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Robert Kepler Invitational
White and Breault Finish Top 30 at Kepler Invitational
4/10/2016 9:49:00 PM | Men's Golf
As a team, EMU improved by 10 strokes to claim 13th with a 610
Final Results | Season Statistics.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University senior Brett White (Caledonia, Mich.-East Kentwood) and freshman Beau Breault (Howell, Mich.-Hartland) turned in top-30 showing, placing in a tie for 28th place at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate, April 9-10. White carded a 76 in the final round while Breault managed a 74 to finish with a two-day total of 150.
Battling unseasonably cold conditions on the 7,455 yard, par-71 Scarlet Course at the OSU Golf Club, the Eagles finished in 13th place with a team score of 610 (310-300) as No. 31 UNLV took home the invitational hardware with a 586 (289-297). No. 37 UAB and No. 49 Michigan State finished five strokes back with a 591.
Michigan State's Josh Heinze, Maryland's Tom Harris and UNLV's Shintaro Ban finished the second round tied for first with a two-over 144, leading to a three-player playoff. Ban earned individual medalist honors after a four-hole playoff.
Due to inclement weather, the 16-team tournament was shortened from 54 holes to 36 in a decision made by tournament officials earlier in the week. Sunday's early morning weather pushed tee times back to around noon after initially slated to start at 10:30 a.m.
Junior Kyle Rodes (Plymouth, Mich.-Plymouth) gave the Eagles another player among the top 60, after carding a 74 to finish tied for 59th with a 155 (81-74). Junior Philippe Weppernig (Lucerne, Switzerland-Kantonsschule Alpenquai Luzern-Owens C.C.) followed with a 156 (80-76) while Nic Ross (Dundas, Ontario, Canada-Highland Secondary) posted a 157 (80-77) for 67th place.
Next up for the Head Coach Bruce Cunningham and the Eagles is the Rutherford Invitational, April 16-17, in University Park, Pa.
Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl. Player Scores
t-28. Brett White 74-76=150
t-28. Beau Breault 76-74=150
t-59. Kyle Rodes 81-74=155
t-64. Philippe Weppernig 80-76=156
t-67. Nicholas Ross 80-77=157
Team Scores:
Pl. Team Scores
1. No. 31 UNLV 289-297=586
t-2. No. 37 UAB 293-298=591
t-2. No. 49 Michigan State 293-298=591
4. Ohio State 291-303=594
5. Maryland 300-297=597
6. No. 29 Penn State 299-299=598
t-7. Michigan 302-297=599
t-7. No. 46 Kent State 299-300=599
t-9. Northwestern 314-290=604
t-9. Liberty 307-297=604
11. Southern Illinois 309-297=606
12. Bowling Green 304-303=607
13. Eastern Michigan 310-300=610
14. Dayton 308-306=614
15. West Virginia 302-316=618
16. Wright State 321-321=642
COLUMBUS, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University senior Brett White (Caledonia, Mich.-East Kentwood) and freshman Beau Breault (Howell, Mich.-Hartland) turned in top-30 showing, placing in a tie for 28th place at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate, April 9-10. White carded a 76 in the final round while Breault managed a 74 to finish with a two-day total of 150.
Battling unseasonably cold conditions on the 7,455 yard, par-71 Scarlet Course at the OSU Golf Club, the Eagles finished in 13th place with a team score of 610 (310-300) as No. 31 UNLV took home the invitational hardware with a 586 (289-297). No. 37 UAB and No. 49 Michigan State finished five strokes back with a 591.
Michigan State's Josh Heinze, Maryland's Tom Harris and UNLV's Shintaro Ban finished the second round tied for first with a two-over 144, leading to a three-player playoff. Ban earned individual medalist honors after a four-hole playoff.
Due to inclement weather, the 16-team tournament was shortened from 54 holes to 36 in a decision made by tournament officials earlier in the week. Sunday's early morning weather pushed tee times back to around noon after initially slated to start at 10:30 a.m.
Junior Kyle Rodes (Plymouth, Mich.-Plymouth) gave the Eagles another player among the top 60, after carding a 74 to finish tied for 59th with a 155 (81-74). Junior Philippe Weppernig (Lucerne, Switzerland-Kantonsschule Alpenquai Luzern-Owens C.C.) followed with a 156 (80-76) while Nic Ross (Dundas, Ontario, Canada-Highland Secondary) posted a 157 (80-77) for 67th place.
Next up for the Head Coach Bruce Cunningham and the Eagles is the Rutherford Invitational, April 16-17, in University Park, Pa.
Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl. Player Scores
t-28. Brett White 74-76=150
t-28. Beau Breault 76-74=150
t-59. Kyle Rodes 81-74=155
t-64. Philippe Weppernig 80-76=156
t-67. Nicholas Ross 80-77=157
Team Scores:
Pl. Team Scores
1. No. 31 UNLV 289-297=586
t-2. No. 37 UAB 293-298=591
t-2. No. 49 Michigan State 293-298=591
4. Ohio State 291-303=594
5. Maryland 300-297=597
6. No. 29 Penn State 299-299=598
t-7. Michigan 302-297=599
t-7. No. 46 Kent State 299-300=599
t-9. Northwestern 314-290=604
t-9. Liberty 307-297=604
11. Southern Illinois 309-297=606
12. Bowling Green 304-303=607
13. Eastern Michigan 310-300=610
14. Dayton 308-306=614
15. West Virginia 302-316=618
16. Wright State 321-321=642
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