Marquette freshmen Miller and Aho are performing well for the Wildcats
AUGUSTA, Mich. — The NMU men’s golf team finished sixth of 10 teams at the DU Panther Invite over the weekend.
The three-round ‘GLIAC Preview’ was played over three days, starting on Friday, October 16, and running through Sunday, October 18. The Wildcats shot an opening round of +11 and a second round of +16 to sit in second place before a third-round +37, the second-worst final round among the field, to slide down four places.
Stoatin Brae GC played as a 6,742-yard par-71 all three rounds, collecting a similar scoring average all three days: 77.38, 77.75, and 77.89. NMU was fifth in par three scoring (3.48), seventh in par four scoring (4.39), and sixth in par five scoring (5.15). The ‘Cats 22 birdies were the third fewest, its 153 pars were the second most, its 67 bogeys were the second fewest, and its 26 doubles+ were the third most.
Jacob Daavettila led the way for the ‘Cats, finishing first on the team and T11 on the field with his three-day total of +11. Although Daavettila carded an eagle on the par-five 16th in his opening round of 76, it was his second round that stole the show, as he shot a two-under par 69 with four birdies and 12 pars. His -2 score was the best scorecard turned in on the final two rounds of the tournament. Daavettila’s 34 pars were good for T8 on the field, only three back of the lead of 37.
Marquette natives and freshmen Boden Moore (+17) and Easton Aho (+18) were second and third on the team for the week, finishing T25 and T28 in the tournament. Moore carded five birdies over three rounds, while Aho carded four of his own to go with a hole-out eagle on the 343-yard par four 8th in his opening round of 73. Aho’s 3.13 average on the par-3s was second best among the field.
Daavettila and Aho were two of just seven golfers to record an eagle today.
Harvey Ylitalo (+24) finished T38, including four birdies over his three rounds. Levi Pennala (+27) finished T40 after firing home an even-par round of 71 to start the tournament, where he fired four birdies, including two in his final three holes, after opening his round +3 through four.
Maximos Faulkner shot rounds of 73 and 75 before withdrawing from round three.
The men close out its season on Monday and Tuesday, playing in the Motor City Shakedown, hosted by Wayne State.
