Marston Leads Trojans To Dominant Victory
October 10, 2018

Marston Leads Trojans To Dominant Victory

Results

Results

ADA, Mich. – Junior Scottie Marston tied for medalist honors to lead the eighth-ranked Taylor men's golf team to its first tournament title of the season on Tuesday at the Egypt Valley Intercollegiate.

Marston carded a 54-hole tournament total of even-par 216 with rounds of 71-70-75 to finish tied atop the individual leaderboard with Wheaton's Drew Engelking. Engelking edged Marston on the second sudden-death playoff hole for the tournament title. The tie for first place is Marston's best career finish and his 216 is the lowest 54-hole tournament score of his career.

With Marston leading the way, the Trojans rolled to a 21-shot victory over second place Indiana Wesleyan to finish atop the 15-team leaderboard. Taylor tallied rounds of 291, 288, and 292 to finish the tournament with a three-round total of 5-over par 869.

Taylor dominated the individual leaderboard as well, placing four players in the top-ten and three in the top-five. Freshman Lucas Beck tallied a career-low 3-under par 69 in the final round to finish one stroke behind Marston in third place at 217 (+1) while senior All-American Alec Dutkowski finished tied for fourth at 218 (+2).

Senior Jeremy Ray added a tie for ninth place at 220 (+4) while junior Nate Morris finished tied for 16th place at 223 (+7).

The Taylor reserve team also played well, finishing in ninth place with a three-round total of 924 (309-319-296). A trio of freshmen paced the reserve squad with Jason Iler posting a tie for 22nd place at 227 (79-74-74), Sam Yeager finished tied for 24th at 228 (77-78-73), and Daylen Tidd finished tied for 35th at 232 (75-84-73). Sophomore Keegan White finished in 48th place at 237 (78-83-76) and junior Noah Miller finished in 73rd place at 256 (85-86-85).

The Trojans finished ahead of several Crossroads League opponents, including Indiana Wesleyan (890, +26), Spring Arbor (901, +37), Saint Francis (903, +39), Grace (926, +62), Huntington (926, +62), and Bethel (996, +132).

Taylor will close out the fall season on Oct. 22-23 when the Trojans host the Whistling Straits Championship at the iconic Whistling Straits Golf Course, home of the 2020 Ryder Cup, in Kohler, Wisconsin.