Griffin Pohl & Quinn Clifford walking off tee box

Men’s Golf Leads Loaded Field After One Round at NCAA Fall Preview

Jackson Hulsey tied for first

10/2/2022 4:21:00 PM

Round One Results (PDF)

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. - The ninth-ranked Illinois Wesleyan University men's golf team got off to a hot start Sunday, Oct. 2, at the NCAA Division III Fall Preview at Keene Trace Golf Club. The Titans carded an opening round three-over 291 on the par-72, 6780-yard course and hold a three-stroke lead atop the 18-team leaderboard.

Freshman Jackson Hulsey (St. Charles, Ill.) sits tied for medalist honors with Emory's Michael Burry after firing a two-under 70. Hulsey is one of three Titans inside the top-15 of the 90-player tournament.

Sophomore Quinn Clifford (Chicago, Ill.-Brother Rice) owns a share of sixth, having recorded an even-par 72. Clifford went four-under on the front nine, aided by an eagle on the par-four ninth hole. Fellow sophomore Griffin Pohl (Western Springs, Ill.-Lyons Township) is tied for 15th at two-over (74).

The Titans hold a three-stroke edge in a field that includes 16 top-20 ranked teams. No. 6 Piedmont is in second at 294, followed by No. 13 Washington & Lee (296), and 10th-ranked Wittenberg (297). No. 2 Emory, No. 1 Methodist, and No. 5 Christopher Newport sit in a three-way tie for fifth at 299.

Second round play picks up tomorrow, Oct. 3, with the Green and White set to tee off beginning at 9 a.m. ET. Live results can be followed via GolfStat by clicking here.

IWU Individual Standings
T1. Jackson Hulsey 70
T6. Quinn Clifford 72
T15. Griffin Pohl 74
T23. Bobby Beaubien 75
T47. Juney Bai 78

Team Standings
1. Illinois Wesleyan 291
2. Piedmont 294
3. Washington & lee 296
4. Wittenberg 297
T5. Emory 299
T5. Methodist 299
T5. Christopher Newport 299
8. Carnegie Mellon 305
T9. NYU 306
T9. Babson 306
11. Berry 207
12. Oglethorpe 308
13. Aurora 309
T14. Transylvania 310
T14. Huntingdon 310
T16. Greensboro 313
T16. Sewanee 313
18. Hampden-Sydney 324

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