Men’s Golf Captures Furniture City Classic Title at Quail Ridge Golf Club
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
CASCADE - Calvin continued its strong spring campaign by taking first place at the Furniture City Classic Wednesday at the Quail Ridge Golf Club. Calvin finished the 36-hole tournament with a team score of 624 strokes, finishing two strokes ahead of second place Davenport. It marks Calvin’s second tournament title of the spring as the Knights also took first place at the Sunshine Invitational during its spring break trip three weeks ago. Junior Ben Kuiper (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) led the way for the Knights by capturing medalist honors with a tournament score of 146. Kuiper blazed through the first 18 holes with a round of 69 and came back with an afternoon round of 77 to finish two over par. Sophomore teammate Jake Hoogstrate (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) was close behind, finishing in second place in the final individual standings with a 36-hole total of 150 strokes (74-76) to finish six over par.
Men’s Golf Takes Third at Vic Cuiss Invitational
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
JACKSON - Battling frigid temperatures, the Calvin men’s golf team finished third in a field of six teams at the Vic Cuiss Invitational hosted by Albion College Tuesday afternoon at the Jackson Country Club. Calvin posted a team score of 322 strokes with Alma taking first (313), Albion second (316), Spring Arbor fourth (323) and Olivet and Adrian tying for fifth (328). Calvin’s top individual was freshman James Van Noord (Troy/Troy Athens HS) with a round of 79 that was good for seventh place. Junior Ben Kuiper (Grand Rapids Christian HS) was next with a round of 80 that placed him in 10th place. Sophomore Ross Ryzenga (Holland Christian HS) had an 81, freshman Jonathan Cook (Western Michigan Christian HS) an 82 and freshman Michael Wierenga (South Christian HS) an 83
Men’s Golf Captures Sunshine Invitational Title
Friday, March 23, 2012
PORT ST. LUCIE, FL - The Calvin men’s golf team captured first place at the two-day, 36-hole Sunshine Invitational on Friday. After opening with an 18-hole round team score of 311 at the Wannamaker Golf Course on Thursday, Calvin came back with a score of 298 on Friday at the Ryder Golf Course to finish with a final total of 609 strokes. Williams was second at 626 with Trinity of Connecticut third at 631. Sophomore Ross Ryzenga finished in second place in the final tournament standings with a two-day total of 151 strokes (75-76) and earned a spot on the all-tournament team. Freshman Jon Cook finished tied for third with a total of 154 strokes (79-75) and also earned a spot on the all-tournament team. Freshman Michael Wierenga finished tied for sixth at 155 (82-73) while junior Ben Kuiper (76-81) and senior Brian Haverdink (82-75) were tied for eighth at 157.
