Men’s Round 1 Results
Women’s Round 1 Results
Men’s Round 2 Tee Times
Women’s Round 2 Tee Times
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. – The first day of the 2014 Horizon League Golf Championships saw Cleveland State and Oakland grab early leads.
On the men’s side, Cleveland State opened with a 300, followed by Detroit (303) and Youngstown State (305). Valparaiso started its title defense with an opening round 309.
Spencer Lendzion of Detroit opened with a 1-under par 71 to tie for the early lead. Lendzion opened with a 33 before bogeying two of his last four holes to come home with a 38. Michael Balcar of Cleveland State joined Lendzion with a 71. Balcar opened with an eagle on hole #1 and closed with a 35 on his outgoing nine.
Andrew Bailey, the three-time Horizon League Player of the Year on the men’s side, opened with a level-par 72. Bailey closed with birdies on 13, 14 and 18 to post a 3-under par 34 back nine. Thomas Wettstein of Valparaiso, the defending champion, shot a 74 to sit in a tie for fourth.
Detroit, last year’s women’s champion, opened with a 317 and sits seven shots behind the first-round leader, Oakland. The Golden Grizzlies have three golfers tied for sixth or better. Leading the contingent is Kassandra Komma, who shot a 2-over par 75. Komma is two shots behind Emily Dixon of Youngstown State.
Youngstown State is two shots off first-place at 312. Dixon and Aislynn Merling sit first and second as Merling shot 74.
Allison Mitzel of Youngstown State, who won last year’s championship, opened with an 80. Mitzel won the 2013 championship by seven shots (77-71-73-221).
Cleveland State’s Shelly Ford started 1-under par through 15 and posted a 76. Ford is in a tie for fourth with Detroit's Lindsey Lammers. Besides a triple bogey on 12, Lammers played the course in even-par.
Round two begins at 7:30 a.m. ET with live scoring for the men and women on Golfstat.
2014 Horizon League Golf Championships
Men’s Team
1. Cleveland State 300
2. Detroit 303
3. Youngstown State 305
4. Valparaiso 309
5. Green Bay 311
6. Wright State 313
7. Oakland 328
Men’s Individual Leaders
T1. Michael Balcar, Cleveland State -1 71
T1. Spencer Lendzion, Detroit -1 F -1 71
3. Andrew Bailey, Cleveland State E 72
T4. Brandon Pluchinsky, Youngstown State +2 74
T4. Thomas Wettstein, Valparaiso +2 74
T6. Tom Boockmeier, Green Bay +3 75
T6. Evan Bowser, Oakland +3 75
T6. DJ Holub, Youngstown State +3 75
Women’s Team
1. Oakland 310 310
2. Youngstown State 312
3. Detroit 317
4. Valparaiso 318
5. Cleveland State 324 324
6. UIC 326
7. Green Bay 328
Women’s Individual Leaders
1. Emily Dixon, Youngstown State 73
2. Aislynn Merling, Youngstown State 74
3. Kassandra Komma, Oakland 75
T4. Shelly Ford, Cleveland State 76
T4. Lindsey Lammers, Detroit 76
T6. Elizabeth Curtiss, UIC 78
T6. Donna Fiscelli, Oakland 78
T6. Allyson Hackman, Cleveland State 78
T6. Angie Kim, Valparaiso 78
T6. Haylee Zyber, Oakland 78
