Men's Golf
Argos Place 8th at Pioneer Shootout
March 9 – Ryan Sheffer narrowly missed the top-20 as the Notre Dame de Namur men’s golf team finished in 8th place at the Pioneer Shootout. The tournament, hosted by CSU East Bay featured a 12-team field.
The Argos improved in each round, shooting an opening round 335 before rebounding in the second round with a 310. In the final round, NDNU fired a 305 to move from 10th to 8th place. CSU Monterey Bay took home the team title with an 896 while Brandon Taylor of CSU Stanislaus won the individual crown with a one-over-par 217.
Sheffer also improved every round, going from a 79 opening round to a 76 in the final to tie for 21st place. Vinny Meno and Peter Crawford also cracked the top-40, placing 36th and 39th respectively. Brandon Van Goethen (43rd) and Brendan Jin (54th) rounded out the Argonaut scoring. BOX SCORE
Argos Place 11th at Western Washington
September 29 – The Notre Dame de Namur men’s golf team followed up their performance at the Saint Martin’s Invitational with another 11th place finish at the Western Washington Invitational. The 14-team, 54 hole tournament was place at Bellingham Golf Course and was won by Dixie State College.
The Argos shot an opening round 309 before finishing off day one with a 300 in the second round. NDNU finished the first 36-holes in 10th place but were 19 strokes behind the 9th place school. The final round saw the Argos shoot another 309 which ultimately dropped them back one spot.
Ryan Sheffer once again was the top individual for NDNU with a 27th place finish. Sheffer followed up an opening round 77 with 71 in the second round and close out the tournament with a 74.
Bryan Moquin led the Argonauts early on with a team leading 74 in the opening round. Moquin would eventually tie for 54th place while Peter Crawford (58th), Brendan Jin (62nd) and Brandon Van Goethen (67th) rounded out the NDNU scores.
The Argonauts hit the course again October 12-13 when they travel north to play in the Chico State Invitational. RESULTS
Argos Finish 11th in First Tournament
September 26 – The Notre Dame de Namur men’s golf team opened their 2009-10 season with an 11th place finish at the Saint Martin’s Invitational. The 19-team, 36-hole tournament was played at Hawks Prairie Golf Course in Dupont, Washington.
The Argos started off the tournament strong, posting a nine-over-par 297 on the first day to position themselves in fourth place. Ryan Sheffer’s opening round 72 had him in a tie for 8th place heading into the final 18 holes.
The second day was not as kind to the Argos as NDNU shot 315 as a team with Sheffer’s 76 leading the way. The Argos fell to 11th in the team standings while Sheffer finished in a tie for 14th place.
Peter Crawford (75-78), Brendan Jin (75-79), Brian Moquin (75-86) and Brandon Van Goethen (82-82) rounded out the NDNU scoring. Crawford, making his first appearance as an Argonaut finished in a tie for 43rd.
The tournament was won by host school Saint Martin’s with Zach Dietz winning the individual crown with a four-under-par 140. RESULTS
Sheffer Finishes 71st at Regionals
May 6 – Sophomore Ryan Sheffer closed out the NCAA Division II Men’s Central/West Regional with a pair of 79s to finish the tournament in a tie for 71st place.
Sheffer opened up the event with a four-over-par 75 to rank 31st after 18 holes. After a 79 on Tuesday dropped him to 53rd, he closed out the Regional with a 79 in Wednesday final round. SHEFFER’S SCORECARD
Sheffer enjoyed one of the most successful seasons in school history with four top-10 finishes and his second consecutive selection to the All-PacWest Team. He also became the first NDNU golfer to ever appear in a NCAA Regional Tournament. FULL RESULTS
Sheffer in 31st after First Round of Regionals
May 4 – Sophomore Ryan Sheffer fired an opening round 75 at the NCAA Division II Men’s Central/West Regional to finish in a tie for 31st place. Sheffer’s four-over-par included a front nine of 40 before shooting an even par 35 on the back nine.
Sheffer round consisted of two birdies, ten parts and six bogies. He birdied the par-5 14th and closed out his round with a birdie on the 18th. SHEFFER’S SCORECARD
Chico State’s Brandon Harkins leads after the first round with a six-under-par 65 while Jarin Todd of Sonoma State and Danny Hoff of CSU Stanislaus sit one stroke back at five-under-par. FULL RESULTS
Play continues tomorrow with another 18 holes before the third and final round on Wednesday.
