Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, October 4
Richmond, Ind.
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The Indy at Forest Hills
Photo by: Walt Middleton Photography
Two Tournaments Await Men’s Golf Team
10/3/2024 12:09:00 PM | Men's Golf
Team will play in Florida with individuals headed to Richmond, Ind.
| 2024 The Indy at Forest Hills | |
| Date | Friday, Oct. 4, 2024 |
| Venue | Forest Hills CC | Richmond, Ind. |
| Course Info | Par: 70 |
| Notes/Stats | EMU Notes |
| Live Results | Scoreboard |
| Social Media | X: EMU_Golf | Instagram: EasternMichiganMensGolf |
| The Island at West Bay Collegiate Invitational | |
| Dates | Sunday-Monday, Oct. 6-7, 2024 |
| Venue | West Bay Golf Club | Estero, Fla. |
| Course Info | Par: 72 | Yards: 6,960 |
| Notes/Stats | EMU Notes |
| Live Results | LeaderboardKing |
| Social Media | X: EMU_Golf | Instagram: EasternMichiganMensGolf |
YPSILANTI (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University men's golf team will be represented at a pair of competitions in the coming days with players set to take part in events in Indiana and Florida. First, several individuals will travel to Forest Hills Country Club in Richmond, Ind., to take part in The Indy at Forest Hills, Friday, Oct. 4, while the remainder of the team will participate in The Island at West Bay Collegiate Invitational at the West Bay Club in Estero, Fla., Sunday-Monday, Oct. 6-7.
THIS WEEK'S LINE UP • THE INDY
Here are the individual Eagles that will compete at The Indy at Forest Hills:
Pietro Fenoglio (So.) • 75.0 avg. | Appearing in his second tournament after playing Southern Dunes (49th)
Lucas Hughes (Jr.) • 76.0 avg. | Appearing in his second tournament after playing Southern Dunes (52nd)
Guillaume Paquette (Fr.) • Making his collegiate debut
Matthew Rastogi (Fr.) • 76.0 avg. | Making his third appearance... Finished a best of 32nd at Southern Dunes
THIS WEEK'S LINE UP • WEST BAY
Here are the Eagles that will compete as a team at The Island at West Bay Collegiate Invitational:
James Baxter (Fr.) • 74.0 avg. | Fired a team-best 68 (-4) in the second round at Southern Dunes
Tim Chan (Sr.) • 73.5 avg. | Leads the team with 28 birdies through eight rounds played (3.50/round)
Rory McDonald-O'Brien (Jr.) • 77.2 avg. | Placed a season-best 51st at the Virtues Intercollegiate
Daniel Robles Delval (Jr.) • 72.4 avg. | Led the team at the Virtues Intercollegiate at 2-under (t7th)
Bavake Sihota (Sr.) • 73.9 avg. | Top finisher for the team at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate
TOURNAMENT INFO: THE INDY
The Indy at Forest Hills will be played at Forest Hills Country Club, a par-70 course in Richmond, Ind. Eastern will be one of 13 schools represented in the one-day event with no team scoring in the 36-hole competition. Along with EMU, the institutions represented include host Miami, Ashland, Ball State, Butler, Cincinnati, Hanover College, Indiana, IU East, IU Indy, Marshall, Ohio, and Xavier.
TOURNAMENT INFO: WEST BAY
The Island at West Bay Collegiate Invitational will take place over two days at the West Bay Club with the action being played on a par-72, 6,960-yard course. The events will see 36 holes played Sunday, Oct. 6, with 18 holes played Monday, Oct. 7. One of 14 teams set to compete, Eastern will be joined in the field by host Florida Gulf Coast, Coastal Carolina, Elon, Florida Atlantic, Jacksonville, Liberty, Lipscomb, Maryland, Middle Tennessee State, Oral Roberts, Penn State, South Florida, and Stetson.
CHIP INS
» The Eagles carded a 1-under 575 in the rain-shortened Virtues Intercollegiate (Sept. 28-29) with the 575 standing as the second-best 36-hole team score in program history (569, Oct. 24-25, 2004, Hoya Invitational).
