The Vanderbilt Males’s Golf staff dominated as soon as once more.
This time, the Commodores took residence the inaugural St. Andrews Hyperlinks Collegiate Championship on the Residence of Golf in Scotland.
Vanderbilt defeated North Carolina within the remaining staff play medal match, 4.5-to-1.5.
“I’m tremendous happy with our boys; they wished to complete this match the suitable method, they usually did, so I’m tremendous blissful for them,” mentioned Scott Limbaugh, the top coach of the Vanderbilt males’s golf staff.
“I believe we created reminiscences that can final a lifetime, that we’ll inform our kids and our grandchildren about, they usually’ll do the identical, so it’s simply wonderful.”
Ben Loomis, a sophomore from New Canaan, Connecticut, grabbed the primary level for the Commodores on Wednesday. He carded a 5-over 77 in chilly and blustery situations, whereas his taking part in competitor, Hampton Roberts, shot a 6-over 78 for the Tar Heels.
Not like the Ryder Cup, the St. Andrews Collegiate is medal stroke play, that means whoever shoots the bottom rating over 18 holes—not who wins probably the most holes—secures the purpose. Ought to the gamers tie, the groups obtain a half-point every.
The second match of the day featured Jackson Van Paris of Pinehurst, North Carolina towards Dylan Menante of Carlsbad, California. Each gamers shot 3-over 75s, as every golfer secured a half-point for his or her staff.
Menante wanted to make a 10-footer for birdie on the 18th gap to tie Van Paris, who gained the 36-hole particular person portion of the St. Andrews Collegiate.
After that halved match, Vanderbilt went on to win three of the ultimate 4 matches.
Wells Williams made a birdie on the 18th to win his match by one stroke over Austin Greaser, who helped the U.S. win the Walker Cup at St. Andrews earlier this 12 months. That birdie putt secured the staff title for the Commodores.
In the meantime, on the ladies’s facet, North Carolina defeated Vanderbilt by a rating of 4-to-2.
“It’s particular to be [here for] the primary time this match is right here, and to be on the ‘residence of golf.’ It simply means rather a lot as a golfer,” mentioned Aimee Neff, the top coach of the ladies’s golf staff at North Carolina.
“You couldn’t ask for a greater place for this to occur. Clearly, we have been simply happy with the way in which the staff fought and continued to play arduous, and to have a few our freshmen choose up a couple of wins right this moment was nice.”
The low spherical of the day for the Tar Heels got here from Ing Iadpluem, a freshman from Thailand. She shot a 4-under 68 whereas defeating her opponent by 15 strokes.
No different Tar Heel broke par on Wednesday, as North Carolina gained the ultimate three matches to clinch the victory.
The boys’s and ladies’s golf groups from Notre Dame and Georgetown additionally participated on this four-team occasion, with the 2 Catholic establishments squaring off within the comfort matches on Wednesday.
The Combating Irish prevailed on the lads’s facet, whereas the Hoyas gained within the girls’s match.
“It’s Heaven. For us to be right here right this moment, it’s simply magical,” mentioned Georgetown males’s coach Tommy Hunter, regardless of ending in fourth place.
“For us to return in and play the Outdated Course, play the Jubilee Course, and be part of this wonderful inter-collegiate occasion, it will likely be a lifetime reminiscence for these guys. I’m so grateful.”
Jack Milko is a golf employees author for SB Nation’s Taking part in By way of. You may comply with him on Twitter @jack_milko for extra golf protection. You’ll want to try @_PlayingThrough too.