Jackets place ninth at WHAC Fall Preview, two golfers finish top-20
AUGUSTA, Mich. – The Defiance Yellow Jackets continue to trend in the right direction with a ninth-place finish at the WHAC Fall Preview on Monday and Tuesday at Stoatin Brae Golf Club, scoring the program's lowest 54-hole score since 2017.
The Yellow Jackets completed team rounds of 312, 310 and 317 to finish 939 for the tournament and placed ninth. In two 54-hole WHAC events last season, Defiance posted scores of 977 and 990 and finished 12th in each tournament. The 54-hole team record remains in tact at 927 but the team's output this week is now the second-best in program history.
Sam Theissler and Colten Schroeder represented the Jackets with 18th-place finishes. Each golfer logged a 228 for the tournament and shot under 80 in all three rounds. The freshman Schroeder matched his lowest round of the fall with a 73 in Monday's opening round with two birdies and bogey-free back nine. Theissler got stronger after every round, shaving a stroke off each 18 he played with two birdies apiece in Round 2 and 3.
UNOH's Jaiden Pass shot 216 to win medalist honors for the field of 68 despite a 5-over 76 final round, winning by one stroke over teammate Guillermo Garro. The Racers took home the team cup with a 877, which was 16 strokes clear of Lawrence Tech. UNOH was the only team to golf below 300 as a team in all three rounds.
TEAM RESULTS
- Round 1: 312 (T-7th)
- Round 2: 310 (8th)
- Round 3: 317 (9th)
- Total: 939 (9th of 12)
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
- Sam Theissler (77, 76, 75), 228, T-18th
- Colten Schroeder (73, 78, 77), 228, T-18th
- Zack Palmer (83, 76, 83), 242, T-46th
- Connor Elliott (79, 80, 85), 244, T-52nd
- JR Sobecki (84, 83, 82), 249, T-59th (College debut)
UP NEXT
The Yellow Jackets are off until Oct. 11 with the opening round of the DC Fall Invite at Auglaize Golf Course.
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