Oilers Kickoff Season | Sit in Second After Day One
Allendale, Mich.- The University of Findlay men's golf team kicked off their 2022 fall campaign today, Sep. 4, at the Arendsen Invitational at The Meadows hosted by Grand Valley State University. The Oilers finished day one with a 36-hole score of 581 (+13) and are currently in second place with rounds of 295 (+11 ) and 286 (+2). They are in second behind Grand Valley State University who is two-over par for the tournament.
Leading the Oilers was senior Tanner Grzegorczyk. The standout picked up right where he left off last year shattering multiple school records. His first round of 70 (-1) was slow and steady as he carded three birdies and a double bogey. It was his second round of 64 (-7) that revealed his dominance over the field. He carded nine birdies and two bogeys to shatter the 18-hole scoring record that was first set in 2010 by Joe McGeean also at the Arendsen Invite. His two round score of 134 (-8) broke the 36-hole school record of 135 (-7) that he had tied last year at the West Liberty Invitational. Grzegorczyk now holds the 18-hole school record, the 36-hole school record, and 54-hole school record. Grzegorczyk is in first with a six shot lead heading into the final round.
Following Grzegorczyk was junior Donnie Professori. Professori recorded rounds of 72 (+1) and 76 (+5) for a 36-hole total of 148 (+6). He is tied for eleventh place. Sophomore Jonathan Green is tied for fifteenth at seven-over par after rounds of 78 (+7) and 71 (E). Senior Hunter Foltz is tied for nineteenth at eight over-par with rounds of 75 (+4) and 75 (+4). Rounding out the lineup for the Oilers was senior Caleb Westfall. He is tied for 76th after rounds of 85 (+14) and 77 (+6) to finish the day at twenty-over par.
Competing as individuals were junior Justin Atkinson and sophomore Tyler Vallee. Atkinson is tied for seventh at two-over par after rounds of 73(+2) and 71 (E). Vallee is tied for fifteenth at seven-over par with rounds of 71 (E) and 78 (+7).
"Today's round by Tanner (Grzegorczyk) was one of the most impressive things I have ever witnessed, '' said head coach Dominic Guarnieri. "It was the best round of golf I've ever seen in person. As for the rest of the team, we didn't have our best stuff today but they kept fighting. I was happy with the way they stuck to the game plan and never stopped grinding the entire day."
The Oilers will be back for the final round tomorrow, Sep. 5 where they look to climb the leaderboard. They are scheduled to tee of at 9:15am in a shotgun format.