Eastern Michigan Athletics
Monday, February 13
Dade City, Fla.
All Day
Eastern Michigan University
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Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play
Men's Golf Wraps Up Day One of Yestingsmeier Match Play Event
2/13/2017 7:05:00 PM | Men's Golf
No. 1 Eastern Michigan will play No. 6 Ohio in the fifth-place match
Live Scoring.
DADE City, Fla. (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University men's golf team opened its spring season on Monday, Feb. 13, by posting an 0-1-1 record at the Sixth Annual Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play on the par 72, 7,153 yard Lake Jovita Golf Course. The No. 1 seed Eagles fell in the opening round to No. 8 seed Miami, 4-2, before rebounding to edge No. 5 seed Toledo on tiebreakers.
Schools are competing in teams of six with the seeds determined by their current GolfStat rankings. Each of the six matches is worth one point to the winner. If the competitors end up all-square after 18 holes, each school received ½ point. The school with the most points after the six matches wins.
Unlike stroke play, in which the unit of scoring is the total number of strokes taken over one or more rounds of golf, match play scoring consists of individual holes won, halved or lost. On each hole, the most that can be gained is one point. Golfers play as normal, counting the strokes taken on a given hole. The golfer with the lowest score on a given hole receives one point. If the golfers tie, then the hole is halved. Also, once a player is "up" more holes than there are holes remaining to play the match is over.
The top-seeded Eagles finished in 2015 and 2016 and second at the 2012 and 2014 events. In the six years of the event, Head Coach Bruce Cunningham's crew has posted an 12-4 record in match play.
In the opening round, sophomore Beau Breault (Howell, Mich.-Hartland) took a 4-and-3 decision over Callahan Elzey, while senior Philippe Weppernig (Lucerne, Switzerland-Kantonsschule Alpenquai Luzern-Owens C.C.) earned a 2-and-1 victory over JD Fletcher. The
In other first round action, No. 4 Seton Hall defeated No. 5 Toledo, 5-1, No. 3 Ball State bested No. 6 Ohio, 4-2, and No. 2 Notre Dame advanced past No. 7 DePaul, 4-2.
In the afternoon versus Toledo, the duo of senior Kyle Rodes (Plymouth, Mich.-Plymouth) (4&2) and Nic Ross (Dundas, Ontario, Canada-Highland Secondary) (5&3) claimed Eastern's victories. The Rockets responded with two victories of their own to knot the match at 2-2. Breault halved with Spencer Shoemaker, while Joey Kremer (Toronto, Ontario, Canada-Senator O'Connor) was all-square with Joe Bryce. The match was ultimately decided based upon EMU's combined two-hole lead to advance on tiebreakers.
The Eagles will now play No. 6 seed Ohio University for fifth place tomorrow beginning at 8:30 a.m. Live scoring for Tuesday's rounds are available at Golfstat.com.
2017 Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play Challenge
Round 1 - Quarterfinals:
#8 Miami 4, #1 Eastern Michigan 2
Patrick Flavin (Miami) def. Kyle Rodes (EMU), 3&2
Brian Ohr (Miami) def. Nic Ross (EMU), 5&4
Greg Conrad (Miami) def. Jared Multer (EMU), 4&3
Beau Breault (EMU) def. Callahan Elzey (Miami), 4&3
Cam Solomon (Miami) def. Joey Kremer (EMU), 2 up
Philippe Weppernig (EMU) def. JD Fletcher (Miami), 2&1
No. 4 Seton Hall def. No. 5 Toledo, 5-1
No. 3 Ball State def. No. 6 Ohio, 4-2
No. 2 Notre Dame def. No. 7 DePaul, 4-2
Round 2 - Consolation Semifinals:
#1 Eastern Michigan vs. #5 Toledo, halved 3-3 -- Eastern Michigan advances on tiebreaker (won 2 more total holes)
Kyle Rodes (EMU) def. Stephen Watts (Toledo), 4&2
Nic Ross (EMU) def. Thomas Thurloway(Toledo), 5&3
Colin Joseph (Toledo) def. Jared Multer (EMU), 4&2
Beau Breault (EMU) halved with Spencer Shoemaker (Toledo), A/S
Joey Kremer (EMU) halved with Joe Bryce (Toledo), A/S
Grant Godfrey (Toledo) def. Philippe Weppernig (EMU), 3&1
#6 Ohio vs. #7 DePaul, halved 3-3 -- Ohio advances on tiebreaker (won 4 more total holes)
#4 Seton Hall vs. #8 Miami, halved 3-3 -- Seton Hall advances on tiebreaker (won 6 more total holes)
#2 Notre Dame def. #5 Ball State, 4-2
Championship Match:
#2 Notre Dame vs. #4 Seton Hall
Third-Place Match:
#3 Ball State vs. #8 Miami
Fifth-Place Match:
#1 Eastern Michigan vs. #6 Ohio
Seventh-Place Match:
#5 Toledo vs. #7 DePaul
Tiebreaker System:
Team Matches Tied: Team matches that are tied will be decided by using the following procedure:
If a team match is tied after the completion of the six singles matches, the tie will be broken by comparing the margin of victory of each individual match won for their team.
