Men's Golf Set to Tee It Up at Mattaponi Springs
9/25/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
KENT, OHIO The Kent State University men's golf team travels to Ruther Glen, Va. for the second annual Mattaponi Springs Collegiate Shootout hosted by Virginia Commonwealth University. The 54-hole event runs Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 25-26, at Mattaponi Springs Golf Club.
• Kent State opened the season by placing eighth in a challenging field at the Inverness Intercollegiate Invitational Sept. 11-12. The even featured 11 teams that ended the previous season ranked in the top 50 of the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index Rankings.
• The Flashes had their best showing of the fall season at last year's inaugural Mattaponi Springs Shootout, tying for second place of 15 teams.
• Then sophomore and current junior Jarrod Page led Kent State at last year's event with a career-best fifth-place finish, shooting 71-74-66--211 for the tournament. His final round 66 was the lowest round by a Golden Flash in 2005-06.
• The Flashes had two other top 20 finishers at the 2006 Shootout. Current junior Tom Ballinger tied for 12th (72-72-70--214) and current senior Marc Bourgeois was one stroke behind, tying for 17th (71-72-72--215).
• All five Golden Flashes placed in the top 38 at last year's Mattaponi Springs Shootout. There were 73 total golfers in the field.
• Kent State posted team scores of 306-307-309--922 (+70) in adverse weather conditions at the Inverness Intercollegiate two weeks ago.
• Jarrod Page was KSU's top individual, tying for 20th place following rounds of 75-78-76--229. Senior Tommy Wiegand (78-79-73--230) tied for 25th place.
• Eight letterwinners return for the Golden Flashes, led by the 2006 MAC Championship co-medalists, senior Marc Bourgeois and junior Tommy Wiegand. Kent State lost just one letterwinner in four-year letterwinner Ryan Yip.
• Kent State is guided by Director of Golf/Head Coach Herb Page (Kent State '74), now in his 29th season directing the Flashes. The 14-time MAC Coach of the Year has led KSU to 13 conference titles and two NCAA regional crowns.
• In leading Kent State to the MAC Championship, Marc Bourgeois and Tommy Wiegand shared co-medalist honors and both earned spots on the All-MAC First Team and the All-Tournament Team. In addition, the two also earned Academic All-MAC honors for their work in the classroom.
• Tommy Wiegand was the MAC's first repeat medalist since Sean Gorgone in 1989-90. In addition, he is just the ninth golfer to win MAC medalist honors at least twice.
• Next, the Golden Flashes will compete at the Windon Memorial Classic outside of Chicago Oct. 8-9. The 54-hole event will be held at Lakeshore Country Club in Glencoe, Ill.
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