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ODAC Golf Report: Fall - Week 6

It was a busy seven-day stretch for ODAC golfers with seven tournaments on the Week 6 schedule. A total of five men's programs and six women's teams were in action.

MEN'S GOLF - Two Tournaments

  • West Pines Collegiate (Results): Three ODAC schools traveled to Douglasville, Ga., for 54 holes of competition at the West Pines Golf Club. Shenandoah finished one spot ahead of Hampden-Sydney in sixth place, while Averett finished in a three-way tie for 10th in the 21-team field.
  • Hamilton College Men's Invitational (Results): Virginia Wesleyan carried the ODAC banner in Rome, N.Y., with two rounds of play at the Rome Country Club. The Marlins placed fourth out of eight teams in the field.
  • Sinking Valley Collegiate Classic (Results): Bridgewater was the lone ODAC school in Altoona, Pa., for the 36-hole event at Sinking Valley Country Club. The Eagles continued their run of strong play by placing second in the 20-team field, seven strokes back of Franklin & Marshall College.


WOMEN'S GOLF - Two Tournaments

  • Tartan Invitational (Results): The strong representation by ODAC programs in well-attended events continued in Farmington, Pa., with three league members competing over 36 holes at the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort. Washington and Lee finished in fifth, seven strokes clear of sixth-place Randolph-Macon. Lynchburg turned in a 12th-place showing in the 16-team field.
  • JCU Women's Invitational (Results): Shenandoah traveled to Northeast Ohio for 36 holes of play at Manakiki Golf Course in Willoughby Hills. The Hornets finished third in the 10-team field.
  • Hamilton College Women's Invitational (Results): Virginia Wesleyan was the lone ODAC squad in Rome, N.Y., for competition in the 36-hole event at the Rome Country Club. The Marlins turned in a fourth-place showing in the nine-team field.
  • Golf Oaks Shootout (Results): Roanoke continued its first season of women's golf in Fleetwood, Pa., for 36 holes of play at the Golf Oaks Golf Club. The Maroons did not record a team score in the event with three players scoring as individuals.
  • MORGAN MUSSATT | RANDOLPH-MACON
    Mussatt, a junior from Henrico, Va., earns her second straight and fourth overall ODAC weekly honor of the fall season following a strong 36-hole showing at the well-attended Tartan Invitational hosted by Carnegie Mellon University. Mussatt finished a three-way tie for ninth place as one of 15 players under-par following two rounds on the par-72 track set to 5,663 yards at the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington, Pa. Mussatt registered a 3-under score of 141 to match Samantha Wang from CMU and Becky Williams from DePauw University. They finished five strokes back of medalist Yoyo Fu from NYU. Mussatt opened with a 1-under 71 that featured four birdies, two-each on either nine holes. She again carded four birdies in round two – three on the back-nine – to help her to a 2-under 70. Mussatt tied for first in par-3 scoring (-2, 2.75).

    Randolph-Macon, ranked seventh in the latest Division III Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll, finished sixth overall at 19-over 595 (296-299). The 16-team field included seven of the top-19 programs in the country including five of the top-seven.

  • CHASE MYERS | AVERETT UNIVERSITY
    SEAN ACREE | HAMPDEN-SYDNEY COLLEGE
    Myers, a first-year from Greensboro, N.C., and Acree, a sophomore from Chesterfield, Va., earned ODAC co-weekly honors after tying for sixth at the West Pines Collegiate in Douglasville, Ga. This is the second straight weekly award for Myers, while Acree collects his first honor. The pair were among five players that tied for sixth at 1-over 214 following 54 holes of competition on the par-71 layout set to 6,739 yards at the West Pines Golf Club. Myers and Acree were joined by Will Agnew from Southern Virginia University and Jackson Hill and Ryan Dunn from Oglethorpe University in finishing eight strokes back of medalist Colton O'Dell from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor.

    Myers opened with a 2-over 73 that included a pair of birdies and 13 pars. He carded a 3-under 68 in round two that was highlighted by three birdies and an eagle on the par-5 17th hole. Myers again eagled the 17th in his final round, adding two more birdies on the way to a 2-over 73 and his second straight top-six finish. Myers was fourth in par-3 scoring (-1, 2.93) and tied for first with his two eagles.

    Acree was steady in his opening round with an eagle on No. 17, a birdie, and 13 pars on his way to an even-par 71. His next 18 holes were a bit more colorful on the scorecard with three birdies helping him to a 4-over 75. There was a lot of red on his final round card as Acree posted six birdies – including four in a seven-hole stretch – towards a personal collegiate-best 3-under 68. Acree led the field in par-5 scoring (-6, 4.50) and tied for eighth in par-4 scoring (+1, 4.04).

    Averett (5) and Hampden-Sydney (53) both received votes towards the latest Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll. The Tigers placed seventh in the 21-team field at 24-over 876 (286-299-291). The Cougars tied for 10th with Centre College and Greensboro College at 31-over 883 (300-283-300). Hampden-Sydney's finish was its highest in three events with a season-best team score.

    • LYNCHBURG: finished 12th at 54-over 630 (314-316) at the Tartan Invitational
      • Grace Saunders tied for 30th at 6-over 150 (76-74)
    • ROANOKE: did not post a team score at the Golden Oaks Shootout
      • Allyson Childs tied for 10th at 21-over 165 (85-80)
    • SHENANDOAH: finished 3rd at 109-over 685 (347-338) at the JCU Women's Invitational
      • Manon Branfaux placed 10th at 24-over 168 (84-84)
    • VIRGINIA WESLEYAN: finished 4th at 76-over 652 (326-326) at the Hamilton College Women's Invitational
      • Juliette Coffey tied for 8th at 11-over 155 (77-78)
    • WASHINGTON AND LEE: finished 5th at 12-over 588 (290-298) at the Tartan Invitational
      • Berkeley Bundy  tied for 12th at 1-under 143 (69-74)


    * 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 2nd at 49-over 609 (307-302) at the Sinking Valley Collegiate Classic
      • Jackson Baugher, competing as an individual, placed 3rd at 8-over 148 (72-76)
    • SHENANDOAH: finished 6th at 17-over 869 (301-291-277) at the West Pines Collegiate
      • Conor McCarthy tied for 13th at 3-over 216 (75-71-70)
    • VIRGINIA WESLEYAN: finished 4th at 42-over 625 (318-307) at the Hamilton College Men's Invitational
      • Lleyton McCulloch tied for 12th at 9-over 153 (79-74)


    * 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
(to be posted by Clippd in October)

Team Rankings (all)

  • Will be noted later in the season

   
Individual Rankings (top-200 or better)

  • Will be noted later in the season

CLIPPD RANKINGS
ODAC MEN'S GOLF
(to be posted by Clippd in October)

Team Rankings (all)

  • Will be noted later in the season

   
Individual Rankings (top-200 or better)

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