Central Michigan University Athletics
Monday, March 11
North Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Surf Golf & Beach Club)
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Surf Club Invitational
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Men’s Golf Tied for 10th After 2 Rounds of Surf Club Invitational
3/11/2024 10:19:00 PM | Men's Golf
Chippewas improve by eight strokes from rounds one to two; Jackman cards 66 in round two
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - Central Michigan Men's Golf played rounds one and two of the Surf Club Invitational on Monday, sitting tied for 10th place with Holy Cross and host Appalachian State in the 18-team field.
The two-day tournament wraps up on Tuesday. Heading into the second day of competition, Connecticut leads the pack with a score of 552 (-16).
The Chippewas registered a two-round score of 574 (+6); 291 in round one and 283 in round two.
"I felt as though we are competing much better as a group," head coach Kevin Jennings said. "The group is collectively improving and it is showing in the overall scoring for us."
Jennings emphasized the importance of playing against high-level competition for his team's overall improvement.
"The competition level is very, very high in the last two events that we played in and quite a few events that we've played (so far)," he said. "Being that their competition level is higher, we're able to raise our bar and we continue to make the steps that are necessary for us to continue to move in the direction that we want to go."
Senior Arie Jackman led the way for the Chippewas, finishing out the day tied for eighth place by carding a 66 in the second round en route to a 139 (-3) overall. His 66 was the third lowest among all individual round scores for either round.
In addition to Jackman, Jennings made mention of individual performances from Philippe Yturralde (T34, 144), Jeffrey Andrus (T40, 145), Orlando Coons (T50, 146) and Easton Phillips (T72, 150).
"Everyone's playing very consistent," Jennings said. "We feel as though soon down the road, we're going to be able to have a little more elevation and leveling up a little higher in what we do."
Leading individually was Ray Dennehy of Connecticut, who shot a 134 (-8). Jackman was one of 14 players in the 100-player pool to shoot under par.
CMU's eight-stroke improvement from round one to two was important for the Chippewas, who look to improve their standing on day two with the momentum they built throughout day one.
"Good teams, great teams and excellent teams improve from round to round," Jennings said. I'm trying to get the guys to buy in and understand that if you're not improving from round to round, it's going to be very challenging to beat anyone. (We did) a lot of the things that we're trying to do and trying to etch and put in as part of a cornerstone, which is trying to lead the field in pars and elevate (our play)."
The two-day tournament wraps up on Tuesday. Heading into the second day of competition, Connecticut leads the pack with a score of 552 (-16).
The Chippewas registered a two-round score of 574 (+6); 291 in round one and 283 in round two.
"I felt as though we are competing much better as a group," head coach Kevin Jennings said. "The group is collectively improving and it is showing in the overall scoring for us."
Jennings emphasized the importance of playing against high-level competition for his team's overall improvement.
"The competition level is very, very high in the last two events that we played in and quite a few events that we've played (so far)," he said. "Being that their competition level is higher, we're able to raise our bar and we continue to make the steps that are necessary for us to continue to move in the direction that we want to go."
Senior Arie Jackman led the way for the Chippewas, finishing out the day tied for eighth place by carding a 66 in the second round en route to a 139 (-3) overall. His 66 was the third lowest among all individual round scores for either round.
In addition to Jackman, Jennings made mention of individual performances from Philippe Yturralde (T34, 144), Jeffrey Andrus (T40, 145), Orlando Coons (T50, 146) and Easton Phillips (T72, 150).
"Everyone's playing very consistent," Jennings said. "We feel as though soon down the road, we're going to be able to have a little more elevation and leveling up a little higher in what we do."
Leading individually was Ray Dennehy of Connecticut, who shot a 134 (-8). Jackman was one of 14 players in the 100-player pool to shoot under par.
CMU's eight-stroke improvement from round one to two was important for the Chippewas, who look to improve their standing on day two with the momentum they built throughout day one.
"Good teams, great teams and excellent teams improve from round to round," Jennings said. I'm trying to get the guys to buy in and understand that if you're not improving from round to round, it's going to be very challenging to beat anyone. (We did) a lot of the things that we're trying to do and trying to etch and put in as part of a cornerstone, which is trying to lead the field in pars and elevate (our play)."
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