Butler Leads Women's Race; Loyola On Top of Men's as Golf Championships Head Into Final Day

Women's HL Championship Round 2 Scores Team Individuals 

Men's HL Championship Round 2 Scores Team Individuals 

The Butler women’s golf team continues to lead, while the Loyola men’s golf team moved up four positions to grab the lead after two rounds of the 2012 Horizon League Golf Championships on the El Campeon Golf Course at Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.

Loyola leapt from fifth place to the lead on Saturday as the Ramblers combined as a team to shot a sizzling three-over-par 291 on the day to overcome a 13-shot deficit to first round leader Green Bay. The team round of 291 is the lowest score in this year’s tournament and the lowest round by a Horizon League team since the season-ending Championships were moved to Mission Inn Resort prior to last year’s tournament.

The Ramblers were led by Sean Hickey and Erik Hoops in the second round  as both shot one-under-par 71s. Overall, Nick Willenborg is leading Loyola with a two-round total of 150 (75-75) to place in a tie-for-second place in the individual standings. Nick Dennis is one shot behind Willenborg (77-74—151) and in a tie-for-seventh place. Alex Cusumano rounds out the Rambler lineup with a two-day total of 154 (78-76) and is in a tie-for-15^th place.

First round leader Green Bay is just two strokes behind Loyola as the Phoenix  have been paced by Cam Fuller (74-76—150) and Chad Ebert (74-76—150) who are both tied for second place.

Detroit is three strokes behind the Phoenix in third place. Lucas Kim of the Titans is the individual leader after shooting a one-over-par 73 in the second round. He has a two-round score of 147 (74-73)  and has a three-stroke lead over the five players tied for second place.

Cleveland State is right on Detroit’s heels, one stroke behind the Titans for fourth place. Valparaiso is in fifth, three strokes behind the Vikings. Butler, Wright State and Youngstown State round out the men’s race.

Butler  extended its 11-stroke lead after the first round to 20 strokes heading into Sunday’s final round. The Bulldogs shot a 323 on the day, eight strokes lower than their opening round score. Michele Nash and Jenna Peters both shot 80 on Saturday to lead the Bulldogs, while Clare Cornelius continues to have the low score for the team through two rounds with a 160 (79-81). Butler has three players in the individual top-10 with Cornelius (3rd), Isabella Lambert (tied for fourth) and Nash (sixth) all in contention for an individual title.

Detroit remained in second place after two rounds. The Titans shot 10 strokes better on Saturday than they did on Friday as Lindsey Lammers and Olivia Richards both shot a team-low five-over-par 78. Lammers leads the women’s tournament with a two-day score of 157 (79-78).

Loyola and Cleveland State are in a tie for third-place six strokes behind Detroit. Loyola’s Ann Vrdolyak had the lowest women’s score of the day, a four-over-par 77, to move into second place in the individual standings, one shot behind Lammers.

Youngstown State, Green Bay, Valparaiso and UIC are fifth through eighth.

Both the men and women tee off at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday for the third and final round. The women start on hole one, while the men will begin on hole 10. Live scoring for the championships can be found at (http://www.golfstatresults.com/public/index.cfm?tournament_id=3270) for the men and (http://www.golfstatresults.com/public/index.cfm?tournament_id=3271) for the women.

2012 Horizon League Golf Championships
Men’s Team
1. Loyola 314-291--605
2. Green Bay 301-306--607
3. Detroit 303-307--610
4. Cleveland State 304-307--611
5. Valparaiso 304-310--614
6. Butler 315-303--618
7. Wright State 318-307--625
8. Youngstown State 315-314--629

Women’s Team
1. Butler 331-232--654
2. Detroit 342-332--674
T3. Loyola 345-335--680
T3. Cleveland State 344-336--680
5. Youngstown State 350-339--689
6. Green Bay 349-348--697
7. Valparaiso 351-357--708
8. UIC 378-343--721

Men’s Individual Leaders
1. Lucas Kim, Detroit 74-73--147
T2. Nick Willenborg, Loyola 75-75--150
T2. Chad Ebert, Green Bay 74-76--150
T2. Jonathan Riemer, Cleveland State 74-76--150
T2. Cam Fuller, Green Bay 74-76--150
T2. Kyle Henning, Valparaiso 73-77--150
T7. Nick Dennis, Loyola 77-74--151
T7. Michael Nedoszytko, Detroit 72-79--151
T9. Andrew Wegeng, Butler 74-78-152
T9. Austin Gaugert, Valparaiso 76-76--152
T9. Andrew Bailey, Cleveland State 76-76--152

Women’s Individual Leaders
1. Lindsey Lammers, Detroit 79-78--157
2. Ann Vrdolyak, Loyola 81-77--158
3. Clare Cornelius, Butler 79-81--160
T4. Alison Mitzel, Youngstown State 82-80--162
T4. Isabella Lambert, Butler 80-82--162
6. Michele Nash, Butler 84-80--164
7. Sarah Heimlich, Youngstown State 87-79--166
T8. Alexandra Perez, UIC 88-79--167
T8. Olivia Richards, Detroit 89-78--167
T8. Colleen Miller, Cleveland State 86-61--167