Men’s Golf Finishes Season Opener in Bottom Four

In their first event of the season, men’s golf traveled to Nashport, Ohio to compete in the Virtues Invitational Aug. 29-30. Over the three rounds of play on the par-72 course, the Ramblers remained in ninth place out of 12 teams.

The first round landed Loyola in ninth place, led by first-year Alex Lee, shooting just over par by three strokes. 

Loyola golfers didn’t fare better in the second round, going from 11 over par in the first round to eight over par in the second. The team continued to fall behind with 13 over par in the third round. 

The weekend’s bad luck plagued the whole team as every Rambler placed outside the top 20 individually. Leading Loyola was Lee, who landed 36th after shooting 221 (75-74-72) over the three rounds. 

Third-year Connor Woodin tied for 41st with a score of 224 (74-74-76) after a tough third round, where he shot four over par after shooting two over par in the first two rounds. 

First-year Yago Lopez Alvarez ended in a tie for 51st place with a score of 226 (75-74-77) while fourth-year Jackson Overton tied for 55th with a score of 227 (75-74-78). After shooting three over par in the first round and two over par in the second, Overton’s third round ended with an unfortunate six over par. 

First-year Andrew Chan finished at the bottom of the pack for Loyola, tied for 77th with a three-round score of 227 (81-83-73). 

The sole individual competitor for Loyola, first-year Michael Washburne went three over par in the first round, but recovered in the second round with two under par. Washburne fell in the third round, where he shot five over par, and ended tied for 38th place with a score of 222 (75-70-77). 

After a rough first event, the Ramblers continue their season Sept. 14-15 at the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational in Huntington, W.Va.