Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Final Results- Butler Spring Invitational

We finished our 2nd event of the spring and had our 2nd top 5 finish in our last 3 tournaments.  We finished 4th/13 and had the 2nd lowest team score on the second day.  Our second day 294 was only 2nd to 40th ranked Purdue.  On a day where the high temp didn't crack 48 our guys really stayed mentally tough and played really well.  Neal McCarty finished with a three under par 69 for the low round of the day to vault into 2nd place individually.  Grant Wynia finished with a very good 73; Alex Knoll shot a 76; Nick Nuzzo shot a 76 and Taylor Cox shot 80.  I am very proud of the way the guys competed in the weather and defeated some good schools in this field. 

Here are the final results:
1.Purdue University- 288 290  578
2.IUPUI- 300 298  598
2.Loyola U- Chicago-295-303  598
4.SIUE- 307-294  601
4. Dayton- 295 306  601
6. Detroit- 305 300 605
7. Cleveland State 303 310 613
8. Wright State- 307 314 621
8. Evansville- 310 311 621
10. Butler- 309 315 624
11. Valparaiso- 311 314 625
12. Youngstown St.- 322 308 630
13. Robert Morris PA- 324 312 636

SIUE Individual Scores:
Neal McCarty- 73-69 142 - 2nd
Grant Wynia- 78-73 151 - 22nd
Alex Knoll- 77-76 153 - 29th
Taylor Cox- 79-80 159 - 49th
Nick Nuzzo- 85-76 161 - 57th

Now we are off to Branson, MO to play in a tournament hosted by Missouri State.  I will follow with the teams and more information as we get closer to the weekend.

Thanks for following!

Coach Brown

Monday, March 28, 2011

Butler Spring Invitational- 1st Round

We completed the first round at the Butler Spring Invitational and currently sit 7th out of 13.  We played solid today and are currently 3rd in the field in pars made but we just didn't make enough birdies.  It was a cold day with highs only reaching 45 and we are looking at more of the same tomorrow. Our Individual scores were:
Neal McCarty- 73
Alex Knoll- 77
Grant Wynia- 78
Taylor Cox- 79
Nick Nuzzo- 85

Team Standings:
Purdue- 288
Dayton- 295
Loyola Il- 295
IUPUI- 300
Cleveland State- 303
Detroit Mercy- 305
SIUE- 307
Wright State- 307
Butler- 309
Evansville- 310
Valparaiso- 311
Youngstown State- 322
Robert Morris- 324

We are only 4 shots off a top five finish and Neal is only 3 shots of 2nd place individually.  Hopefully we can go out tomorrow and put some scores together and come away with a top 5 finish!

Coach Brown

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Butler Spring Invitational

Well as far as I know the tournament is still on for this coming Monday and Tuesday.  Seems wrong that we are getting snow this late into the season.  We have been inside the nets the last couple of days trying to groove our swings in the warmer indoor nets.  This tournament is only a 36 hole tournament scheduled for 18 on Monday and 18 on Tuesday.  Both rounds are a scheduled shotgun for 10:30.  We are paired with Dayton ( the defending tournament champion) and host Butler.  Always a plus when you play with the home school as they can lead us around the course.  Other teams in the field include:
IUPUI
Butler
SIUE
Evansville
Dayton
Wisconsin Green Bay
Purdue
Wright State
Cleveland State
Youngstown State
Detroit
Loyola Chicago
Robert Morris

Hopefully we can get in a practice round tomorrow and start off with a solid round on Monday as Tuesday is calling for rain.  I will try to update as soon as I can on Monday. 

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Community Service and Upcoming Events

Well, we are all back from spring break and our guys all got a lot of great golfing in.  We have less than 2 weeks before we hit the road for 4 tournaments in 4 weeks.  This is going to be test for us to keep momentum going four weeks in a row, but I believe we are up to the challenge.  We start off with the Butler Invitational played in Avon, IN.  We are going to see a lot of the Horizon League at this tournament and I think we can have some success there.  We then head to Branson, MO, to play in a tournament hosted by Missouri State.  This is played on a great golf course with a mixture of conferences being represented.  We finished up with tournaments at Arkansas State and Ball State where we are going to see a bunch of teams that we normally do not see during the year.  This makes it fun for us to go out and see different teams and see where we fit in on a national level.  I will post more about teams competing as we get closer to each tournament. 

We also did a community service project right before spring break for the Polar Plunge at Carlyle Lake.  This event raised over $70,000 for Special Olympics and we were glad to help out the cause.  I cannot believe how many people jumped into that lake as the temperature that day was not much over 35 degrees.  The support for the event was fantastic from many of the surrounding communities.  We all had fun and look forward to the event next year!

Coach Brown