Sheffer Qualifies for NCAA Regionals
April 28 – Notre Dame de Namur sophomore Ryan Sheffer was selected to play as an individual medalist in the 2009 NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championships.
The Central/West Regional will take place May 4-6 at the Wilderness Ridge Golf Club in Lincoln, Nebraska. The field which was selected on Friday will feature the West Region’s top-10 teams and top-4 individuals as well as the top-10 teams and top-4 individuals from the Central Region.
Sheffer capped off his sophomore season with a 5th place finish at the PacWest Championships to earn his second straight selection to the All-Conference Team. As a freshman, he was named PacWest Freshman of the Year after finishing 4th at the Conference Championships.
For the season, Sheffer had a team best 75.69 scoring average and finished in the top-20 in four events. Aside from a 5th place finish at the PacWest Championships, Sheffer placed 10th at the CSU Baskerfield Invitational, 11th at the NDNU Invitational and 18th at the Sonoma State Invitational in the fall.
Three Pacific West Conference teams were selected among the 10-team West Region field, including conference champion Grand Canyon. In addition to GCU, Hawaii Hilo and Dixie State were selected to the field from the PacWest. The CCAA claimed five spots with Sonoma State, CSU San Bernardino, Chico State, CSU Monterey Bay and CSU Stanislaus while the GNAC picked up the final two with Western Washington and St. Martin’s. The other three individual spots went to UC San Diego golfers Keith Okasaki, Raj Samra and Billy Olsen.
Grand Canyon Claims PacWest Title
Sheffer Finishes Tied for 5th
ANTIOCH, CA - Grand Canyon University fired a final round of 290 to reclaim the Hawaiian Airlines Pacific West Conference Men's Golf Championship on Tuesday afternoon, April 21, in Antioch, CA.
The Antelopes, who won the title in 2007 but were overtaken on the final day of the 2008 championship by Hawai‘i Hilo, held off the Vulcans for a six-stroke victory.
Meanwhile, Academy of Art's Matthew Garcia won a three-way, single-hole playoff to claim the first conference championship of any kind in the school's history. Garcia, Cameron Crawford of Dixie State and Logan Goulding of Hawai‘i Hilo each finished with three-round totals of 215, forcing a one-hole playoff on the par 5 18th hole to decide the league's individual title. All three players reached the green in three strokes, but Crawford and Goulding two-putted, while Garcia sunk his first putt for birdie and the PacWest crown.
Garcia's three-round total consisted of a 71 and 74 on the first day, followed by a sparkling 70 on Tuesday afternoon. Crawford had rounds of 72, 73 and 70, while Goulding was extreme with a 75, 69 and 71.
As a team, Grand Canyon posted a two-over-par 866 (288-288-290), while Hawai‘i Hilo fired an eight over 872 (292- 289-291). Dixie State placed third with a +26 score of 890 (294-294-302), while Hawai‘i Pacific finished fourth with a 33-over-par 897 (304-297-296). Notre Dame de Namur (902), BYU-Hawaii (906), Academy of Art (919) and Chaminade (1200) wrapped up fifth through eighth, respectively.
The two-day, 54-hole tournament was held at the par-72, 6,864-yard Roddy Ranch Golf Club.
Last season's Freshman of the Year, NDNU's Ryan Sheffer, finished tied for fifth with Terence Daniels, Mike Krahe and Brandon Hill - all of Grand Canyon. The four players each produced a final three-round score of 217. Defending champion Zady Ari of Hawai‘i Hilo was fourth with a 216 to post even par. He started out the tournament with a blistering 66. FULL RESULTS
Sheffer Leads PacWest Championship After 36 Holes
Grand Canyon Currently First
ANTIOCH, CA – Grand Canyon University has parlayed two rounds of 288 into a five-stroke lead after 36 holes of the 2009 Hawaiian Airlines Pacific West Conference Men’s Golf Championship.
The two-day, 54-hole event is being held on the par-72 Roddy Ranch Golf Club in Antioch, CA. The distance of the course is 6,864 yards.
Grand Canyon has totaled a 576 after 36 holes as the Antelopes prepare to seal the league championship on Tuesday.
Unlike last season where the event was spread over three days, this year the PacWest Championship format is featuring two rounds of 18 holes being contested on the opening day followed by an 18-hole segment on Tuesday.
