AU Men’s Golf Places Eighth at GLIAC Championships
October 11, 2005

By Paul Carmany, AU Sports Information

In the first Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) championship event of the 2005-06 academic year, the Ashland University men’s golf team placed eighth out of 10 participating schools, carding a total score of 917 (+53).

Saginaw Valley State shot an 898 (+34) to hold off Ferris State by five strokes and win the conference title in the three-round tournament contested Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 10-11) at the Lakeview Country Club in Northeast, PA.

Chris Robertson was the Eagles’ top individual performer, finishing with a score of 228 (+12) and tying for 14th place. Matt Gasser and Joe D’Andrea each took 229 (+13) strokes and tied for 17th place. Gannon’s Dave Patronik was the conference medalist, shooting a 210 (-6) to win by nine shots.

This tournament concluded the fall season for coach Darrin Jones and his team. The Eagles’ spring season will commence with a Mar. 31 tournament at Gannon.