Eastern Michigan Athletics
Saturday, September 28
Nashport, Ohio
8:30 a.m.
Eastern Michigan University
at
Virtues Intercollegiate
Photo by: Walt Middleton Photography
Golf Places Third in Rain-Shortened Virtues Tourney
9/29/2024 5:32:00 PM | Men's Golf
Eagles one of three teams to finish two-round event under par
Results
NASHPORT, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's golf team competed in the Virtues Intercollegiate and finished third in the team standings in the rain-shortened event played Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 28-29, at The Virtues Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio. The Eagles sat in fifth place after the first round before moving up to third at 575 (284-291) to shoot 2-under.
How It Happened
The soggy event 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 placed them third overall with the University of Michigan (283-276=559) and James Madison University (282-280=562) taking the top two spots, finishing at 17-under and 14-under, respectively.
Individually, Daniel Robles Delval (Albacete, Spain/Escuela Nacional Blume/Rogers State) 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, when he played for Rogers State University at the NSIC Preview Invitational and won the event with a six-under 138.
Both James Baxter (London, England/Highlands School & Sixth Form) and Bavake Sihota (Caledon, Ontario/Independent Learning Center/Michigan) 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 (Hong Kong, China/Loretto School/New Mexico JC/VCU) 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 (Shrewsbury, England/Shrewsbury School/South Carolina Aiken) placed tied for 51st at six-over 150 (76-74) in his second tournament for the Eagles.
Up Next
Two events await the Eagles next weekend, starting with several individuals playing in The Indy at Forest Hills, Friday, Oct. 4, in Richmond, Ind. The remainder of the team will head to Estero, Fla., Oct. 6-7, to play in the West Bay Collegiate Invitational.
Results
Virtues Intercollegiate
The Virtues Golf Club • Nashport, Ohio
Par 72 • 7,243 yards
Saturday, Sept. 28-Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024
Event shortened to 36 holes because of weather
Team Standings
1. Michigan • 559 (283-276), -17
2. James Madison • 562 (282-280), -14
3. EASTERN • 575 (284-291), -1
4. Wright State • 579 (297-282), +3
4. Marshall • 579 (282-297), +3
6. Longwood • 580 (282-298), +4
7. Butler • 584 (291-293), +8
8. Ohio • 585 (288-297), +9
9. Bowling Green • 587 (296-291), +11
10. Dayton • 589 (296-293), +13
11. St. Bonaventure • 306 (306-n/a), +18
12. Belmont • 601 (295-306), +25
13. Robert Morris • 603 (301-302), +27
14. Youngstown State • 610 (308-302), +34
Individual Results (Top 5 + EMU)
1. Yuqi Liu (MICH) • 137 (69-68), -7
2. Chuck Tragesser (RMU) • 138 (72-66), -6
2. Vaclav Tichy (JMU) • 138 (71-67), -6
4. Garrett Kuhla (JMU) • 139 (64-75), -5
4. Hunter Thomson (MICH) • 139 (70-69), -5
6. RJ Arone (MICH) • 141 (71-70), -3
7. Daniel Robles Delval (EM) • 142 (71-71), -2
7. Dean Muratore (MICH) • 142 (73-69), -2
7. Justin LaRue (MICH) • 142 (70-72), -2
7. Nate Vonderhaar (MIA) • 142 (69-73), -2
7. Edvin Backstron (KENT) • 142 (73-69), -2
7. Ryan Bilby (MAR) • 142 (70-72), -2
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t23. James Baxter (EM) • 145 (71-74), +1
t23. Bavake Sihota (EM) • 145 (73-72), +1
t30. Tim Chan (EM) • 146 (69-77), +2
t51. Rory McDonald-O'Brien (EM) • 150 (76-74), +6
NASHPORT, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University men's golf team competed in the Virtues Intercollegiate and finished third in the team standings in the rain-shortened event played Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 28-29, at The Virtues Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio. The Eagles sat in fifth place after the first round before moving up to third at 575 (284-291) to shoot 2-under.
How It Happened
The soggy event 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 placed them third overall with the University of Michigan (283-276=559) and James Madison University (282-280=562) taking the top two spots, finishing at 17-under and 14-under, respectively.
Individually, Daniel Robles Delval (Albacete, Spain/Escuela Nacional Blume/Rogers State) 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, when he played for Rogers State University at the NSIC Preview Invitational and won the event with a six-under 138.
Both James Baxter (London, England/Highlands School & Sixth Form) and Bavake Sihota (Caledon, Ontario/Independent Learning Center/Michigan) 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 (Hong Kong, China/Loretto School/New Mexico JC/VCU) 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 (Shrewsbury, England/Shrewsbury School/South Carolina Aiken) placed tied for 51st at six-over 150 (76-74) in his second tournament for the Eagles.
Up Next
Two events await the Eagles next weekend, starting with several individuals playing in The Indy at Forest Hills, Friday, Oct. 4, in Richmond, Ind. The remainder of the team will head to Estero, Fla., Oct. 6-7, to play in the West Bay Collegiate Invitational.
Results
Virtues Intercollegiate
The Virtues Golf Club • Nashport, Ohio
Par 72 • 7,243 yards
Saturday, Sept. 28-Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024
Event shortened to 36 holes because of weather
Team Standings
1. Michigan • 559 (283-276), -17
2. James Madison • 562 (282-280), -14
3. EASTERN • 575 (284-291), -1
4. Wright State • 579 (297-282), +3
4. Marshall • 579 (282-297), +3
6. Longwood • 580 (282-298), +4
7. Butler • 584 (291-293), +8
8. Ohio • 585 (288-297), +9
9. Bowling Green • 587 (296-291), +11
10. Dayton • 589 (296-293), +13
11. St. Bonaventure • 306 (306-n/a), +18
12. Belmont • 601 (295-306), +25
13. Robert Morris • 603 (301-302), +27
14. Youngstown State • 610 (308-302), +34
Individual Results (Top 5 + EMU)
1. Yuqi Liu (MICH) • 137 (69-68), -7
2. Chuck Tragesser (RMU) • 138 (72-66), -6
2. Vaclav Tichy (JMU) • 138 (71-67), -6
4. Garrett Kuhla (JMU) • 139 (64-75), -5
4. Hunter Thomson (MICH) • 139 (70-69), -5
6. RJ Arone (MICH) • 141 (71-70), -3
7. Daniel Robles Delval (EM) • 142 (71-71), -2
7. Dean Muratore (MICH) • 142 (73-69), -2
7. Justin LaRue (MICH) • 142 (70-72), -2
7. Nate Vonderhaar (MIA) • 142 (69-73), -2
7. Edvin Backstron (KENT) • 142 (73-69), -2
7. Ryan Bilby (MAR) • 142 (70-72), -2
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t23. James Baxter (EM) • 145 (71-74), +1
t23. Bavake Sihota (EM) • 145 (73-72), +1
t30. Tim Chan (EM) • 146 (69-77), +2
t51. Rory McDonald-O'Brien (EM) • 150 (76-74), +6
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