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Mahoney Paces Eagles at Badger Invitational
10/3/2023 4:59:00 PM | Men's Golf
Freshman places among the top 20 with two rounds at par or better
Complete Results | Season Stats.
MADISON, Wis. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's golf team concluded competition at the 2023 Badger Invitational held Oct. 2-3, with the Eagles finishing 13th overall at the two-day event hosted by the University of Wisconsin on UW's University Ridge Golf Course. Freshman Avery Mahoney (Burlington, Ontario/Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School) was the top finisher for EMU, as he placed tied for 19th overall after carding a 215 (72-74-69).
Eastern finished the tournament with an 872 (288-295-289) to finish 13th overall with Florida Gulf Coast University winning the event, finishing first with 851 (274-286-291). Illinois State University (852) and Middle Tennessee State University (852) shared runner-up honors while Long Beach State University (854) and Virginia Commonwealth University (854) tied for fourth.
How It Happened
Mahoney was one of four Eagles to card at least one round of par or better in the tournament as he opened the event shooting an even-par 72 before closing the final round with three-under 69. He was joined in the group by Cam Kellett (London, Ontario/Saint Thomas Aquinas/Nevada), who fired a first-round three-under 69; Patrick Deardorff (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston), who carded rounds of even-par 72 and 1-under 71 in the first two rounds; and Nathaniel Gray Lamont (Guelph, Ontario/Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute), who closed the tournament with a one-under 71.
Overall, Kellett shot a 217 (69-75-73) to finish in a tie for 35th while Deardorff carded a 221 (72-71-78) to tie for 52nd. Gray Lamont shot a 223 (77-75-71) to tie for 61st while Logan Graf (Sylvan Lake, Alberta/HJ Cody) ended his tournament tied for 78th with a 230 (75-79-76).
Additionally, Victor Caliguri (Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder) played in a tournament for individual competitors and placed 26th overall with a 251 (84-85-82).
Up Next
Eastern returns to action Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 9-10, when it travels to West Lafayette, Ind., to compete in the Purdue Fall Invitational. The two-day event will be played at Ackerman-Allen Golf Course near the Purdue campus.
Final Results
Team Scores (Final)
Pl. Team Scores
1. Florida Gulf Coast 274-286-291=851
t2. Illinois State 283-288-281=852
t2. Middle Tennessee St. 281-285-286=852
t4. Long Beach State 282-292-280=854
t4. VCU 288-280-286=854
6. Nebraska 282-283-295=860
7. Marquette 291-290-283=864
8. Central Arkansas 283-290-293=866
t9. Northern Illinois 290-293-284=867
t9. Wisconsin 296-294-284=867
t11. South Alabama 300-287-282=869
t11. Ball State 294-279-296=869
13. Eastern Michigan 288-295-289=872
14. South Dakota State 286-296-291=873
15. Western Carolina 299-294-293=886
16. Campbell 290-301-298=889
17. Loyola Chicago 308-288-302=898
18. Maryland 303-305-303=911
Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl. Player Scores
t19. Avery Mahoney (3) 72-74-69=215
t35. Cam Kellett (1) 69-75-73=217
t52. Patrick Deardorff (2) 72-71-78=221
t61. Nathaniel Gray Lamont (4) 77-75-71=223
t78. Logan Graf (5) 75-79-76=230
26.* Victor Caliguri 84-85-82=251
* played in individual tournament
MADISON, Wis. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's golf team concluded competition at the 2023 Badger Invitational held Oct. 2-3, with the Eagles finishing 13th overall at the two-day event hosted by the University of Wisconsin on UW's University Ridge Golf Course. Freshman Avery Mahoney (Burlington, Ontario/Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School) was the top finisher for EMU, as he placed tied for 19th overall after carding a 215 (72-74-69).
Eastern finished the tournament with an 872 (288-295-289) to finish 13th overall with Florida Gulf Coast University winning the event, finishing first with 851 (274-286-291). Illinois State University (852) and Middle Tennessee State University (852) shared runner-up honors while Long Beach State University (854) and Virginia Commonwealth University (854) tied for fourth.
How It Happened
Mahoney was one of four Eagles to card at least one round of par or better in the tournament as he opened the event shooting an even-par 72 before closing the final round with three-under 69. He was joined in the group by Cam Kellett (London, Ontario/Saint Thomas Aquinas/Nevada), who fired a first-round three-under 69; Patrick Deardorff (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston), who carded rounds of even-par 72 and 1-under 71 in the first two rounds; and Nathaniel Gray Lamont (Guelph, Ontario/Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute), who closed the tournament with a one-under 71.
Overall, Kellett shot a 217 (69-75-73) to finish in a tie for 35th while Deardorff carded a 221 (72-71-78) to tie for 52nd. Gray Lamont shot a 223 (77-75-71) to tie for 61st while Logan Graf (Sylvan Lake, Alberta/HJ Cody) ended his tournament tied for 78th with a 230 (75-79-76).
Additionally, Victor Caliguri (Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder) played in a tournament for individual competitors and placed 26th overall with a 251 (84-85-82).
Up Next
Eastern returns to action Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 9-10, when it travels to West Lafayette, Ind., to compete in the Purdue Fall Invitational. The two-day event will be played at Ackerman-Allen Golf Course near the Purdue campus.
Final Results
Team Scores (Final)
Pl. Team Scores
1. Florida Gulf Coast 274-286-291=851
t2. Illinois State 283-288-281=852
t2. Middle Tennessee St. 281-285-286=852
t4. Long Beach State 282-292-280=854
t4. VCU 288-280-286=854
6. Nebraska 282-283-295=860
7. Marquette 291-290-283=864
8. Central Arkansas 283-290-293=866
t9. Northern Illinois 290-293-284=867
t9. Wisconsin 296-294-284=867
t11. South Alabama 300-287-282=869
t11. Ball State 294-279-296=869
13. Eastern Michigan 288-295-289=872
14. South Dakota State 286-296-291=873
15. Western Carolina 299-294-293=886
16. Campbell 290-301-298=889
17. Loyola Chicago 308-288-302=898
18. Maryland 303-305-303=911
Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl. Player Scores
t19. Avery Mahoney (3) 72-74-69=215
t35. Cam Kellett (1) 69-75-73=217
t52. Patrick Deardorff (2) 72-71-78=221
t61. Nathaniel Gray Lamont (4) 77-75-71=223
t78. Logan Graf (5) 75-79-76=230
26.* Victor Caliguri 84-85-82=251
* played in individual tournament
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