In a pre-tournament vote designed to predict the order of finish, Grand Canyon was the favorite followed by Dixie State, Notre Dame de Namur and Hawai‘i Hilo.
The Vulcans, however, are sitting in second place, five strokes behind Grand Canyon but five ahead of Dixie State. Hawai‘i Hilo recorded a 292 in the first round followed by a 289 in round two.
Dixie State stands in third place, 12 strokes off the pace after recording back-to-back scores of 294 for a sum total of 588.
BYU-Hawaii, which needs to finish sixth or better for the school to clinch this year’s Commissioner’s Cup, owns a two-round total of 594 after posting a 300 in the morning competition and a 294 in the afternoon. With Chaminade’s team 206 strokes behind BYU-hawaii at 800 and in last place, the Seasiders are a virtual lock for the cup.
Host Notre Dame de Namur is tied for fifth with Hawai‘i Pacific after each team posted identical rounds of 304 and 297 for a 601 score. Academy of Art (CA) is seventh at 617 (302-315), while the Silverswords are eighth with a 391 and 409.
Last season’s Freshman of the Year, NDNU’s Ryan Sheffer, leads last year’s champion Zady Ari of Hawaii Hilo by a stroke. Sheffer has a two-round total of 141 after shooting a par 72 on the first 18 and then shaving three strokes off of that total for a 69.
Ari rocketed to a blistering 66 in the first round but then succumbed to a 76 in the second set of 18 holes for a total of 142 strokes. He now is one stroke off the pace.
Charlie Renfro of Hawai‘i Pacific registered a 74 and 70 for a 144 to wind up tied with Logan Goulding of Hawai‘i Hilo (75-69). Grand Canyon’s Mike Krahe also is tied with a 144 after shooting a 73 and then a 71, while teammate Tyler Wooldridge reversed Krahe’s numbers with a 71 and 73 to reach 144.
There also is a four-way tie for seventh at 145 thanks to Hawai‘i Hilo’s Stephen Zane (74 71), Dixie State’s Cameron Crawford (72-73), BYU-Hawaii’s Doug Bischoff (76-69), and Matthew Garcia of the Academy of Art (71-74). FULL RESULTS
Argos Finish 16th at Elco Inc Intercollegiate
February 24 – In their first action of the spring the Notre Dame de Namur men’s golf team finished 16th at the Elco Inc Intercollegiate hosted by CSU Baskersfield. The Argos started off strong holding 9th place after an opening round 293 but dropped down to 16th after a final round of 313.
Ryan Sheffer earned a top-10 finish with his excellent play as he shot an even par 216 over the 54-hole tournament. Sheffer shot a four-under-par 68 in the second round to put him in contention before ultimately finishing in a tie for 10th place.
Tain Lee from Claremont Mudd Scripps won the individual title with a ten-under-par 206 while Nova Southeastern won the team title with a score of 14-under-par. NSU was the only team to finish under par as they beat second place Sonoma State by 15 strokes.
Bryan Moquin finished second for NDNU with a 230 and tied for 63rd place. Brandon Van Goethen (t-77th), Brendan Jin (t-81st) and Tim McQuaid (t-94th) rounded out the Argonauts scoring.
The Argos are off for two weeks before they host the 3rd Annual NDNU Invitational at Poppy Ridge Golf Course in Livermore on March 9-10. RESULTS
Argos Finish 10th at Sonoma State Invitational
October 21 – In their final tournament of the fall, the Notre Dame de Namur men’s golf team finished 10th at the Sonoma State Invitational. The Argos opened up with 297 before moving into 6th place with a 284 in the second round. However, in the final round, the Argos shot 306 and moved back to 10th.
Ryan Sheffer was the top finisher with a 216 and tied for 18th place. Sheffer shot a tournament low seven-under-par 65 in the second round to move up to fourth after two rounds. His round of 65 was also a school record, beating Kory Storer’s previous record of 66 at the 2007 PacWest Championships.
Andrew Kitchings finished in a tie for 26th with a 219 while Brendan Jin placed 43rd. Tim McQuaid (56th) and Brandon Van Goethen (58th) rounded out the scoring for the Argonauts. RESULTS
Argos Place 10th at Western Washington
September 27 – The Notre Dame de Namur men’s golf team opened up their 2008 fall schedule with a 10th place finish at the Western Washington Invitational. The Argos shot back-to-back rounds of 303 in the 36-hole tournament that featured 11 teams.
