The University of Akron Athletics
Akron Golf Ends Fall Season With Fifth-Place Showing
November 06 | Men's Golf
Nov. 6, 2005
Complete Results
WINTER GARDEN, Fla. - Sophomore Ryan Gutowski (Copley, Ohio-Copley HS) posted his second-career round in the 60's and his first-career top-five finish as the University of Akron men's golf team wrapped up the fall season with a fifth-place showing Sunday at the Big East/MAC Challenge at the par-72, 7,370-yard Orange County National Golf Center in Winter Garden, Fla.
Akron fired a final-round 5-over 293 to wrap up the tournament with a 9-over-par 873, finishing three shots behind Mid-American Conference opponent Northern Illinois (870) and seven shots behind Ohio (866). Tournament-host Marquette won the inaugural event with a three-round score of 12-under 852, winning by 11 strokes over South Florida (863).
The Zips posted their fifth top-10 finish in five events this season, a mark equalled to that of the Spring 2003 season when the squad posted five-straight top-10 finishes. That streak was later continued to seven-straight in the Fall 2003 season.
Gutowski, following a career-best round of 4-under 68 to open the tournament, posted his second round under 70 in as many days. He posted a score of 3-under 69 to finish in a six-way tie for third place at 5-under 211.
Brad Wright (Cambridge, Ohio-Cambridge HS) posted his fourth
top-20 finish in five events following a final-round 6-over 78. He
finished tied for 20th place at 5-over 221. Vaughn Snyder
(Massillon, Ohio-Canton Central Catholic) concluded the fall season
with a closing round of 2-over 74 to move into a tie for 27th place
at 7-over 223.
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Ryan Culbertson (Wooster, Ohio-Wooster) and Colin Clemente (Hubbard, Ohio-Warren JFK HS), who started the day together in a tie for 27th place, finished the tournament with identical rounds of 3-over 75 to finish in a tie for 32nd place at 8-over 224.
The Zips will be out of action until March 18-19, 2006, when they travel to Citrus Springs, Fla., and the El Diablo Golf and Country Club for the El Diablo Intercollegiate.
Top Five Teams:
1. Marquette University (291-285-276=852, -12)
2. So. Florida, U. of (275-298-290=863, -1)
3. Ohio University (294-285-287-866, +2)
4. Northern Illinois U. (296-284-290=870, +6)
5. Akron, U. of (287-293-293=873, +9)
Top Five Individuals:
1. Mark Cimarolli, Ohio (75-65-67=207, -9)
2. Keegan Bradley, St John's (70-70-70=210, -6)
t3. Ryan Gutowski, Akron (68-74-69=211, -5)
t3. Five more tied at 5-under 211
Akron:
t3. Ryan Gutowski (68-74-69=211, -5)
t20. Brad Wright (71-72-78=221, +5)
t27. Vaughn Snyder (76-73-74=223, +7)
t32. Ryan Culbertson (75-74-75=224, +8)
t32. Colin Clemente (73-76-75=224, +8)
