EMU Golfers Finish Third at MAC Championships

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Eastern Michigan University men's golf team was unable to hold off Ball State in Saturday’s final round of the 72-hole tournament, as the Cardinals edged the Eagles by three stroke to finish in second place at the Mid-American Conference Men's Golf Championships at Brickyard Crossing Golf Course.

Senior Korey Mahoney led the Eagles, finishing in a tie for seventh place at four-over par 292 (78-74-70-70). Freshman Chris Ross also finished tied for seventh place with a 282 (74-74-70-74), while sophomore Graham Hill and junior Bryan Haase tied for 15th place at seven-over par 295. Senior Peter Sauerbrei finished in a tie for 30th place with a 302 (79-75-75-73).

For their accomplishments this season, Mahoney earned first team All-MAC honors while Hill garnered second team honors.

For the second consecutive year, Kent State won MAC Championship as the Golden Flashes’ Marc Bourgeois (71-73-70-71) and Tommy Weigand (73-69-68-75) both tied for first-place honors shooting three-under-par (285) for the tournament. This is the second year in a row that Kent State teammates have shared the individual title.

Kent State will represent the Mid-American Conference at the NCAA Central Regional, May 18-20, at the Sand Ridge Golf Club in Cleveland, Ohio.

Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl. Player Scores
T7. Korey Mahoney 78-74--70-70=292
T7. Chris Ross 74-74-70-74=292
T15. Bryan Haase 69-71-77-78=295
T15. Graham Hill 70-75-73-77=295
T30. Peter Sauerbrei 79-75-75-73=302

Team Scores:
Pl. Team Scores
1. Kent State 286-288-283-295=1153
2. Ball State 290-290-293-291=1164
3. Eastern Michigan 291-294-288-294=1167
4. Miami 289-298-294-300=1181
5. Toledo 291-301-294-296=1182
6. Northern Illinois 288-299-300-297=1184
7. Akron 293-293-299-309=1194
8. Ohio 292-295-303-306=1196
9. Bowling Green 303-302-294-299=119

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