Brian Moquin was the top finisher for NDNU, shooting a three-over-par 147 and tying for 25th place. Ryan Sheffer placed 37th with a 149 while fellow sophomore Brendan Jin shot a 154. Andrew Kitchings and Brandon Van Goethen rounded out the scoring for the Argos with 158 and 168 respectively.
Sonoma State took home the team title, edging Western Washington by four strokes with a 560. WWU’s Thomas Jun beat out Patrick Bauer for the individual crown with a six-under-par 138.
The Argos remain in Bellingham for the Division II Championship Preview hosted by Western Washington on Monday and Tuesday. RESULTS
Two NDNU Graduates Qualify for U.S. Amateur Golf Tournament
Belmont, CA, June 29, 2008—Two recent graduates of Notre Dame de Namur University, Kory Storer and Mike Prescott have qualified to compete in the U.S. Amateur golf tournament, scheduled to begin August 18 in Pinehurst, NC.
Both graduated this past May, Storer, 22, with a degree in Business Administration and Prescott, 23, with a degree in Communication. They both qualified for the U.S. Amateur by tying for second with scores of even-par 144 at a qualifying tournament held at the Peninsula Golf Club course in San Mateo, CA. For Storer, this will be his second trip to the U.S. Amateur. He qualified for the tournament in 2006.
“We’re excited for both Kory and Mike,” said NDNU athletic director Josh Doody. “They both have worked very hard to achieve this milestone and both represented this program and their school very well while they were students here.”
The two will join a field of more than 300 amateur golfers at Pinehurst Golf and Country Club for the tournament which will be held August 18-24. In order to even participate in the qualifying tournament, a golfer has to have a handicap index of 2.4 or better.
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Men’s Golf Inks Two Recruits
July 11 – The Notre Dame de Namur men’s golf team has announced the signing of two recruits for the 2008-09 season. Tim McQuaid and Brandon Van Goethen will join an Argonauts team that returns three golfers from last season.
McQuaid comes to NDNU from Regis Jesuit HS in Englewood, Colorado. At Regis, he earned First Team All-League honors as a senior and was an Academic All-State Honorable Mention three times. McQuaid also helped lead his school to both a league and regional championship last season.
Van Goethen will join the Argonauts after earning Team MVP honors at Mater Dei HS in each of the last two seasons.
The Argonauts finished the 2008 season with a fourth place finish at the Pacific West Championships but will look to improve next season with the return of the PacWest Freshman of the Year, Ryan Sheffer.
Two Former Argos Win U.S. Open Local Qualifiers
May 19 – Former Notre Dame de Namur men’s golfers, Kory Storer and Joe Larson each won their U.S. Open local qualifiers and will advance to the sectional qualifiers in June.
Storer, the 2007 Pacific West Conference Golfer of the Year won the Santa Rosa qualifier with a 69 at Mayacama Golf Club.
Larson, a member of the Argonauts golf team from 2003-05 also advanced to the sectionals after winning the Sissonville, West Virginia qualifier with a round of 66.
If Storer and Larson can advance past the sectional qualifiers they will compete in the 2008 U.S Open held at Torrey Pines in San Diego, California. RESULTS
Argos Finish Fourth at PacWest Championships
April 23 – The Notre Dame de Namur men’s golf team closed out their 2007-08 season with a fourth place finish at the Pacific West Conference Championships. The Championships, held at Turtle Bay Golf Course in Hawaii featured all seven PacWest teams in a 72-hole tournament.
The Argos came out strong, posting a 307 in the first round and trailing only Grand Canyon for the lead. Mike Prescott fired an opening round 74 to tie for the tournament lead while Ryan Sheffer was in fourth with a 75.
The second round did not go as well for NDNU with a 319 dropping them back into third place. Sheffer continued his great play with a 76 to remain in fourth place with Kory Storer also shooting a 76 to move into the top-10.
NDNU struggled in the final round and fell to fourth after a 328 while Hawaii Hilo took home the Championship with a three round total of 902. Sheffer’s second 74 of the tournament kept him in fourth place with a total of 225. He finished just three stokes behind individual winner Zady Ari of Hawaii Hilo. Sheffer was the only Argonaut to break 80 in the final round.
