Kent State University
MAC Championship
Golden Flashes Finish Fifth at 2015 MAC Championship; Earn All-MAC Honors
5/3/2015 6:10:00 PM | Men's Golf
CHARDON, Ohio- Freshman Ian Holt (Stow, Ohio) led the Kent State golf team with a second-place individual finish as the Golden Flashes finished sixth overall at the 2015 MAC Men's Golf Championship hosted at The Mayfield Sand Ridge Club.
Kent State shot 9-over-par 297 in the final round today and totaled a four-round score of 35-over. Miami captured the team title at 8-over, while Toledo garnered second at 15-over, and Eastern Michigan finished third at 22-over. For complete team and individual results, click here.
"It was a disappointing tournament," said Director of Golf/Head Men's Golf Coach Herb Page, whose Flashes entered the tournament as a six-time defending champion having won the event from 2009-2014. "We are a young team and I hope they realize what they have to work on and how much harder they have to work to get better to get back into the hunt in the Mid-American Conference. I hope they learned some good lessons this weekend and throughout this season. Despite the finish, I am proud of how the team never quit and they worked hard."
Holt, who was tied for fifth yesterday, moved up to second-place tie today after firing a 1-under-par 71. Holt was even through 12 holes, but bogeyed the 13th and 17th before closing with birdies at 14, 16 and 18. His even-par weekend included scores of 74-72-71-71. For his efforts, Holt earned a spot on the All-Tournament team.
After a bogey on holes nine and 10 dropped Chase Johnson to 2-over, the Barberton, Ohio native rallied with birdies at 12 and 15 to finish the round at even par. Earning 23rd overall, Johnson finished 11-over par with scores of 80-74-73-72. Junior Sebastian Bendsen (Vejen, Denmark) also finished in a share of 23rd place. Bendsen (74-73-75-77) was even through 11 holes this afternoon but three late bogeys and a double led to a final round at 5-over.
Rounding out the Kent State lineup was senior Taylor Zoller (Charleston, S.C.) in 32nd place and sophomore Josh Whalen (Napanee, Ontario) in 39th. Zoller (77-76-74-77) finished 16-over par and was 5-over on the day. Whalen (77-78-79-78) carded a 6-over today and was 24-over on the weekend.
Three Golden Flashes earned All-MAC accolades immediately following the tournament. Whalen garnered first team All-MAC honors, while Holt and Johnson were selected to the second team.
Freshman of the Year
Patrick Flavin, Miami
Golfer of the Year
Chris Selfridge, Toledo
Kermit Blosser Coach of the Year
Zac Zedrick, Miami
Earl Yestingsmeier Sportsman of the Year
McCormick Clouser, Ball State
All-MAC First Team
Johnny Watts, Ball State
Jose Narro, Bowling Green
Josh Whalen, Kent State
Patrick Flavin, Miami
Otto Black, Toledo
Chris Selfridge, Toledo
All-MAC Second Team
McCormick Clouser, Ball State
Ian Holt, Kent State
Chase Johnson, Kent State
Scott Cahill, Miami
Peyton White, Ohio
2015 MAC All-Tournamen Team
Johnny Watts, Ball State
Ian Holt, Kent State
Scott Cahill, Miami
Patrick Flavin, Miami
Jack Starling, Miami
Peyton White, Ohio
Chris Selfridge, Toledo
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