The golf team hosted the Nye Intercollegiate tournament at the Wooster Country Club last Friday and Saturday, where Malone University’s Tyler Light set a tournament record, finishing with a 36-hole total of 142.
Light led Malone to a team championship, scoring two-under par on the par-72 course and the team scoring 590 overall.† Light’s teammate, Ben Smith, broke the tournament score for lowest 18 with a 67 on Friday.
Wooster was a consistent competitor, shooting 322 and 319 for a 641 total, tying Ohio Northern University for ninth place, just six strokes shy of the top six.† The Scots’ Tim Sullivan ’10, played one of the best tournaments of his career, with a 75 on day one and 81 for a 16th-place finish overall.† Michael Peters ’12 tied for 17th-place (157).
Also representing Wooster were Adam Finck ’13, Tim Golding ’10 and David Boardman ’10, who tied for 36th (163), 53rd (169) and 55th (170), respectively.
The Scots, who are currently in fourth place in the North Coast Athletic Conference standings, will finish the season tomorrow and Sunday at the North Coast Athletic Conference Invitational in Mount Vernon, Ohio.
Wittenberg University leads the rankings, followed by Ohio Wesleyan University and Allegheny College before Wooster.† Wabash College and Denison University follow Wooster in the fifth and sixth places, respectively.