Men's Golf
Panthers finish sixth in Heartland Conference tourney
Hanover College's men's golf team capped its 2008 season with a sixth-place finish in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship. The final two rounds of the 72-hole event were played May 2-3 at the Chestnut Hills Golf Course in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Junior Jason Reed (Indianapolis, Ind.) and senior Kyle Walden (Speedway, Ind.) each posted top-15 finishes to lead Hanover in the tournament. Reed placed 13th overall in a 40-golfer field. Walden (Speedway, Ind.) finished 15th for the Panthers.
Reed fired a 77 in the third round and an 84 in the final round to finish with 326 strokes (84-81-77-84). Walden turned in an 80 in the third round and closed the tourney with a 93. He totaled 333 strokes in the event (79-81-80-93).
Transylvania University (Ky.) captured the Heartland Conference team championship with 1,216 strokes (297-293-316-310). The Pioneers' Bradley Sutherland earned medalist honors with a four-round total of 297 (72-74-75-76).
Heartland Conference Championships - Final Results
Linksters sixth midway through HCAC tourney
Hanover College's men's golf team is in sixth place midway through the 2008 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships. The opening two rounds of the 72-hole event were played April 25-26 at Shadowood Golf Course in Seymour, Ind.
In seventh place after the opening round with total of 331 strokes, the Panthers fired a 327 in the second round to move into the sixth slot ahead of Defiance College (661) and the College of Mount St. Joseph (680).
Senior Kyle Walden (Speedway, Ind.), junior Jason Reed (Indianapolis, Ind.) and sophomore Chris Snyder (Liberty, Ind.) each fired 81s to lead Hanover in the second round.
Walden is 15th overall in the 40-golfer field with a two-day total of 160 (79-81). Reed is 24th with a 165 (84-81) and Snyder is 29th with a 169 (88-81).
Senior Jack Holden (Frankfort, Ind.) turned in an 84 in the second round and is 22nd overall with a 164 (80-84).
Transylvania University (Ky.) leads the team race with a 590 (297-293). The Pioneers, the defending HCAC champions, have four golfers in the top five slots after two rounds.
Transylvania's Matthew Martin leads the pack with a 144 (73-71).
Heartland Conference Championships - Round Two (2/4) Results
Hanover seventh after first round at HCACs
The Hanover College men's golf team sits in seventh place after the opening round of the 2008 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships. The four-round event opened Friday, April 25, with 18 holes at the Shadowood Golf Course in Seymour, Ind.
Senior Kyle Walden (Speedway, Ind.) led Hanover in the opening round with a top-10 finish. Walden turned in a seven-over-par 79 to finish 10th in a 40-golfer field.
Senior Jack Holden (Frankfort, Ind.) was one of seven players tied for 12th place. Holden posted an 80 on the par-72, 6,709-yard course for the Panthers.
Hanover totaled 331 strokes to finish ahead of the College of Mount St. Joseph (Ohio) in the eight-team field. Transylvania University (Ky.), the defending tourney champion, leads the battle for the team crown with a 297.
Franklin College freshman Joey Dwenger is one of three players tied at the top of the standings with an opening-round 72. Anderson University's Tyler Daniels and Transylvania's Bradley Sutherland each also posted an even-par 72.
Heartland Conference Championships - Round One (1/4) Results
Panthers finish seventh at Rose-Hulman tourney
Hanover College's men's golf squad finished seventh among eight teams at the Rose-Hulman Invitational. The 36-hole tournament was played April 19-20 at the Hulman Links in Terre Haute, Ind.
Junior Jason Reed (Indianapolis, Ind.) placed 19th overall to lead the Panthers. Reed fired a two-day total of 163 (84-79) on the par-72, 6,775-yard course.
Sophomore Chris Snyder (Liberty, Ind.) and senior Kyle Walden (Speedway, Ind.) each posted top-25 finishes. Snyder was 21st overall with a 164 (83-81). Walden finished 23rd with a 166 (82-84).
Anderson University captured the team championship with 629 strokes (315-314). DePauw University was second with 633 (311-322).
Franklin College's Justin Ridge was the tournament medalist. Ridge fired a 149 (75-74) to defeated Rose-Hulman's Brian Kiraly by four strokes (153).
Rose-Hulman Invitational - Team & Individual Results
Walden, Reed lead Hanover at Manchester Invitational
Senior Kyle Walden (Speedway, Ind.) and junior Jason Reed (Indianapolis, Ind.) each posted top-15 finishes to lead Hanover College's men's golf team to a sixth-place finish at the Manchester College Invitational. The nine-team tournament was held Saturday, April 12, at Chestnut Hills Golf Course in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Walden placed 10th in a 55-player field with a 10-over-par 82. Reed was 15th overall with an 83.
Hanover totaled 347 strokes in the 18-hole event. Hope College (Mich.) captured the team championship with 319 strokes. Transylvania University (Ky.) was second with 323 strokes.
Hope's Thomas Yamaoka earned a five-stroke victory in the event with a one-over-par 73. He fired a tourney-best 35 through the final nine holes.
Manchester Invitational - Team & Individual Results
Panthers third at Hanover Invitational
Hanover College's men's golf team placed third among five teams in the 2008 Hanover College Spring Invitational. The 18-hole event was held Thursday, April 3, at Shadowood Golf Course in Seymour, Ind.
Hanover totaled 321 strokes to finish third behind Franklin College (303) and Anderson University (304). The Rose-Hulman Insitute of Technology placed fourth overall with 336 strokes and the College of Mount St. Joseph (Ohio) finished fifth with 340 strokes.
Junior Jason Reed (Indianapolis, Ind.) placed fifth out of a field of 33 golfers to lead the Panthers. Reed fired a 77 (37-40) on the par-72, 6,709-yard course.
Seniors Jack Holden (Frankfort, Ind.) and Jeremiah Powers (Salem, Ind.) each tied for 13th place with an 81. Holden shot a 43 on the front nine holes and closed with a 38. Powers shot a 39 on the first nine holes and had a 42 on the back nine.
Franklin's Justin Ridge earned medalist honors with a one-under-par 71 (34-37). Anderson's Tyler Daniels was second overall with a 72 (34-38).
Hanover Invitational - Individual Results