UMO Men's Golf Take Second At The Trojan

Photo by James Benson
Photo by James Benson

GOLDSBORO, N.C. - The University of Mount Olive men's golf team finished 2nd out of 13 teams at Mount Olive's home tournament The Trojan Monday afternoon at Walnut Creek Country Club in Goldsboro, N.C. The third round, set for Tuesday, was canceled due to impending weather.

Tournament Information
Score
: Mount Olive (301-295-596)
Field: 13 teams (2 inside Top-40 Nationally) | 72 Golfers
Location: Walnut Creek Country Club, Par 72 7,021 yards- Goldsboro, N.C.
Tournament Results

Inside The Scorecard

Name Round One Round Two Total Place
Patrick Schweitz 75 70 145 2nd/72 golfers
Olle Ryberg 77 73 150 T-5th
Brice Ballin 76 75 151 T-7th
Arthur Heinbach 74 78 152 T-9th
Chandler Perry 76 77 153 T-14th
Total 301 295 596 2nd/13 teams

 

UMO B Round One Round Two Total Place
Ruben van der Berg 75 75 150 T-5th
Jakub Urbanski 75 79 154 T-18th
Rory Williamson 82 75 157 T-27th
Adam Podkonicky 86 82 168 T-53rd
Oliver Mollenhoff 86 89 175 T-63rd
Total 318 311 629 T-7th/13 teams

 

Notables

  • Patrick Schweitz led the Trojans by shooting a 75-70-145 overall (+1) for the tournament including shooting his lowest round of the season in the second round and finished second. 
  • Olle Ryberg, Brice Ballin, and Arthur Heinbach all finished inside the top-10.
  • UMO's second round 295 was the four-lowest team score on the season.
  • Mount Olive defeated the No. 19 ranked team in the country.
  • Competing in UMO's B team Ruben van der Burg led the squad finishing tied for fifth.

Up Next

UMO will hit the course again to compete for the 2019 Conference Carolinas Men's Golf Championship April 14-16 in Snow Hill, N.C.