Groninger averages 76.08. Bruno Carvalho averages a 76.84, while Dan Wert shoots an average of 77.45, fourth-best on the team. Last weekend Groninger's two-under round of 70 became the lowest among players on the squad, as Carvalho, Imel, and Groninger each have sub-par rounds on the year.
The team's best round this season came three weeks ago at the NYX Hoosier Invitational with a 290, while the team's 293 last weekend is tied for the second-best round of the spring season.
