Post by The Cats on Mar 26, 2024 12:32:11 GMT -5
Men’s Golf Advances to Championship Bracket at Sweetens Cove
Western Carolina men's golf defeated Bowling Green to advance into the semifinal round of the match-play championship at the Sweetens Cove Intercollegiate on Monday where the Catamounts led through 12 holes against Belmont before play was halted due to darkness. WCU downed BGSU 4.5 to 1.5 in the six-golfer scoring format in its opening match at the par-71, 6,333-yard Sweetens Cove Golf Club.
Four of the Catamount scoring six earned head-to-head victories in the opening round against Bowling Green. WCU's top three seeds won with Magnus Pedersen taking a two-hole lead with one remaining and third-seeded Pablo Hernandez ending his match with a three-stroke lead with two holes to play. Sophomore Ivan Ninkovic was all-square through 17 holes before winning his match 1-up on the last hole.
Rounding out WCU's four individual victories was freshman Michael Bevins with a 1-up victory that helped secure the quarterfinal victory for the Catamounts. Bevins and his opponent Brady Pavarnik went back and forth much of the day with neither golfer able to build more than a one-hole advantage. Bevins claimed the 18th hole of the round for the win.
Western Carolina men's golf defeated Bowling Green to advance into the semifinal round of the match-play championship at the Sweetens Cove Intercollegiate on Monday where the Catamounts led through 12 holes against Belmont before play was halted due to darkness. WCU downed BGSU 4.5 to 1.5 in the six-golfer scoring format in its opening match at the par-71, 6,333-yard Sweetens Cove Golf Club.
Four of the Catamount scoring six earned head-to-head victories in the opening round against Bowling Green. WCU's top three seeds won with Magnus Pedersen taking a two-hole lead with one remaining and third-seeded Pablo Hernandez ending his match with a three-stroke lead with two holes to play. Sophomore Ivan Ninkovic was all-square through 17 holes before winning his match 1-up on the last hole.
Rounding out WCU's four individual victories was freshman Michael Bevins with a 1-up victory that helped secure the quarterfinal victory for the Catamounts. Bevins and his opponent Brady Pavarnik went back and forth much of the day with neither golfer able to build more than a one-hole advantage. Bevins claimed the 18th hole of the round for the win.
