KISSIMMEE, Fla. - The University of Dayton men's golf team closed out the 2022-23 season Sunday at the 2023 Atlantic 10 Championship. Junior
Henry May led the Flyers with his 16th-place finish and was named to the 2023 A-10 All-Conference Team in voting among league coaches for his efforts throughout the season.
The three-day, 54-hole championship was contested at Reunion Resort and Golf Club on the Nicklaus Course, which was played at par 72 and 7219 yards, April 28-30.
Davidson captured its third-consecutive A-10 Championship title with a three-round score of 284-281-300=865 (+1) and the Wildcats' Alex Heffner turned in the top individual score of 69-67-70=206 (-10). Dayton finished in seventh place out of 12 participating teams with a score of 294-300-312=906 (+42) after battling blustery conditions during today's final round.
DAYTON'S RESULTS
16th
Henry May 74-75-74=223 (+7)
t-17th
Ben Cors 68-77-80=225 (+9)
t-24th
Blake Solomon 75-74-78=227 (+11)
t-42nd
Jacob Garland 77-78-80=235 (+19)
t-48th
Kyle Schmidt 80-74-83=237 (+21)
KEY STATS
🦅 - graduate student
Blake Solomon carded an eagle on the par-five 18th hole to close out the second round
68 - sophomore
Ben Cors turned in a career-low round of 68 following Friday's first round of play
10 - Cors led the team with 10 birdies during the course of the tournament
4.58 - May tied for the fourth-lowest average score on par five holes
ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
For the second time in his career,
Henry May was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference Team. The 10-member team was voted on by the head coaches based on the regular season.
COACH'S QUOTE
"Congratulations to Davidson and coach Straub," head coach
Gip Hoagland commented following the championship. "They played great and really got it done this weekend. Our guys really gave it their all but we simply didn't have all we needed to make a run. There were a lot of really good things, highlighted by
Ben Cors' 68 in round one. I also want to congratulate
Henry May for being selected to the All-Conference Team for the year. He had a great season and it is good to see him recognized for his year-long success. Finally, I want to recognize my seniors:
Kyle Schmidt,
Blake Solomon and
Dylan Stevens. It has been a pleasure serving as their coach and having them be a part of the Flyer family."
THANK YOU, DEPARTING FLYERS
Dayton athletics would like to congratulate and thank departing players
Kyle Schmidt,
Blake Solomon and
Dylan Stevens on their athletic accomplishments as members of the Dayton men's golf team as well as successful academic careers at the university! Best wishes in your future endeavors and #GoFlyers!
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