TORRINGTON – The Eastern Wyoming College Lancer golf team hosted their home tournament on Sept. 5-6 at Cottonwood Golf Course in Torrington.
The Lancers won the tournament with a score of 589. McCook Community College was second with a score 609.
“The team did a great job of taking advantage of our home course knowledge,” EWC coach Zach Smith said. “The course is looking great, and the guys played well to clinch our second win of the season.”
Sophomore Eric Stevens, of Bridgeport, Neb., won the tournament with scores of 69 and 74 for a total of 143.
In all, seven Lancers placed in the top 10 for the tournament.
“We’ve had a good balance of solid play from both the freshman and sophomores this fall,” Smith said. “We’ll face our toughest test this coming week in McCook. Their team has been improving, and the course is very challenging. I’m looking forward to see how we can perform on that course.”
The Lancers will play in the McCook Community College tournament in McCook, Neb., Sept. 12-13.
Other Lancers scores were as follows:
Max Maynard, freshman, Colchester, United Kingdom, 71, 74 – 145, tied 2nd
JoVin Tan, sophomore, Taiping, Malaysia, 73, 72 – 145, tied 2nd
Lucas Howell, freshman, Colorado Springs, Colo., 73, 73 – 146, 4th
Tomas Kubata, freshman, Prague, Czech Republic, 72, 76 – 148, 5th
RJ Moya, sophomore, Three Rivers, Texas, 75, 77 – 152, tied 7th
Mason Hale, sophomore, Atkinson, Neb., 78, 75 – 153, tied 9th
Colby Clay, sophomore, Laramie, 89, 78 – 167, tied 18th
Luca Rodrigues, freshman, Benoni, South Africa, 85, 90 – 175, tied 29th