» Daniel Robles Delval tied for seventh at the Virtues Intercollegiate with a 2-under 142, his second-best 36-hole score as a collegiate player (138 with Rogers State).
» Bavake Sihota continued to shoot low rounds as the senior carded a second-round, even-par 72 to make it three consecutive tournaments with at least one round at par or better.
» Tim Chan opened the tournament with a 3-under 69, marking his low round of the season. The 69 also stands as the seventh round of 69-or-lower he has carded in the past two seasons.
» When The Indy at Forest Hills tees off Friday, Guillaume Paquette will make his collegiate debut after having not played in the opening three tournaments.
» Andy Walker was named the 2023-24 Black College Golf Coaches Association Coach of the Year for the second time in his career after guiding his former school, VCU, to another stellar season.
» The Eagles' roster features nine athletes, all of whom are new to the program. Included on the list are three seniors, two juniors, one sophomore, and three freshmen.
RECAP: VIRTUES
The soggy Virtues Intercollegiate (Sept. 28-29) saw all teams finish the first round Saturday and start their second round of play with darkness and rain halting action late Saturday. The field finished the second round Sunday morning, but continued rain in the area prevented the third round from being played. Overall, the 2-under, 575 carded by the Eagles, the second lowest in program history, placed them third overall with Michigan (283-276=559) and James Madison (282-280=562) taking the top two spots, finishing at 17-under and 14-under, respectively.
Daniel Robles Delval led the way for the Eagles as he fired a 2-under 142 (71-71) to finish in a six-way tie for seventh place. His two rounds at 71 in just his second event with Eastern marked the first time he fired under par in all rounds played and marked his second-best finish in a two-round event as a collegiate player. His best came March 27-28, 2023, with Rogers State at the NSIC Preview Invitational where he won the event with a six-under 138.
Both James Baxter and Bavake Sihota finished tied for 23rd as both shot 1-over 145. For Baxter (71-74), his opening-round score marked his third sub-par round of the season while Sihota (73-72) has now recorded at least one round of par or better in each of the three tournaments he has played for Eastern. Tim Chan finished tied for 30th as he finished 2-over at 146 (69-77) with his opening round 69 standing as his low round on the season and his seventh of 69-or-less in the last two seasons. Rory McDonald-O'Brien placed tied for 51st at six-over 150 (76-74) in his second tournament for the Eagles.
ON THE HORIZON
The final tournament of the 2024 fall schedule awaits the Eagles in three weeks when Eastern ventures to the White Sands Invitational at the The Ocean Club Golf Course on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. The three-day event, hosted by West Virginia University, will see teams play 18 holes each day.
THIS WEEK'S LINE UP • THE INDY
Here are the individual Eagles that will compete at The Indy at Forest Hills:
Pietro Fenoglio (So.) • 75.0 avg. | Appearing in his second tournament after playing Southern Dunes (49th)
Lucas Hughes (Jr.) • 76.0 avg. | Appearing in his second tournament after playing Southern Dunes (52nd)
Guillaume Paquette (Fr.) • Making his collegiate debut
Matthew Rastogi (Fr.) • 76.0 avg. | Making his third appearance... Finished a best of 32nd at Southern Dunes
THIS WEEK'S LINE UP • WEST BAY
Here are the Eagles that will compete as a team at The Island at West Bay Collegiate Invitational:
James Baxter (Fr.) • 74.0 avg. | Fired a team-best 68 (-4) in the second round at Southern Dunes
Tim Chan (Sr.) • 73.5 avg. | Leads the team with 28 birdies through eight rounds played (3.50/round)
Rory McDonald-O'Brien (Jr.) • 77.2 avg. | Placed a season-best 51st at the Virtues Intercollegiate
Daniel Robles Delval (Jr.) • 72.4 avg. | Led the team at the Virtues Intercollegiate at 2-under (t7th)
Bavake Sihota (Sr.) • 73.9 avg. | Top finisher for the team at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate
TOURNAMENT INFO: THE INDY
The Indy at Forest Hills will be played at Forest Hills Country Club, a par-70 course in Richmond, Ind. Eastern will be one of 13 schools represented in the one-day event with no team scoring in the 36-hole competition. Along with EMU, the institutions represented include host Miami, Ashland, Ball State, Butler, Cincinnati, Hanover College, Indiana, IU East, IU Indy, Marshall, Ohio, and Xavier.
