18th ranked Barton men's golf places fourth at conference opener; Gehring finishes runner-up medalist #GoBarton
18th ranked Barton men’s golf places fourth at conference opener; Gehring finishes runner-up medalist.
The 18th Barton Community College men's golf team began its spring season Monday finishing fourth in the Jayhawk Tournament No. 1 held at Manhattan's Colbert Hills Golf Course.
Battling less than ideal cool and windy morning conditions with the eight team field, Barton carded a combined 314 in the early round before posting a third best 303 afternoon round to finish at 41-over 617 and just three strokes behind third place and 10th ranked Garden City Community College.
Dodge City Community College won the first meet's title as the 13th ranked Conquistadors put up a winning 23-over 599 in fighting off the 3rd ranked Blue Dragons of Hutchinson Community College's final round charge to close within three strokes at 26-over 602.
Tom Gehring led two Cougars in the top nine of the 51-player field, climbing seven spots on the leaderboard following an opening 4-over 76 with a 2-under 70 to tie for the lowest round of the field in claiming the runner-up position. Hutchinson Ben Partridge, the nation's No. 1 ranked golfer, won the event behind 73 and 70 rounds to finish with a 1-under 143.
Carlos Hamou also climbed the leaderboard in the afternoon round, following a morning 78 with a 75 to jump into a three-way tie for 9th place at 9-over 153.
Consistent rounds of 79 and 78 placed Pontus Nordstrom in a tie for 17th overall at 13-over 157 while Tom Lehmann also stayed steady on 81 and 80 rounds for a 21st place tie at 17-over 161.
Ethan Bonnett rounded out the team entries in a 33rd place tie, opening with an 84 before carding a final round of 87 for a combined 27-over 171.
Marshall Woolf competed as an individual, bettering his morning round of 94 with a three stroke 91 improvement for a 45th place 41-over 185.
The Cougars get back to the links Monday, April 11, traveling to Wichita's Crestview Country Club for 72 holes of conference action beginning at 8:30 a.m. for two rounds with Tuesday's final round also set for an 8:30 a.m. start.
Barton Results:
2nd Tom Gehring +2 146 (76-70)
T-9th Carlos Hamou +9 153 (78-75)
T-17th Pontus Nordstrom +13 157 (79-78)
T-21st Tom Lehmann +17 161 (81-80)
T-33rd Ethan Bonnett +27 171 (84-87)
45th Marshall Woolf +41 185 (94-91)
Jayhawk Tournament No. 1 Results: Team Individuals