The Valparaiso University men’s golf team climbed nine spots on the team leaderboard with a much-improved performance from a day prior during Monday’s second round of the Advance Golf Partners Collegiate, held at the par-72, 7169-yard Hammock Creek Golf Club in Palm City, Fla. All five players in the lineup boasted better scores than Sunday, with No. 1 golfer Caleb VanArragon (Blaine, Minn. / Blaine) enjoying the most staggering turnaround.
How It Happened
Inside the Round
Thoughts from Head Coach Dave Gring
“The team showed a lot of resolve and determination in today’s second round and I was impressed with the guys quickly turning around a very poor first-round performance into an excellent second-round performance. This was one of the best bounce-back rounds that we have had in a long time and it was important for this to take place this early in our spring season. We still have a lot of rust to kick off and work to be done to get our games to a better point, but today was a great start.”
“The team responded to yesterday’s rounds with better putting, making a total of 24 birdies versus only 11 yesterday. We still had some big scores on particular holes, but it was better than yesterday. Lastly, we improved our Par-3 scoring from a horrible +16 yesterday to a much more tolerable +3 today. The guys were focused on what they needed to improve from yesterday and our shot execution was so much better today.”
“Caleb and Sam led our team with six and five birdies, respectively. Their putting was exemplary, reading the greens well and they both had good speed with their putts. Our Par-5 scoring really improved today and we need to do the same tomorrow to pick up more shots on the field. We still have our work cut out for us tomorrow, but our players are heading into the final round with a lot more confidence in their games.”
Up Next
The tournament will continue on Tuesday with the third and final round of the event. A link to live scoring via GolfStat is available on ValpoAthletics.com.
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