Men's Golf Starts off Spring Season Strong at Cougar Spring Preview

The Millikin men's golf team began the spring portion of their 2024-25 season on Saturday, March 22 after the Alabama Invasion planned for spring break week was canceled due to weather. At the Cougar Spring Preview in Peoria, Ill., the Big Blue squads sat in fifth place and ninth place after day one of competition.

On day two, the blue team held their own, ending the tournament in fifth, and the white team posted a strong day two performance to elevate from ninth place in the team standings to sixth.

Illinois Central College led the field with a 585 two-day team total. Augustana and North Central tied for second with team scores of 608, and Heartland College placed fourth with a score of 609 in a tight competition in the team tallies.

For the blue team, Luke Bradley shot a day one 75, then a team low 72 on Sunday to shoot 147 overall individually. Virgile Gruny's day one 74 coupled with a 76 on day two put him at a 150 tally overall for the weekend. Jack Bollinger shot a 153, posting an 80 on day one and a 73 on the second day of competition. The blue squad's team score of 306 on day one added to their 304 day two score to total 610 in the Spring Preview.

The white team was led by Dominick Emig, shooting a day one 76 and a day two 74 to total a 150 overall score. Benjamin Howey shot a 78 on day one, then 76 on day two to total 152. Ian Berndsen's day two 75 helped propel the Big Blue up four slots in the team standings with a team total of 623.

Men's golf will be back in action on Friday, April 4 when they head to Normal, Ill. for the Illinois Wesleyan Spring Invitational at Ironwood.

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Players Mentioned

Ian Berndsen: Senior

Jack Bollinger: Junior

Luke Bradley: Junior

Dominick Emig: Sophomore

Virgile Gruny: Graduate Student

Benjamin Howey: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ian Berndsen
: Senior

Jack Bollinger
: Junior

Luke Bradley
: Junior

Dominick Emig
: Sophomore

Virgile Gruny
: Graduate Student

Benjamin Howey
: Freshman