The Clarendon College Golf team participated in the NJCAA National Golf Preview at Swan Lake Golf Resort in Plymouth, Indiana, this past week and finished in fourth place.
The National Preview Team consisted of Steve Evans (Wales), Louis Laviscount (England), Chris Fletcher (England), Jake Bond (England) and Alex Palomeque (England).
Clarendon College shot a 311, 314, 318 for a total of 943 for the three rounds. Finishing in front of CC were South Mountain College – first , Parkland College – second and Rend Lake College – third.
“I am very pleased with the results from the NJCAA National Golf Preview,” CC Athletic Director and golf coach John Green said. “Some of the guys found out just how high of a level of competition they will face in this level of collegiate golf.”
Steve Evans finished in 7th Place with scores of 74, 78, and 77. Louis Laviscount finished 17th with 79, 80, 79; Chris Fletcher finished 19th with 84, 76, 79; Alex Palomeque finished 23rd with 79, 80, 83; and Jake Bond finished 25th with 79, 81, 84.
“Steven Evans finishing in 7th place was a great statement for him to make as a competitor,” Green said. “This will attract him a lot of attention from the 4 year universities to compete on such a difficult course as Swan Lake Golf Course.”
The NJCAA Golf National Preview puts the Top 20 teams in the nation against each other in fall competition. The next tournament for the CC golf team is in Waco, Texas, at Twin Rivers, the home course of the Baylor Bears.
“We still have a lot of tournaments in front of us. In two weeks we travel to Waco to play at Baylor’s home course Twin Rivers which is very challenging,” Green said. “I look forward to more great things as we move forward.”
The Clarendon College Golf Team continues to be ranked number 2 in the nation in the GolfStat Poll this week. In the GolfStat Top 100 individuals this week, Alex Palomeque is ranked number 9, Steve Evans is number 23, and Jake Bond is number 87.
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