Men's Golf - Wabash Fall Invitational Champions

Men’s Golf & Pohl Win Wabash Fall Invitational

Seven Titans place in top-10

10/8/2024 1:36:00 PM

Final Results (PDF)

INDIANAPOLIS - The fifth-ranked Illinois Wesleyan University men's golf team won its second tournament of the season Tuesday, Oct. 8, as the Titans cruised to a 1-2 finish at the Wabash Fall Invitational. IWU carded a final round three-under par, 285, to conclude the 54-hole tournament with a score of 854 at the par-72, 6904-yard Broadmoor Country Club. The Titan 'B' team placed runner-up at 876.

The dominating showing featured a battle down to the wire between senior Griffin Pohl (Western Springs, Ill.-Lyons Township) and junior Aidan Healy (New Lenox, Ill.-Lincoln-Way West). Pohl and Healy stood tied for much of the final round before Healy birdied No. 17. Pohl followed with an eagle, his second of the day, before registering a birdie on the 18th hole. The strong finish capped off a memorable round for Pohl, who aced hole No. 4 with a pitching wedge from 156 yards out. The win marked the first of his career as Pohl finished with a career-low 54-hole total of 209.

Healy claimed runner-up at 212, tying for the best 54-hole score of his career. Freshman Pablo Castro (Palatine, Ill.-Palatine) and junior Michael Spitzer (Hinsdale, Ill.-Hinsdale Central) tied for third. Castro finished the tournament one-over at 217, while Spitzer matched his opening round score of one-under 71 to post a total of 217.

Senior Raj Sethi (Chandler, Ariz.-Arizona College Prep) carded a one-over 73 to finish tied for seventh with a score of 219.

Junior Myles Lahart (Park Ridge, Ill.-Maine South) used a career-best round of three-under, 69, to climb into the top-10. The junior posted seven birdies in his final round to finish the tournament with a career-best score of 220 and place ninth. Senior Quinn Clifford (Chicago, Ill.-Brother Rice) went even-par for the second straight round to earn a share of 10th.

Illinois Wesleyan led the field from start to finish as the Titans concluded the three-round event at 11-under par (854). IWU's 'B' team maintained its second-place standing with an even-par 288 to post a 54-hole score of 876, while Millikin took third at 897. Rhodes (899) and Hope (900) rounded out the top-five.

The Green and White is scheduled to close out the fall portion of its schedule at the Golfweek October Classic, Oct. 14-16.

IWU Individual Results
1. Griffin Pohl 66-74-69=209
2. Aidan Healy 70-69-73=212
t3. Pablo Castro 73-70-74=217
t3. Michael Spitzer 71-7571=217
t7. Raj Sethi 74-72-73=219
t9. Myles Lahart 76-75-69=220
t10. Quinn Clifford 77-72-72=221
t18. Juney Bai 75-72-78=225
26. Michael O'Keefe 76-72-80=228
42. Nate Bibbey 84-76-72=232

Team Standings
1. Illinois Wesleyan 282-287-285-854
2. Illinois Wesleyan B' 299-289-288=876
3. Millikin 305-297-295-897
4. Rhodes 301-298-300=899
5. Hope 300-295-305=900
6. DePauw 299-301-307=907
7. Wooster 301-304-305=910
8. Webster 307-302-309=918
9. North Central 303-311-309=923
10. Ohio Wesleyan 310-312-307=929
11. Wabash 311-308-311=930
12. DePauw 'B' 305-309-318=932
13. Earlham 320-306-310=936
14. Franklin 311-316-323=950
15. Wabash 'B' 332-336-326=994

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