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Jayhawks in Ninth Place after Round 3

The Men's Golf team is in ninth place after the third round at NJCAA Nationals, but sit just five strokes out of fifth place. Individual scores on day three for that Jayhawks were:

·      Caleb Johnson- 72 (t10th)

·      Travis Clarke- 73 (t25th)

·      Dave Bonter- 79 (T55)

·      Bill Oosting- 75 ( t70)

·      Marcus Fry- 78 (t94)
  

Caleb Johnson Jumps to Ninth after Second Round

The MCC golfers are currently in eighth place at the NJCAA nationals in Alabama after the conclusion of the second round on Wednesday. Second round scores for the Jayhawks were:

·      Caleb Johnson (Western Michigan Chrisitan) – 71 (T9)

·      Travis Clarke (Reeths-Puffer) – 74 (T36)

·      Bill Oosting (Orchard View) – 80 (T80)

·      Dave Bonter (Spring Lake) – 71 (T43)

·      Marcus Fry (Spring Lake) – 78 (T94)
 

Men's Golf in Seventh at Nationals after First Round

At the conclusion of the first round of play at the NJCAA National Tournament at Goose Pond Colony in Scottsboro, AL, the Muskegon Jayhawks sit in seventh place out of 18 teams. There are 122 total golfers competing.

The individual scores for the Jayhawks currently are: 

• Caleb Johnson (Muskegon, MI/West. Mich. Christian)– 71 (11^th)
• Travis Clarke (Muskegon, MI/Reeths-Puffer)– 73 (30^th)
• Bill Oosting (Muskegon, MI/Orchard View)– 75 (46)
• Dave Bonter (Spring Lake, MI/Spring Lake)– 77 (65)
• Marcus Fry (Muskegon, MI/Spring Lake)– 79 (88) 

The team standings are:  

Golfers Headed to National Championships 

The MCC men’s golf team held on to second place in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 12 Tournament on Tuesday to earn a berth in the NJCAA Division II National Championships being held May 21-24 at Good Pond Colony in Scottsboro, Ala.

Owens won the regional with 884, followed by MCC with 916, Grand Rapids CC 924, Columbus CC 925 and Jackson CC 926.

Caleb Johnson (Muskegon, MI/West Michigan Christian) led MCC with his third place score of 220 for three rounds. Marcus Fry (Muskegon, MI/Spring Lake) and Bill Oosting (Muskegon, MI/Orchard View) tied for 12th with 154, Travis Clarke (Muskegon, MI/Reeths-Puffer) tied for 26th with 157, Dave Bonter (Spring Lake, MI/Srping Lake) tied for 28th with 158 and Scott Belcourt (Edmonton, Alberta/Holy Trinity Catholic) tied for 52nd with 173.

“It was a great team effort,” said second year MCC head coach Marty McDermott. “We used everybody’s score at least once throughout the three rounds.”

Johnson, who finished fourth in the nation in 2012, anchored the MCC effort.

“He was consistent and right around par every day,” said McDermott. “When you have somebody who scores like that, it makes it easier for the guys on the back end. The four guys in the middle of our line up – Marcus, Bill, Travis and Dave – played solid golf and stayed out of trouble. That allowed us to hold off the other teams. After the two rounds in the first day, there were four schools within 10 strokes.”

MCC last qualified for the nationals in 2007, but the Jayhawks have set their sights high on a familiar course.

“Our goal is to have a top five finish,” said McDermott. “There are some very, very good golfers that will play. We saw them earlier in the year when we played the same course.”
 

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SCHEDULE 

Tuesday-Friday, May 21-24
MEN’S GOLF
7:00 a.m. - NJCAA Division II Golf Nationals-Good Pond Colony, Scottsboro, AL
 

END OF 2012-13 SPORTS SEASON

ATHLETICS OFFICE

Athletics Director:
Marty McDermott

Secretary:
Colleen Morse

Address:
Bartels-Rode Gymnasium
221 S. Quarterline Rd.,
Muskegon, MI 49442

Phone:
(231) 777-0381

Fax:
(231) 777-0437
 

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