MAC Announces Men's Golfer of the Week
MAC Golfer of the Week
Gisli Sveinbergsson, Kent State, Senior
Hafnarfjordur, Iceland
Maui Jim Intercollegiate
Senior Gisli Sveinbergsson led the Flashes’ lineup this weekend at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate with a 6-under par 204 score for a 16th place finish overall. Sveinbergsson was the only player in the lineup to shoot all three rounds under-par (67-68-69/204). The senior shot remarkable first and third rounds of bogey-free golf, ending the tournament with eight birdies. Sveinbergsson led the whole tournament with 44 total pars. Ranked 49th in the nation, he holds a 68 scoring average with all three rounds under par.
Other Nominees
Keegan Bronnenberg, Ball State, Sophomore
Muncie, Ind. (Central)
Trinity Forest Invitational
Bronnenberg led Ball State with an even-par total of 213 over 54 holes at SMU's Trinity Forest Invitational. He carded two rounds of 1-under par 70 and finished in a tie for 25th in a strong field that featured nine top-100 teams from a year ago. Bronnenberg made two eagles for the tournament and led the field in par-5 scoring at 8 under par for the week. Through two tournaments this season, he'd leads Ball Stats with a 71.80 scoring average.
Ty Celone, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore
Long Sault, Ontario, Canada (St. Joseph's)
Windon Memorial Classic
Eastern Michigan University sophomore Ty Celone continued his string of solid play Monday, Sept. 24, as he carded a one-over 217 to finish tied for 14th-place at the 22nd Windon Memorial Classic, Sept. 24, on the par-72, 7,202-yard Knollwood Club. Celone, who finished third at last week's EKU Raising Canes Intercollegiate, posted a final round 71 for the top spot among EMU golfers. Yesterday, the Mid-American Conference's reigning Golfer of the Week carded rounds of 71 and 75. For Celone, it is his second top-20 showing of the year and the third of his career.
Jordan Less, Northern Illinois, Junior
Elmhurst, Ill. (York)
Windon Memorial Classic
Less had his best finish of the fall so far with his 14th-place finish at the Windon Memorial Classic. His first round 70 was his third under-par round of the season. NIU took fourth place in the event, besting power-five programs Michigan, UCLA, Northwestern, Purdue, and Indiana.
David Amm, Toledo, Freshman
Harare, Zimbabwe
Inverness Intercollegiate
Freshman David Amm tied for 11th place at the Inverness Intercollegiate in his first tournament as a Rocket. Amm carded one-over par 72s in his first two rounds before shooting a 75 in his final round. Amm paced the Rockets with 10 birdies in the tournament, including four straight over the first and second rounds.