TOURNAMENT INFO: WEST BAY
The Island at West Bay Collegiate Invitational will take place over two days at the West Bay Club with the action being played on a par-72, 6,960-yard course. The events will see 36 holes played Sunday, Oct. 6, with 18 holes played Monday, Oct. 7. One of 14 teams set to compete, Eastern will be joined in the field by host Florida Gulf Coast, Coastal Carolina, Elon, Florida Atlantic, Jacksonville, Liberty, Lipscomb, Maryland, Middle Tennessee State, Oral Roberts, Penn State, South Florida, and Stetson.
CHIP INS
» The Eagles carded a 1-under 575 in the rain-shortened Virtues Intercollegiate (Sept. 28-29) with the 575 standing as the second-best 36-hole team score in program history (569, Oct. 24-25, 2004, Hoya Invitational).
» Daniel Robles Delval tied for seventh at the Virtues Intercollegiate with a 2-under 142, his second-best 36-hole score as a collegiate player (138 with Rogers State).
» Bavake Sihota continued to shoot low rounds as the senior carded a second-round, even-par 72 to make it three consecutive tournaments with at least one round at par or better.
» Tim Chan opened the tournament with a 3-under 69, marking his low round of the season. The 69 also stands as the seventh round of 69-or-lower he has carded in the past two seasons.
» When The Indy at Forest Hills tees off Friday, Guillaume Paquette will make his collegiate debut after having not played in the opening three tournaments.
» Andy Walker was named the 2023-24 Black College Golf Coaches Association Coach of the Year for the second time in his career after guiding his former school, VCU, to another stellar season.
» The Eagles' roster features nine athletes, all of whom are new to the program. Included on the list are three seniors, two juniors, one sophomore, and three freshmen.
RECAP: VIRTUES
The soggy Virtues Intercollegiate (Sept. 28-29) saw all teams finish the first round Saturday and start their second round of play with darkness and rain halting action late Saturday. The field finished the second round Sunday morning, but continued rain in the area prevented the third round from being played. Overall, the 2-under, 575 carded by the Eagles, the second lowest in program history, placed them third overall with Michigan (283-276=559) and James Madison (282-280=562) taking the top two spots, finishing at 17-under and 14-under, respectively.
Daniel Robles Delval led the way for the Eagles as he fired a 2-under 142 (71-71) to finish in a six-way tie for seventh place. His two rounds at 71 in just his second event with Eastern marked the first time he fired under par in all rounds played and marked his second-best finish in a two-round event as a collegiate player. His best came March 27-28, 2023, with Rogers State at the NSIC Preview Invitational where he won the event with a six-under 138.
Both James Baxter and Bavake Sihota finished tied for 23rd as both shot 1-over 145. For Baxter (71-74), his opening-round score marked his third sub-par round of the season while Sihota (73-72) has now recorded at least one round of par or better in each of the three tournaments he has played for Eastern. Tim Chan finished tied for 30th as he finished 2-over at 146 (69-77) with his opening round 69 standing as his low round on the season and his seventh of 69-or-less in the last two seasons. Rory McDonald-O'Brien placed tied for 51st at six-over 150 (76-74) in his second tournament for the Eagles.
ON THE HORIZON
The final tournament of the 2024 fall schedule awaits the Eagles in three weeks when Eastern ventures to the White Sands Invitational at the The Ocean Club Golf Course on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. The three-day event, hosted by West Virginia University, will see teams play 18 holes each day.
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