Storer finished in a tie for 12th with Mike Prescott coming in 23rd place. Brian Moquin and Brendan Jin rounded out the NDNU lineup with a 26th and 29th place finish respectively. RESULTS
Argos Finish 5th at Buzzini/Stanislaus Invitational
April 15 – In their final tournament before the PacWest Championships next week, the Notre Dame de Namur men’s golf team turned in an impressive performance at the Buzzini/Stanislaus Invitational. The Argos place fifth in a field of 16 teams and held the second place spot heading into the final round.
NDNU opened with a 294 which put them in ninth place heading into the second round. The Argos responded with a second round low 287 which pushed them into sole possession of second place. Ryan Sheffer’s career low 68 helped pace the Argos in the second, while Kory Storer also finished under-par for the round with a 71.
The third round was a different story as the Argos shot a 308 and fell back to fifth place. Sonoma State earned the team title, leading from start to finish while Jarin Todd (SSU) took home the individual title with an eight-under-par 208.
Sheffer and Storer were the top finishers for NDNU, tying each other for 12th with a 220. Brian Moquin tied for 23rd with a 224 while Mike Prescott and Brendan Jin shot 227 and 228 respectively.
The Argos close out the season next week when they travel to Kahuku, Hawaii for the Pacific West Conference Championships. RESULTS
Argos Earn 7th Place at Otter Invitational
April 8 – Mike Prescott turned in a top-10 finish as the Notre Dame de Namur men’s golf team place 7th at the CSU Monterey Bay Invitational. The Argos used rounds of 312, 313 and 308 to shoot a 933 overall and finish just one shot back of sixth place.
Prescott’s 227 placed him just four strokes back of tournament winner Eric Justesen who fired a 223 while leading CSU Stanislaus to the team title. Prescott shot an opening round 76 before following up with a 74 to move within two strokes of the leader. In the final round, he shot a 77 to move him back to seventh.
Kory Storer (235) and Ryan Sheffer (237) finished 28th and 33rd respectively while Brendan Jin (238) and Brian Moquin (246) rounded out the NDNU scoring.
The Argos are back in action next week when they travel to Turlock to participate in the Buzzini Invitational. RESULTS
Argos Place 11th at Thunderbird Invitational
April 1 – The Notre Dame de Namur men’s golf team finished 11th at the Grand Canyon Thunderbird Invitational held in Goodyear, Arizona. The Argos played exceptionally well in the first two rounds, shooting 295 and 293 respectively. However, a rough third round dropped NDNU from eighth in the 19-team tournament,
Kory Storer was the top Argonaut individual, finishing in a tie for 25th with a 220. Fellow senior Mike Prescott was two strokes back and tied for 38th. The best round for NDNU was turned in by Brian Moquin with a two-under-par, 70 in the second round. In addition to Moquin’s 69th place finish, freshman Ryan Sheffer and Brendan Jin placed 61st and 76th respectively.
Wayland Baptist won the 54-hole tournament with a total score of 845 while Kevin Stinson won the individual medal with an 11-under-par 205.
The Argos are back in action next Monday and Tuesday when they travel to Seaside for the Williams Roofing Otter Invitational. RESULTS
Argos Tie for Seventh at NDNU Invitational,
Valdosta State Takes Title
March 11 – The Notre Dame de Namur men’s golf team used a solid third round to move from ninth place to seventh at the 2nd Annual NDNU Invitational. The 14 team tournament was played at Poppy Ridge Golf Course in Livermore and was won by Valdosta State.
The Blazers edged CSU Stanislaus by one stroke and CSU East Bay by two after entering the final round in fourth place. Valdosta shot three-under-par as a team in the final round and finished the tournament with a scored of 876.
Valdosta also had the individual winner as Brent Witcher fired a twelve-under-par, 204 to defeat CSU East Bay’s Jeff Murphy by four strokes. Witcher set a tournament record with a second round 64 and finished with a 68 in the final round.
Mike Prescott led NDNU with a 221 including a 69 in the final round to finish in 11th place. Kory Storer tied for 23rd with a 226 while Brendan Jin finished 33rd with a 228. Ryan Sheffer (239) and Brian Moquin (241) closed out the Argonauts scoring.
The Argos are back in action March 31st when they travel to Phoenix to play in the 23rd Annual Thunderbird Invitational hosted by Grand Canyon.
