Owls take 14th at Jekyll Island, reserves finish third in Indiana

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. and TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Kenyon College men's golf team finished off a full weekend of competition on Sunday, as 10 players competed for the Owls at the Jekyll Island Invitational in Jekyll Island, Georgia and the Great Lakes Intercollegiate in Terre Haute, Indiana.

The varsity squad took 14th at Jekyll Island out of 30 teams, while the reserve team finished third of twelve at the Great Lakes Intercollegiate, with Jonathan Oakes and Oliver McGovern leading each squad respectively.

Oakes headlined Kenyon in the 54-hole Jekyll Island Intercollegiate Invitational, finishing T-10th on the individual leaderboard.

He started off his campaign with an even par 72, firing four birdies on the day with only two bogeys. His scorecard was more colorful in round two, carding five birdies and four bogeys to shoot 71 (-1) and in round three, he made three birdies and just two bogeys to close with a 71 (-1) and end the tournament at two-under par.

Will Hulsey and Adrian Jordan finished next to each other on the individual leaderboard, as Hulsey fired a +8 for the tournament to rank T-66, while Jordan finished +9 for T-72.

Not far behind was Jaiden Koonar, who totaled an eleven-over par number to rank T-89 on the individual leaderboard, carding rounds of 77, 74, and 76. Rounding out the 14th place finish was Armand Ouellette, who ended with a +25 score.

At the Great Lakes Intercollegiate, played at the Country Club of Terre Haute, McGovern finished second in the individual leaderboard to lead the reserve team to a third-place showing in the 36-hole, one day event on Saturday.

He shot an even par 72 in the first round, carding three birdies and three bogeys to get off to a great start. He backed it up with a decorated round two scorecard, making six birdies en route to a 69 (-2). For the tournament, he ranked third in par three scoring (3.0), second in par four scoring (3.94), and first in par five scoring (4.50).

Connor Gray finished second on the leaderboard for the Owls, shooting nine over par and winding up eighth individually. After shooting an 81 (+9) on day one, he came back with an even par finish in round two.

Rafael Frias, Robbie Lifson, and Brooks Cahill-Sanidas finished within one stroke of each other for 23rd, T-25th, and T-29 on the individual leaderboard. Frias added rounds of nine over and five over to finish at +14, Lifson shot 76 (+4) and 83 (+11) for a fifteen-over score, while Cahill-Sandidas ended at +16 with rounds of 82 and 78.

The Owls are back on the course on April 7, for the Capitol City Invitational from Prattville, Alabama.

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Players Mentioned

Brooks Cahill-Sanidas: First-Year

Connor Gray: First-Year

Will Hulsey: Junior

Adrian Jordan: First-Year

Jaiden Koonar: Sophomore

Robbie Lifson: Sophomore

Oliver McGovern: Sophomore

Jonathan Oakes: Sophomore

Armand Ouellette: Senior

Players Mentioned

Brooks Cahill-Sanidas
: First-Year

Connor Gray
: First-Year

Will Hulsey
: Junior

Adrian Jordan
: First-Year

Jaiden Koonar
: Sophomore

Robbie Lifson
: Sophomore

Oliver McGovern
: Sophomore

Jonathan Oakes
: Sophomore

Armand Ouellette
: Senior