Iowa Western Men's Golf wrapped up their 2023 Fall Golf Season by finishing runner up at the Carmichael Cup hosted by Bethany College. The event was held at Salina Municipal Golf Course Monday, October 23rd and Tuesday, October 24th in Salina, Kansas.
Monday's round consisted of 36-holes (Rounds 1 & 2), where players were tested with sustained winds of 25mph and gusts up to 35mph. Leading the way for the Reivers was freshman Nick Slobbe who fired an opening round score of (72) and followed it up with (74) in the second round. Sophomore Matt Dennis opened his first round with a (77) but came back in the afternoon to post (72).
Tuesday's weather still presented challenges to all competitor's as sustained winds were still 25mph with gusts up to 30mph. The Reivers battled to post 288 during the final round, which was their lowest round of the fall season. However, it was not enough as the tournament hosts posted a very impressive 280. In all, Iowa Western ended up runner up in the team competition. Slobbe finished the third round with (71) to take second place individually, and Dennis completed his tournament with another (72) which was good enough to take third place.
"We had a successful fall season," said Iowa Western Assistant Coach Ryan Norman. "We found out a lot about ourselves and the make up of our team" he added. "We definitely learned about our strengths and weaknesses, which will help us as we head into the off season."
The fall season saw the Men's team win two tournaments, and finish runner up twice. Individually the Reivers had an individual champion, two runner ups, and 6 more Top 5 individual medal placements.
