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Griffin Pohl after his tee shot
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Pohl Ties Single Round Record, Titans Go Low on Day One in Decatur

Titans card lowest round since 2022

4/25/2025 6:59:00 PM

DECATUR, Ill. - Senior Griffin Pohl (Western Springs, Ill.-Lyons Township) headlined an incredible day one for the fourth-ranked Illinois Wesleyan University men's golf team at the Take Back the Night Challenge hosted by Millikin University Friday, April 25. The Titans fired a 14-under 274 on the par-72, 7216-yard Red Tail Run Golf Course and own a six-stroke lead.

Pohl used seven birdies and an eagle to card an eight-under 64, to tie the program's to-par single round record. Pohl tied the mark set by Quinn Clifford Sept. 10, 2022, as Clifford fired an eight-under 63 at the par-71, 6598-yard Randall Oaks in Dundee, Ill. Pohl currently leads the 116-player field by a four-stroke cushion.
 
Clifford, who saw his own school record tied, turned in a strong day at four-under 68 and holds second-place through 18 holes. Juniors Aidan Healy (New Lenox, Ill.-Lincoln-Way West) and Juney Bai (Mokena, Ill.-Lincoln-Way Central) each recorded one-under 71s to share 15th-place, while fellow junior Michael Spitzer (Hinsdale, Ill.-Hinsdale Central) is in 20th at even-par 72. 

IWU tops the 20-team leaderboard at 274, the program's lowest single round score since posting a 271 at the Carthage Fall Classic Sept. 10, 2022. No. 19 UW-Eau Claire is second at 280. Mississippi College for Women (287), Lake Forest (290), and Wheaton (291) are third through fifth, respectively. Illinois Wesleyan's 'B' team is tied for seventh with an opening day 296.

Final round action is slated for tomorrow, April 26, at South Side Country Club. A shotgun start is set for 9 a.m.

IWU Individual Results
1. Griffin Pohl 64
2. Quinn Clifford 68
t15. Aidan Healy 71
t15. Juney Bai 71
t20. Michael Spitzer 72
t28. Nate Bibbey 73
t28. Pablo Castro 73
t37. Myles Lahart 74
t51. Josh Pehl 76
t63. Michael O'Keefe 77
t103. Lane Ludwig* 82

*denotes playing as an individual

Team Standings
1. Illinois Wesleyan 274
2. UW-Eau Claire 280
3. Mississippi College for Women 287
4. Lake Forest 290
5. Wheaton 291
6. Carthage 292
t7. Illinois Wesleyan 'B' 296
t7. Calvin 296
t7. Millikin 296
11. Hope 298
12. Illinois College 299
13. Spalding 303
14. Wabash 306
t15. Adrian 307
t15. St. Mary's College of the Woods 307
17. North Park 312
18. Millikin 'B' 313
19. Millikin 'C' 316
20. Hanover 325 

 
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