Argos Place 8th in Spring Opener
February 26 – The Notre Dame de Namur men’s golf team opened their 2008 spring schedule with an 8th place finish at the CSUB Poor Boy Invitational. The Argos shot an 18-over-par, 882 in the 54-hole tournament played at Seven Oaks Country Club in Bakersfield, California.
The Argos were in 8th place after each of the three rounds, shooting a 296 in the opening round before finishing with back-to-back rounds of 293.
Kory Storer was the top individual for NDNU, tying for 16th place with an even-par 216. Storer opened the tournament with a two-under-par, 70 before shooting a 74 in the second round and a 72 in the third.
Mike Prescott also broke the top-30 with a three-over-par 219 which tied him for 25th place. Ryan Sheffer finished in a tie for 31st with a 222 while Brandan Jin and Bryan Moquin tied for 51st.
CSU Stanislaus won the tournament with an 847 to defeat UCLA by one stroke. The Bruins had the top two individual finishers with Eric Flores firing a 10-under-par, 206 and Craig Leslie shooting nine-under-par.
The Argos are back in action on March 10-11 when they host the 2nd Annual NDNU Invitational at Poppy Ridge Golf Course in Livermore, California. RESULTS
Argos Finish 10th at Dennis Rose Intercollegiate
October 30 – The defending champion Notre Dame de Namur men’s golf team struggled in their attempt to repeat, finishing in tenth place at the Dennis Rose Intercollegiate. The Argos shot a 54-hole total of 930, three stokes behind PacWest rival Grand Canyon for ninth place.
Kory Storer was the top Argonaut individual, firing a 229 and tying for 31st place. Storer shot an opening round 69 to take possession of first place, but followed up his three-under-par round with a 79 and 81. Brian Moquin finished 48th with a score of 235 while Ryan Sheffer (51), Travis Peterson (52) and Mike Prescott (t-56) rounded out the NDNU golfers.
Kyle Hopkins from Sonoma State won the individual title in a playoff over teammate Jacob O’Keefe and CSU Stanislaus’s Andy Moran. All three golfers shot a 214 with Hopkins shooting a tournament best 66 in the second round.
The Argonauts concluded their fall schedule with this tournament and will pick up again in March when they host the 2nd Annual Notre Dame de Namur Invitational. The NDNU Invitational will be played at Poppy Ridge Golf Course in Livermore on March 10th and 11th. RESULTS
NDNU Places 5th at Sonoma State Invitational
October 23 – The Notre Dame de Namur men’s golf team turned in another impressive performance, finishing fifth at the Sonoma State Invitational. The Argos finished the ten-team, 54-hole tournament just 14 strokes behind winner Chico State.
Mike Prescott and Travis Peterson were the top individuals for NDNU, tying for 13th place with a 215. Both Precott and Peterson finished with two rounds under par while Kory Storer fired an Argonaut best 69 in the second round. Storer used his three-under-par second round to also crack the top-20, finishing in a tie for 19th. Freshman Ryan Sheffer just missed the top-21, placing in a tie for 21st with a 221 while Bryan Moquin shot a 225. The Argos also ended with the third best team round of the tournament, shooting a seven-under-par 281 in the second round.
The Argos are off to Hawaii next week to defend their 2006 title at the Mauna Lani Intercollegiate. RESULTS
Argos Place Sixth in Opening Tournament
October 16 – The Notre Dame de Namur men’s golf team started off their 2007 fall schedule with a sixth place finish at the InterWest Wildcat Classic. The 54-hole tournament, hosted by Chico State was held at Butte Country Club and featured nine schools. Wayland Baptist won the Classic with a three round score of 886 while the Argos totaled 926.
Mike Prescott was the top finisher for the Argonauts placing in a tie for 16th with a 229, eleven shots off individual winner Michael Loppnow. Kory Storer and Travis Peterson also placed in the top-20, shooting a 231 and tying in 20th place. Freshman Ryan Sheffer finished 34th in his first collegiate tournament while Brian Moquin placed 40th. Prescott and Peterson tied for the best individual round for NDNU, both shooting 73 in the second round.
The Argos are back on the course next Monday and Tuesday when they travel to Santa Rosa for the Sonoma State Invitational. RESULTS
Men’s Golf Recruit Wins Las Vegas Founders Junior Golf Championship
August 20- Incoming freshman golfer Ryan Sheffer has already made some noise this summer after winning his first amateur tournament in June. Sheffer fired a 10-under-par, 203 to win the Las Vegas Founders Junior Golf Championship.
