Men's Golf Team Capture NCCAA Regional Title

For the first time in the program’s five year history, the men’s golf team will be participating in the NCCAA National Championship. The team earned honor with a first place finish in the NCCAA North Central Region Tournament at Big Run Golf Club in Lockport, Illinois.  The Trolls came out on top with a team score of 638, beating out the second place team by 14 strokes. The national tournament will be held in Panama City Beach, Florida, on October 19-21.

After the first day of competition the Trolls were in a good position as they came in with the lowest team score. They posted a 323 and were three strokes ahead of Bethel College at 326 and eight strokes ahead of Judson University at 331. The team came back even stronger for the second 18 holes and pulled away for the victory.

Overall the Trolls ended with four golfers in the top six in the field of 16 competitors.  Jonathan Zandstra and Steven Massey ended with a 158 total and tied for 3rd place.  After the first day they were both in group tied in 5th place, but they improved their position on day two.  Massey shot an 80 and a 78 and Zandstra shot s 82 and a 76.

Evan Eissens was just one stroke back with a 159 total and in 5th place overall.  With a 78 on day one he was in a tie for second, but followed with an 81 to fall a couple of spots.

Alek Svabek showed an improvement from the first 18 to the second. He had an 83 on Friday and an 80 on Saturday for a 163 and 6th place.

The final golfer for the team was Cody Tiesman who ended with a 172 and in 14th place.

The Trolls have one regular season match left on their fall schedule. They will host the Troll Classic on October 5.