If a team tie still exists, the team winner will be determined by comparing the number of holes remaining in each match won:
If a team tie still exists, the team winner will be determined by comparing the halved match or matches. These results will be determined by a "scorecard playoff" (scores will be compared by the #1 handicap hole) provided all tied matches have played that hole. Handicap holes will be used until the tie is broken with total scores.
DADE City, Fla. (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University men's golf team opened its spring season on Monday, Feb. 13, by posting an 0-1-1 record at the Sixth Annual Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play on the par 72, 7,153 yard Lake Jovita Golf Course. The No. 1 seed Eagles fell in the opening round to No. 8 seed Miami, 4-2, before rebounding to edge No. 5 seed Toledo on tiebreakers.
Schools are competing in teams of six with the seeds determined by their current GolfStat rankings. Each of the six matches is worth one point to the winner. If the competitors end up all-square after 18 holes, each school received ½ point. The school with the most points after the six matches wins.
Unlike stroke play, in which the unit of scoring is the total number of strokes taken over one or more rounds of golf, match play scoring consists of individual holes won, halved or lost. On each hole, the most that can be gained is one point. Golfers play as normal, counting the strokes taken on a given hole. The golfer with the lowest score on a given hole receives one point. If the golfers tie, then the hole is halved. Also, once a player is "up" more holes than there are holes remaining to play the match is over.
The top-seeded Eagles finished in 2015 and 2016 and second at the 2012 and 2014 events. In the six years of the event, Head Coach Bruce Cunningham's crew has posted an 12-4 record in match play.
In the opening round, sophomore Beau Breault (Howell, Mich.-Hartland) took a 4-and-3 decision over Callahan Elzey, while senior Philippe Weppernig (Lucerne, Switzerland-Kantonsschule Alpenquai Luzern-Owens C.C.) earned a 2-and-1 victory over JD Fletcher. The
In other first round action, No. 4 Seton Hall defeated No. 5 Toledo, 5-1, No. 3 Ball State bested No. 6 Ohio, 4-2, and No. 2 Notre Dame advanced past No. 7 DePaul, 4-2.
In the afternoon versus Toledo, the duo of senior Kyle Rodes (Plymouth, Mich.-Plymouth) (4&2) and Nic Ross (Dundas, Ontario, Canada-Highland Secondary) (5&3) claimed Eastern's victories. The Rockets responded with two victories of their own to knot the match at 2-2. Breault halved with Spencer Shoemaker, while Joey Kremer (Toronto, Ontario, Canada-Senator O'Connor) was all-square with Joe Bryce. The match was ultimately decided based upon EMU's combined two-hole lead to advance on tiebreakers.
The Eagles will now play No. 6 seed Ohio University for fifth place tomorrow beginning at 8:30 a.m. Live scoring for Tuesday's rounds are available at Golfstat.com.
2017 Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play Challenge
Round 1 - Quarterfinals:
#8 Miami 4, #1 Eastern Michigan 2
Patrick Flavin (Miami) def. Kyle Rodes (EMU), 3&2
Brian Ohr (Miami) def. Nic Ross (EMU), 5&4
Greg Conrad (Miami) def. Jared Multer (EMU), 4&3
Beau Breault (EMU) def. Callahan Elzey (Miami), 4&3
Cam Solomon (Miami) def. Joey Kremer (EMU), 2 up
Philippe Weppernig (EMU) def. JD Fletcher (Miami), 2&1
No. 4 Seton Hall def. No. 5 Toledo, 5-1
No. 3 Ball State def. No. 6 Ohio, 4-2
No. 2 Notre Dame def. No. 7 DePaul, 4-2
Round 2 - Consolation Semifinals:
#1 Eastern Michigan vs. #5 Toledo, halved 3-3 -- Eastern Michigan advances on tiebreaker (won 2 more total holes)
Kyle Rodes (EMU) def. Stephen Watts (Toledo), 4&2
Nic Ross (EMU) def. Thomas Thurloway(Toledo), 5&3
Colin Joseph (Toledo) def. Jared Multer (EMU), 4&2
Beau Breault (EMU) halved with Spencer Shoemaker (Toledo), A/S
Joey Kremer (EMU) halved with Joe Bryce (Toledo), A/S
Grant Godfrey (Toledo) def. Philippe Weppernig (EMU), 3&1
#6 Ohio vs. #7 DePaul, halved 3-3 -- Ohio advances on tiebreaker (won 4 more total holes)
#4 Seton Hall vs. #8 Miami, halved 3-3 -- Seton Hall advances on tiebreaker (won 6 more total holes)
#2 Notre Dame def. #5 Ball State, 4-2
Championship Match:
#2 Notre Dame vs. #4 Seton Hall
Third-Place Match:
#3 Ball State vs. #8 Miami
Fifth-Place Match:
#1 Eastern Michigan vs. #6 Ohio
Seventh-Place Match:
#5 Toledo vs. #7 DePaul
Tiebreaker System:
Team Matches Tied: Team matches that are tied will be decided by using the following procedure:
If a team match is tied after the completion of the six singles matches, the tie will be broken by comparing the margin of victory of each individual match won for their team.
If a team tie still exists, the team winner will be determined by comparing the number of holes remaining in each match won:
If a team tie still exists, the team winner will be determined by comparing the halved match or matches. These results will be determined by a "scorecard playoff" (scores will be compared by the #1 handicap hole) provided all tied matches have played that hole. Handicap holes will be used until the tie is broken with total scores.
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