KETTERING, Ohio - The University of Dayton men's golf team claimed top honors at the 2021 Dayton Flyer Intercollegiate, finishing four strokes in front of second-place finisher Bowling Green. Flyer sophomore
Kyle Schmidt led the charge to the title with his first-place finish in the individual standings. The 54-hole event hosted by Dayton was held at NCR Country Club and played on the North Course at par 70, 6,720 yards.
Dayton's team score of 290-269-276=835 was five under par for the tournament. Schmidt's individual score of 69-65-70=204 (-6) tied with Cleveland State's Zak Supelak (72-63-69) but Schmidt carded a birdie on the first playoff hole to claim medalist honors.
DAYTON'S TEAM OF FIVE
t-1st
Kyle Schmidt 69-65-70=204 (-6)
t-8th
Ryan Clements 74-68-68=210 (E)
t-15th
Henry May 73-72-67=212 (+2)
t-17th
Hayden Zimmerer 75-66-73=214 (+4)
t-22nd
Connor Quigley 74-70-71=215 (+5)
DAYTON'S INDIVIDUALS
t-17th
Dylan Stevens 73-72-69=214 (+4)
t-17th
Ethan Snyder 72-72-70=214 (+4)
t-45th
Blake Solomon 74-71-77=222 (+12)
t-57th
Miles Miller 80-69-78=227 (+17)
KEY STATS
• 3 - Clements, May and Schmidt each carded an eagle
• 40 - Snyder parred 40 holes, second most among the field
• 269 - the team's second round score of 269 is the lowest single-round team score since at least the 2008-09 season*
COACH'S COMMENT
"The guys played great this week. Had a rough start in round one but fought real hard and had a phenomenal second round shooting 11 under par to get back into it. Today the team played solidly across the board and it was a full team effort. We are proud of the teamwork from beginning to end but it is also nice to have an individual win the event as well. Kyle played exceptionally well yesterday and very steady today. He really stepped up on the playoff hole, hitting one of the best golf shots you could on the drive. Really happy for the whole team. They have been working so hard and are getting better and better every day." - head coach
Gip Hoagland.
UP NEXT
Dayton will be heading to State College, Pa., for the Rutherford Intercollegiate hosted by Penn State April 17-18. The two-day event will be played at Penn State Golf Course.
*records are incomplete prior to the 2008-09 season
