Men's Golf Shoots Up Standings to Finish Strong at Jekyll Island

Three Titans record rounds of par-or-better, Husley wins individual tournament

3/19/2023 7:15:00 PM

Full Final Standings (PDF) | Indivdiual Tournament Final Standings (PDF)

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. - Sophomore Griffin Pohl (Western Spring, Ill.-Lyons Township) and junior Jack Bruening (Belleville, Ill.-Althoff Catholic) carded two-under 70s to lead Illinois Wesleyan University's men's golf team up the leaderboard at the Jekyll Island Collegiate Sunday, March 19. The Titans carded their best round of the tournament, shooting a 286, on the par-72, 6700-yard Pine Lakes Course at Jekyll Island Golf Club to finish 17th at 895 for the tournament.

Additionally, freshman Jackson Hulsey (St. Charles, Ill.) won the individual tournament held on the par-72, 6551-yard Oleander Course. Hulsey fired a two-over 74 to finish at 221 over 54 holes to edge Emory's Josh Qian (79-75=68=222) by one stroke. It is the first collegiate win for Hulsey.

Pohl was IWU's top finisher, using his best round of the weekend to climb in a tie for 46th (79-73=70). Bruening, who matched Pohl for the best round of the weekend by a Titan, tied for 110th alongside sophomore Quinn Clifford (Chicago, Ill.-Brother Rice). Freshman Juney Bai (Mokena, Ill.-Lincoln-Way Central) completed a strong showing with a one-under 71, tying for 56th at 223. Senior Bobby Beaubien (Barrington, Ill.-Barrington) tied for 63rd at 224.

Emory led from wire-to-wire to claim the team title with a three-day score of 842, with Carnegie Mellon placed runner-up at 857. Christopher Newport rounded out the top-three with an 862, led by medalist Alex Price's 202.

Illinois Wesleyan now turns its attention to the Garn Championship scheduled for March 27-28 at the site of the 2023 NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championship. The two-day affair will feature 36 holes on day one and 18 on day two at Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville, Ky.

IWU Individual Standings
T47. Griffin Pohl 79-73-70=222
T56. Juney Bai 77-75-71=223
T61. Bobby Beaubien 75-74-75=224
T110. Quinn Clifford 80-76-77=233
T110. Jack Bruening 84-79-70=233

IWU Individual Tournament Standings
1. Jackson Hulsey 74-73-74=221
5. Raj Sethi 75-77-74=226
18. Josh Pell 79-80-82=241

Team Standings
1. Emory 283-275-284=842
2. Carnegie Mellon 286-281-290=857
3. Christopher Newport 292-281-289=862
4. Methodist 296-283-285=864
5. Guilford 291-283-291=865
T6. Oglethorpe 299-285-285=869
T6. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 291-291-287=869
8. Piedmont 3010283-292=876
9. Sewanee 294-286-298
10. Berry 296-292-292=880
11. Huntingdon 303-290-293=886
12. Rochester 299-289-300=888
13. Hampden-Sydney 302-291-297=890
14. Washington & Lee 304-287-300=891
15. Kenyon 299-288-305=892
16. Lynchburg 298-299=305
17. Illinois Wesleyan 311-298-296=895
T18. Greensboro 306-295-295=896
T18. Southwestern 299-294-303=896
20. LaGrange 303-294-304=901
21. Redlands 307-294-301=902
22. Denison 301-290-314=905
23. Transylvania 314-297-307=918
24. Rhodes 310-306-305=921
25. Roanoke 309-301-312=922
26. Bridgewater 319-295-310=924
27. Skidmore 311-305-313=929
28. NYU 301-317-314=932
29. DePauw 314-308-318=940
30. St. John Fisher 314-318-324=956

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