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ODAC Golf Report: Fall - Week 5

Three of the four tournaments that featured ODAC golfers were competed on the men's side of the ledger over the past week. Two of those men's tournaments boast ODAC team wins with a pair of individual medalists.

MEN'S GOLF - Two Tournaments

  • Glory Days/SU Invitational (Results): Five ODAC schools featured at the Winchester Country Club with Averett placing second. Hampden-Sydney and Roanoke, and Shenandoah entered “B” and “C” squads, while Virginia Wesleyan sent its “A” and “B” units to Shenandoah's annual event. AU's Chase Myers secured the individual victory in just his second collegiate tournament.
  • Stateline Shootout (Results): Shenandoah's “A” team was the lone ODAC squad in the field, and the Hornets topped the 16-squad table by 15 strokes at the Miami Whitewater Forest Golf Course in Harrison, Ohio.
  • Stevenson Fall Invitational (Results): Bridgewater sent its “B” team to Upperco, Md., and promptly won the 13-team event at the Piney Branch Country Club. Will Layton claimed the individual medal by two strokes.


WOMEN'S GOLF - Two Tournaments

  • Williams Fall Invitational (Results): Lynchburg and Randolph-Macon were among the 20 teams that suited up at the historic Taconic Golf Club in Williamstown, Mass. The Yellow Jackets placed ninth, while the Hornets chimed in 11th.
  • MORGAN MUSSATT | RANDOLPH-MACON
    Mussatt, a junior from Henrico, Va., collects her third ODAC weekly award of the season after tying for 15th in a strong field of 98 players at the Williams Fall Invitational hosted by Williams College at historic Taconic Golf Club in Williamstown, Mass. Mussatt was joined by five other players at 9-over par 151 following 36 holes of competition on the par-71 track set to 5,826 yards. Mussatt registered 15 pars over her opening 18 holes on the way to a 1-over 72 that included a birdie on the par-5 18th. She closed with an 8-over 79 in round two to finish 12 shots back of individual medalist Renna Chang from Amherst College.

    Randolph-Macon, ranked seventh in the country in the latest Division III Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll, finished ninth at 51-over 619 (304-315). The 20-team field included eight top-25 teams featuring five top-10 programs.

  • CHASE MYERS | AVERETT UNIVERSITY
    Myers, a first-year from Greensboro, N.C., earned his first tournament medal in just his second collegiate start at the one-day 36-hole Glory Days/SU Invitational hosted by Shenandoah University at the Winchester Country Club on Monday. Myers finished at 6-under 136 to win by one stroke over Chowan University's Bjoern Holt following two rounds on the par-71 track set to 6,367 yards. Myers had a colorful scorecard over his first 18 holes, offsetting four bogeys with five birdies on the way to 1-under 70. He was bogey-free in round two, again registering five birdies for a 5-under 66 to tie for the fifth-lowest round in Averett men's golf history. Myers' 10 birdies were second-most of the 79 players, trailing only teammate Lukas Newton with 12. Myers led the field in par-4 scoring (-7, 3.68).

    Averett, which received votes towards the latest Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll, finished second out of 14 teams at 10-over 578 (294-284). They trailed only Division II member Chowan by two strokes.

    • LYNCHBURG: finished 12th at 76-over 644 (336-308) at the Williams Fall Invitational
      • Lily Rowe tied for 32nd at 13-over 155 (82-73)


    * In collegiate golf, schools have the option to enter multiple iterations of teams in a tournament field. Only a designated “A” team cards an official score towards NCAA rankings and team averages. All individual players competing in a tournament, regardless of team designation, card official rounds towards their official individual scoring averages and NCAA rankings.

    • BRIDGEWATER: finished 1st at 15-over 299 at the Stevenson Fall Invitational; 1st time in program history to win back-to-back tournaments
      • Will Layton placed 1st at 1-under 70
    • HAMPDEN-SYDNEY: “C” and “B” teams finished 9th (620--320-300) and 14th (667--330-337) at the Glory Days/SU Invitational
      • Joseph Weinstein tied for 20th at 8-over 150 (77-73)
    • ROANOKE: “B” team finished 12th at 634 (306-328) at the Glory Days/SU Invitational
      • Ryne Bond tied for 20th at 8-over 150 (73-77)
    • SHENANDOAH: “A” team finished 1st at 15-over 591 (295-296) at the Stateline Shootout; “B” and “C” teams finished 4th (590--297-296) and 6th (604--298-306) at the Glory Days/SU Invitational
      • Ben Gray tied for 2nd at 1-over 145 (73-72) at the Stateline Shootout
    • VIRGINIA WESLEYAN: “B" and “A” teams finished 5th (603--301-302) and 7th (605--307-298) at the Glory Days/SU Invitational
      • Brayden Tritsch placed 4th at 3-over 145 (73-72)


    * In collegiate golf, schools have the option to enter multiple iterations of teams in a tournament field. Only a designated “A” team cards an official score towards NCAA rankings and team averages. All individual players competing in a tournament, regardless of team designation, card official rounds towards their official individual scoring averages and NCAA rankings.

CLIPPD RANKINGS
ODAC WOMEN'S GOLF
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Team Rankings (all)

  • Will be noted later in the season

   
Individual Rankings (top-200 or better)

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CLIPPD RANKINGS
ODAC MEN'S GOLF
(coming soon…)

Team Rankings (all)

  • Will be noted later in the season

   
Individual Rankings (top-200 or better)

  • Will be noted later in the season
Chase Myers
Morgan Mussatt