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Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play
Falcons Defeat Xavier On First Day Of Earl Yestingmeier Match Play
February 10, 2020 | Men's Golf
The Orange and Brown split matches on day one
DADE CITY, Fla. The Bowling Green State University men's golf team opened its spring season Monday (Feb. 10), going 1-1 at the Earl Yestingmeier Match Play. The event is being held at Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club and is being hosted by Ball State University. Â
Bowling Green was defeated, 4-2, in the opening round by Drake but rebounded with a 2-0 victory of its own over Xavier in the consolation bracket. The Orange and Brown will take on fellow MAC foe Ball State tomorrow (Feb. 11) in the fifth place match. Â
Rodrigue Vie and Tom North secured two victories in the first match. Vie picked up his second victory in the second round with Dylan Fitchet, Nick Hofland and Ian Mackenzie-Olson also winning their matches. Â
Vie was the lone Falcon to record two victories on the day. Vie is tied for the lead among all golfers at the event with a 4.25 Par 5 scoring average (-6) and has the most eagles (2) among any golfer. North is also tied for first among all golfers with a 2.88 scoring average on all Par 3 holes (-1). Â
Bowling Green vs. Drake
Drake Wins 4-2
R. Vie def. T. Lim (2&1)
T. North def. C. Wicklund (2UP)
N. Pittman def. N. Hofland (3&2)
L. Scherf def. W. Kyle (1UP)Â
S. Tan def. D. Fitchet (4&2)
S. Patel def. I. Mackenzie-Olson (6&5)
Bowling Green vs. XavierÂ
Bowling Green Wins 4-2Â
R. Vie def. I. Qureshi (7&6)
B. Pirro def. T. North (2UP)Â
N. Hofland def. T. Rath (2UP)
B. Jennings II def. W. Kyle (1UP)
D. Fitchet def. N. Frey (5&4)
I. Mackenzie-Olson def. J. Wertz (5&3)Â
The match play event will conclude tomorrow with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start. BG will then take part in their next event over Feb. 24-25 in the Border Olympics, hosted by the University of Houston in Laredo, Texas.
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