Sheffer, a graduate from Salpointe High School in Tucson, Arizona overcame a three stroke deficit in the final round to win the Championship by three. He beat out 62 other junior golfers in the 54-hole stroke play event held at Angel Park Golf Club.
Sheffer is currently ranked as the 22nd overall graduating senior by the American Junior Golf Association and is highest ranked player going to a Division II school. He will be joined by Brendan Jin of Castro Valley High School, giving NDNU a pair of very talented freshman.
The Argonauts also return seniors Mike Prescott and Kory Storer as well as sophomore Travis Peterson to a team that ranked as high as 25th in the Golf World/Nike Coaches Poll last season. Prescott was recently named to the GCAA Division II PING All-West Region Team while Storer returns as the reigning PacWest Player of the Year.
Argos Rank 25th in Golf World/NIKE Division II Poll
April 25 - After a strong finish to the 2006-07 golf season, the Notre Dame de Namur men's golf team cracked the top 25 of the Golf World/NIKE Golf Coaches Poll for the first time in the schools history. The Argos finished in the top-10 of every tournament they participated in this season including the schools first title at the Mauna Lani Intercollegiate in Hawaii. CLICK TO VIEW POLL
Argos End Season with 8th Place Finish at CSU Stanislaus
April 17 – The NDNU men’s golf team closed out their 2006-2007 season with an eighth place finish at the CSU Stanislaus Buzzini Invitational. The 54-hole, 17 team tournament was held at the Turlock Golf and Country Club. The Argos started off strong, holding onto fifth place after the first two rounds and trailing second place by just four strokes. In Tuesday’s final round, the Argos struggled, shooting 312 and dropping back into 8th place. CSU Stanislaus won the tournament on their home course, firing a three-under-par, 861. Grand Canyon finished in second, 22 strokes behind the first place Warriors.
Pac West Golfer of the Year Kory Storer was the top Argo finisher, placing in a sixth place tie with a two-over-par 218. Storer finished a tournament best two-under-par on the par fours and had the most pars with 45. Mike Prescott had the low round of the tournament for the Argos, shooting a three-under-par 69 in the second round. Prescott finished in a tie for 22nd with a 224. Stanislaus’s Andy Moran won the individual title with a five-under-par 211. RESULTS
Argos Tie for Sixth at Monterey Bay
April 10 – The NDNU men’s golf team turned in another strong showing, finishing in a sixth play tie at the CSUMB Otter Invitational. The 54-hole, 14 team tournament was played at Blackhorse Golf Course in Seaside, California. The Argos fired an opening round 303, followed by a 313 in the second and a 306 in the final round to tie for sixth place with Florida Gulf Coast and Chico State. Washburn University won the team title with an 896 while Eric Justesen from CSU Stanislaus took home the individual medal with a one-under-par, 215.
Mike Prescott was the top finisher for the Argos, placing in tie for fourth with a 225, which included an opening round 71. Pac West Golfer of the Year, Kory Storer finished in a tie for 16th place with a 230 while Dean Henry’s final round 71 moved him into 30th place. NDNU closes out their season next week when they travel to Turlock to play in the CSU Stanislaus Invitational. CSUMB OTTER INVITATIONAL SCORES
Argos Finish Second in Pac West Championship,
Storer Wins Individual Title
April 3 - The Notre Dame de Namur men's golf team turned in a strong performance at the Grand Canyon Invitational which doubled as the Pacific West Championships. The Argos finished second in the Pac West, just seven strokes behind conference champion Grand Canyon. The Thunderbird Invitational, featuring 17 teams was won by Point Loma Nazarene, with NDNU finishing fifth.
The Argos opening round 291 placed them second in the Pac West before dropping to third after a 297 in the second round. In the final round, NDNU fired a 287 to move past Dixie State take home second place.
Kory Storer took home the individual title for the Pac West, shooting a nine-under-par 207. Storer set the Pac West 18-hole record with a stunning 66 on Monday morning, before shooting a 73 Monday afternoon. On Tuesday he posted the second-best conference championship round with a 68 and set a school record finishing nine-under-par for the tournament. Storer's overall score of 207 was one stroke behind Thunderbird Invitational winner Sam Cyr.
