Dane Sandridge
The Tiger mens golf team turned in its best finish of the 2003
season over the weekend, shooting lights out on Day 2 of the
College of Wooster Parlor Invitational to end up in fourth place in
a loaded 15-team field. The tourney was played at the difficult
Wooster Country Club and included six NCAC teams, including the
nationally ranked host team that had won the Denison Invitational
the previous week.
Two highlights stand out following the weekends action. Freshman
Kristopher Schmelzer (Lancaster, Ohio/Lancaster)
carded a personal collegiate best two-day score of 155 (79, 76).
That was good for a third-place tie, also his best finish in his
inaugural season in the Red & White. The other highlight was
turned in by freshman Dane Sandridge (Westfield Center,
Ohio/Lodi Cloverleaf), who also had his best collegiate
finish (158, tie for 16th place). His biggest shot of the weekend
came on Day 2 when he made a hole-in-one at the 168-yard eighth
hole with a seven-iron.
Junior Adam Knowlton (Springfield, Ohio/Shawnee)
finished tied for 21st with a 160, freshman Clinton
Anderson (Mechanicsburg, Ohio/Mechanicsburg) finished tied
for 25th with a 161 and sophomore Andy Bonar (Lancaster,
Ohio/Lancaster) rounded things out with a 163, good for a
tie for 30th place.
This week, the Tigers again face a strong field on a tough course
as Ohio Wesleyan hosts its annual Strimer Invitational tournament
on Saturday and Sunday. The host Bishops are the defending NCAC
champion and are annually among the top teams in the nation. The
tourney is played at Oakhaven Golf Club, just north of
Delaware.