CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR MAY 9, 2011
Men's Golf Prepares for Competition at NCAA III Championships in Greensboro
MEN'S GOLF
GREENSBORO, NC - The Calvin men's golf team will make it first-ever appearance in the NCAA III Tournament this week. Led by head coach Brian Bolt, the Knights will begin play on Tuesday morning at 7:50 a.m. Competing for the Calvin men's golf team will be seniors Jess Hendriksma (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) and Eric Doezema (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS), sophomores Ben Kuiper (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) and Dave Sarkipato (Kalamazoo/Kalamazoo Christian HS) and freshman Ross Ryzenga (Holland/Holland Christian HS).
Competition will take place at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro, North Carolina. Guilford College will serve as host. Calvin will open play on Tuesday morning and will be joined by teams from Skidmore and Texas Lutheran. On Wednesday, Calvin will tee off with the same three teams beginning at 11:10 a.m.
Calvin is one of 40 teams competing at the four-day event. After Wednesday's 18-hole round, the 40-team field will be paired down to 15. Calvin is one four teams making its first appearance at the NCAA III Championships. Penn-State Harrisburg, North Central (MN) and Carroll (WI) are the other three. Defending national champion Methodist (NC) is the most experienced team in the field as it is making its 31st appearance at the national tournament.
Calvin earned an automatic bid to the NCAA III Tournament by winning the MIAA title in thrilling fashion this past fall. Calvin entered the eighth and final MIAA Tournament of the year trailing league-leading Trine University by 19 strokes but finished 21 strokes ahead of the Thunder on the final day of league play to win its first-ever conference title - doing so by a two-stroke margin.
Live stats of the NCAA III Tournament field will be available online at: http://www.golfstat.com/
The official NCAA III Championships website can be found online at: http://www.ncaa.com/championships/golf-men/d3
A list of the tournament pairings can be found on the Calvin website at: http://www.calvin.edu/sports/mens/golf/PAIRINGS%20-%2011%20DIII%20MGO_First-Second%20Rds.pdf
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