Bolander and Barton golf wins 2nd Annual Hesston Fall Kickoff #GoBarton
Bolander and Barton golf wins 2nd Annual Hesston Fall Kickoff
The Barton Community College men's golf team led the final two rounds of the 2nd Annual Hesston Fall Kickoff in closing with a 16-stroke title margin at the Hesston Golf Course.
Barton opened the two day 11-team kickoff with a second best first round 293, sitting four strokes back after Monday's morning round before taking the lead firing off a tournament best afternoon score of 285. The gritty Cougars returned to the course for Tuesday morning's final round, shooting another round best 287 to clinch the tournament at 13-over 865, 16-strokes better than host Hesston College's 881.
Three Cougars placed inside the top-11 of the 65-individual field. Sitting in second four strokes back after a 2-over 73 in Monday's opening round, Axel Bolander settled in shooting back-to-back under par rounds with a 5-under 66 and 3-under 68 finishing as the tournament champion with a 6-under par 207 earning a two-stroke victory over Blake Buessing's 4-under 209 of Fort Scott.
Kaleb Lambert finished his first tournament as a Cougar tying for sixth with a 4-over 217 behind rounds of 71-73-73. Inside the top-10 following Monday's 77 and 69 scores, Simon Strandberg slipped just outside tying for 11th when the dust settled following a 75-final round, compiling a 4-over 221.
Tanapoom Kaewjoey carded the fourth team score for the Cougars finishing in a three-way tie for 17th place 11-over 224. Thantup Saengvut, who competed as an individual and not in the Barton team scoring, opened his tournament with his best round 71 before carding a 75 and 81 for a 14-over 227 and 21st placing.
Martin Chevallier fired off the most consistent rounds recording a 75-77-76 for a 25th finish at 15-over 228.
Joining Saengvut as an individual entry, Anthony Arriola concluded the placings with a 51st performance at 30-over 243.
Barton's next meet comes next week in traveling to Hutchinson's Crazy Horse Golf Course for the two-day Crazy Horse Challenge held September 5th-6th.