On Friday, April 18, and Saturday, April 19, the Men’s Golf team competed at the Gettysburg Spring Shootout, hosted by Gettysburg College. Going up against schools like State University of New York at Delhi, Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania College of Technology, Franklin & Marshall College, Gettysburg, York College of Pennsylvania, Juniata College, and Dickinson College, the Ducks ended the tournament in seventh place.
Starting on Friday, the Ducks ended the day in eighth place, right behind Swarthmore and Gettysburg, with Franklin & Marshall and Gettysburg’s top team in the top two. There were six shooters for the Ducks, their lineup including sophomores Sebastian Beaver, Ben Slicker, Maxime Debets, Dillon Kim, and Arav Tank, and junior Brock Dickson.
Slicker led the Ducks at 18th place overall with a +5(77) and two notable birdies on the opening par-4 first hole and the par-4 fifth hole. Dickson and Kim followed closely behind him, both with a +6. Dickson played the final six holes one under par and got a single birdie on the par-4 12th hole, and Kim recorded +1 on the front nine. Ending the Ducks lineup for the day were Tank and Debets, who both finished +9, and Beaver, who was +11 with a birdie on the 527-yard par-5 second hole. The team ended the day with a +29(317).
Much like Friday, Slicker led the Ducks, this time at 12th place with a +1 for the day, putting him at +6. He registered five birdies for the afternoon at holes one, three, 10, 12, and 14, and was -3 over the course of 10 holes. Dickson landed at 20th with a +11 overall and three birdies, Kim right at his heel, one shot behind at 27th. He ended +1 on the front nine, with a birdie at the seventh and 17th hole. Beaver also landed at a +12 overall alongside Kim with two birdies, and went -1 over the first 14 holes. Debets got a +7, giving him a +16 overall, and Tank tied it all together with a +10.
The day ended with the Ducks shooting a +14, putting them in seventh place, with Gettysburg the top team, taking the win with a +16 for the day, and Franklin & Marshall behind them at 2nd with a +18 for the day.
MAC Championship play will begin for the Ducks on May 3 and May 4, when they will compete at Shawnee, PA.