Storer’s victory earned him All-Pac West accolades and the Pacific West Conference Men’s Golf Athlete of the Year. Mike Prescott also earned All-Pac West honors finishing third with a 213. The Argos are back on the course next week at the CSU Monterey Bay Otter Invitational at Blackhorse Golf Course.
PACIFIC WEST CONFERENCE SCORES
GRAND CANYON THUNDERBIRD INVITATIONAL SCORES
Grand Canyon Takes 1st Annual NDNU
Invitational, Argos Place 2nd
March 13 – The NDNU Invitational came to an end with the Grand Canyon men’s golf team winning the tournament by three stokes over Notre Dame de Namur. The 54-hole, Invitational played at Poppy Ridge Golf Course in Livermore, California featured an 11-team field. The Antelopes were in front from the beginning, leading after each of the three rounds and finishing with a score of 886.
NDNU finished just behind Grand Canyon, carding an 889 and shooting a tournament best 288 in the second round. CSU Stanislaus (899) took fourth while Sonoma State and CSU San Bernardino finished tied for fourth with a 902.
Sonoma State’s Jarin Todd and Dixie State’s Brady Machin shared medalist honors with a 2-under 214 for the tournament. Kory Storer (NDNU), Blake Parks (Grand Canyon) and Kevin Wentworth (CSU East Bay) finished in a three way tie for third, each shooting a 1-over 217.
Mike Prescott (223) also finished in the top 10 for the Argos while Dean Henry shot the low round of the tournament, firing a 4-under 68 in the second round. Henry (229) finished tied for 20th while Travis Peterson (230) finished 23rd. The Argos recorded a tournament best 54 birdies with Henry tying for the individual best with 13.
Argos Place 6th in CSU Bakersfield Invitational
February 27 - The NDNU men's golf team had a strong showing in their first event of the spring. The team finished sixth at the CSUB Poor Boy Invitational that saw a field of 16 teams play 54 holes. The Argos started off strong with the second best score through 18 holes, but struggled in the final round. The team finished with a eleven-over-par 875, just eight shots back of second place. UCLA took him the team medal, shooting 25-under-par for the tournament.
Travis Peterson finished in the tie for 10th place, shooting one-under-par for the tournament. Kory Storer shot one-over-par to tie for 15th place. The men are off until March 12-13 when they host the 1st Annual Notre Dame de Namur Invitational at Poppy Ridge Golf Course in Livermore, CA. RESULTS
NDNU WINS MAUNA LANI
Argos Take Home First Title in School History
October 31 - Travis Peterson and Garrett Baxley’s top ten finishes helped Notre Dame de Namur capture their first ever tournament victory, winning the Mauna Lani Resort/UH Hilo Intercollegiate Championship held at Mauna Lani Golf Course.
The Argos topped the 13-team field in the three round tournament by shooting an 866 (+2) as a team. NDNU finished ahead of five teams that were separated by only two strokes. CSU Stanislaus (289-287-296) and Sonoma State (286-292-294) each shot 872, six shots behind the Argonauts. Hawaii-Hilo (290-298-285) and Cal State Bakersfield (298-290-285) finished one stroke behind them at 873, while CSU San Bernardino shot 874. NDNU found themselves in fourth place after an opening round 293 (+5), but were able to move into third after scoring 287 (-1) in the second round. Still trailing CSU Stanislaus by four strokes and Sonoma State by two, the Argos fired a 286 (-2) to pass both teams.
The freshman duo of Peterson (2nd place) and Baxley (9th place) carried the Argos to victory on the par 72 course. Peterson shot 70 in both the first and second round before finishing up with a 72 to conclude the tournament at 212 (-4). Baxley ended the tournament at 217 (+1) after shooting 74-72-71 in the three rounds. Kory Storer finished 19th (73-72-75=220), while Dean Henry (76-73-73=222) and Mike Prescott (77-75-70) tied for 29th place.
Sonoma State’s Jarin Todd (73-65-70=208) held onto his first-day lead to take medalist honors by four strokes. Central Arkansas’ Matt Montgomery and CSU Bakersfield’s Chris Kwon tied Peterson for second place with 212. The Argos will pick up their season again in March at the UC San Diego Invitational. RESULTS
1 Notre Dame de Namur 293 287 286 866
T2 Travis Peterson 70 70 72 212
T9 Garrett Baxley 74 72 71 217
T19 Kory Storer 73 72 75 220
T29 Dean Henry 76 73 73 222
T29 Mike Prescott 77 75 70 222