No. 18 Men's Golf Looks To Continue Spring Success At Boilermaker Invitational
4/18/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
No. 18/21 Kent State has its eyes set on a third straight tournament title as the team returns to Purdue's Kampen Course this weekend for the first time since finishing sixth at the 2008 NCAA National Championship. The Golden Flashes will be part of a 15-team in the Boilermaker Invitational that takes place On Saturday and Sunday.
In addition to its 2008 NCAA Championship finish, Kent State also claimed the Boilmermaker Invitational title that same spring shooting a 54-hole total of 842 (284-285-273).
The Golden Flashes are coming off back-to-back tournament wins claiming a one shot victory at the 43rd annual Robert Kepler Intercollegiate at Ohio State last weekend and a 27-shot win in the Irish Creek Collegiate Mar. 30 - April 1 in Charlottle, N.C.
The Kampen Course at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex in West Lafayette, Ind. will play as a par 72, 7,465-yard layout this weekennd. Play begins with 36 holes starting with a 8:45 a.m. ET shotgun start on Saturday followed by an 8:45 a.m. ET start on Sunday with tee times off front and back nine.
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Golden Flashes Line-Up
Representing the Golden Flashes in the count-four format this week are senior Mackenzie Hughes, junior Kevin Miller, and sophomores Taylor Pendrith, Corey Conners, Kyle Kmiecik.
The Field
The Golden Flashes will go up against 14 teams including Akron, Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, IUPUI, Michigan State, Miami (Ohio), Northern Illinois, Purdue, TCU, Toledo, Wichita State.
The Forcast
Saturday: Few showers possible. Highs in the high 50s and lows in the high 30s.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the high 30s.
Up Next
The Golden Flashes will take a week off as the prepare for the 2012 MAC Championship held May 4-6 at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill.
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Mackenzie HughesSeniorDundas, OntarioGolfweek/Sagarin ranking: 113 2011-12 Stroke Average: 72.8 Lowest round in 2011-12: 65 Irish Creek Collegiate (2nd round) Lowest tournament round in 2011-12: Irish Creek Collegiate (69-68-70=207) Notes: Has four top 10 finishes in 10 events this season • Took third at the Gopher Invitational to start the year and tied for third again at the Irish Creek Collegiate • Won the 2011 Canadian Men's Amateur Championship • Qualified for match-play at the 2011 U.S. Amateur • Member of Team Canada's National Squad • Recognized by Golf Canada as the top male amateur golfer for 2011 |
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Kevin MillerJuniorDover, OhioGolfweek/Sagarin ranking: 176 2011-12 Stroke Average: 73.5 Lowest round in 2011-12: 68 Irish Creek Collegiate (1st round) Lowest tournament round in 2011-12: Irish Creek Collegiate (68-69-74=212) Notes: Took fourth place at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate with rounds of 77-72-72=222) • Named the MAC Golfer of the Week (Oct. 26) • In a 14-team event that included 11 teams ranked in the top 30 by golfstat.com, Miller tied for 10th with a season low 2-under 214 (69-74-71) at the U.S. Collegiate • Ended the fall placing 13th or higher in each of the last four tournaments • Birdied four of his last at holes to finish tied for 10th at the Bank of Tennessee • Finished a team best T12 at the Jack Nicklaus Invitational that included 10 of the top 55 schools in the nation • Was a First Team All-MAC selection in 2011 • Advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2011 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship this past summer |
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Taylor PendrithSophomoreRichmond Hill, OntarioGolfweek/Sagarin ranking: 76 2011-12 Stroke Average: 72.6 Lowest round in 2011-12: 65 Barona Collegiate Cup (1st Round) Lowest tournament round in 2011-12: Barona Collegiate Cup (65-72-68=205) Notes: Has been named the MAC Golfer of the Week three times this season (Oct. 19; Mar. 30, April 4) • Has four top 10s and eight top 25s in 10 events on the year • Finished runner-up in the Barona Collegiate Cup with 11 under par • Finished in the top 25 in seven of the nine events this season • Finished runner-up at the Inverness Intercollegiate with a one-under 70 • Tied for 18th at the Gopher Invitational to start the year • Shot a non-competitive course record 62 at Windmill Lakes in a team qualifer on Sept. 4 |
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Corey ConnersSophomoreListowel, OntarioGolfweek/Sagarin ranking: 101 2011-12 Stroke Average: 72.2 Lowest round in 2011-12: 66 Barona Collegiate Cup (1st round) Lowest tournament round in 2011-12: Desert Intercollegiate (67-75-68=210) Notes: Finished in the top 25 in seven of his eight events this season • Has been named the MAC Golfer of the Week two times (Oct. 19; Mar. 2) • Finished runner-up by a single stroke at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate in Kent State's first event this spring • Tied for third at the Bank of Tennessee (75-71-70=216) • Was in the Kent State line-up at the Inverness Intercollegiate shooting a 74 • Particpiated in 10 events last season averaging 75.57 strokes per round • Shot a final round 75 and had two counters in three rounds for the team at the 2011 NCAA Championship |
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Kyle KmiecikSophomoreAvon, OhioGolfweek/Sagarin ranking: 228 2011-12 Stroke Average: 74.0 Lowest round in 2011-12: 67 Bank of Tennessee (3rd Round) Lowest tournament round in 2011-12: Irish Creek Collegiate (69-68-70=207) Notes: Has three top 10 finishes in eight events this season • Transfered to Kent State from Ole Miss • Fired a season low and a field best 67 in the final round of the Bank of Tennessee to finish tied for 10th • Shot a 72 and finished tied for seventh at the Inverness Intercollegiate in first round with the Golden Flashes this season • In High School he had top 10 finishes in the Ohio State Championship in 2007, 2008 and 2009 • Ranked the No.1 player in Ohio for 2010 |
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