{"id":132577,"date":"2025-09-10T01:19:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T01:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/132577\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T01:19:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T01:19:14","slug":"mens-golf-finishes-seventh-at-season-opening-tourney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/132577\/","title":{"rendered":"Men’s Golf Finishes Seventh at Season-Opening Tourney"},"content":{"rendered":"

Results Link<\/a><\/p>\n

CHANDLER, Ariz. (EMUEagles.com) \u2013 <\/p>\n

The Eastern Michigan University men’s golf team placed seventh at season-opening Whirlwind Collegiate Invitational, Monday-Tuesday, Sept. 8-9, at the par-72, 7,222-yard Whirlwind Golf Club at Wild Horse Pass in Chandler, Ariz. Tim Chan<\/a> (Hong Kong, China\/Loretto School\/VCU) led the way for the Eagles as he finished tied for 25th at 5-under on a course that saw all 12 teams in the field finish under par.
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\nAs a team, the Eagles finished seventh at 19-under 845 (276-288-281) while host University of Southern California took the top finish at 52-under 812 (269-272-271). Arkansas State University was the runner-up at 40-under 824 (270-277-277) while the University of Texas El Paso was third at 39-under 825 (274-272-279). Overall, the Eagles’ 845 strokes stand as the fifth-lowest in program history and the best the team has shot since Feb. 25-27, 2017, when EMU recorded 841 strokes at the Loyola Intercollegiate. To get to this year’s score, EMU opened shooting a first-round 276, tying for the eighth-lowest single-round score in program history.
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\nIndividually, Chan finished under par for the 12th time in his career as he shot rounds of 74, 70, and 67. He was followed in the standings Rory McDonald-O’Brien<\/a> (Shrewsbury, England\/Shrewsbury School\/USC-Aiken), who tied for 29th at 4-under 212 (69-72-71), marking the first time his career he posted back-to-back tournaments below par after shooting 5-under at the 2025 Mid-American Conference Championships.
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\nJoshua Hess<\/a> (Schattdorf, Switzerland\/Montverde Academy (Fla.)) made his collegiate debut and tied for 33rd as the freshman finished 3-under 213 (69-73-71) and was matched by Charlie Box<\/a> (Leicester, England\/Wreake Valley Academy\/Hutchinson CC) as the junior college transfer also shot 3-under 213 (68-73-72) in his EMU debut. Carlos Fern\u00e1ndez Mortera (Gijon, Spain\/Colegio La Corolla\/Charleston (WV)) rounded out the Eagles in the field as he tied for 64th shooting 8-over 224 (70-78-76) in his EMU debut.
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\nTeam Notes
\n\u00bb The team’s opening-round 276 tied for the eighth-lowest mark in program history, equaling the same score the Eagles shot in their most recent tournament, the 2025 Mid-American Conference Championships (April 27-29, 2025).
\n\u00bb As a team, the 845 strokes tallied by the Eagles ranked as the fifth-lowest in program history and the lowest since the team shot 841 at the Loyola Intercollegiate, Feb. 25-27, 2017.
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\nIndividual Notes
\n\u00bb Tim Chan<\/a> posted his 12th career tournament finish under par by shooting 5-under in the desert.
\n\u00bb Rory McDonald-O’Brien<\/a> broke par for the fifth time in his career and marked the first time in his career he has done so in back-to-back events. He previously finished 5-under at the 2025 MAC Championships to end the 2024-25 season.
\n\u00bb Charlie Box<\/a> posted two rounds at or below par in the tournament, giving him 48 such rounds in his career. He has now played 71 career rounds, meaning 67.6 percent of his rounds have finished at or below par.
\n\u00bb Three Eagles made their debuts in Charlie Box<\/a>, Joshua Hess<\/a>, and Carlos Fern\u00e1ndez Mortera. Box and Fern\u00e1ndez Mortera both transferred into the program after playing at Hutchison College (NJCAA) and Charleston University (NCAA Division II) each of the past two years, respectively. Hess, a freshman, made his collegiate debut as well.
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\nUp Next
\nThe Eagles return to action next week when they travel to the Chicago area to compete in the Highlands Invitational, Sept. 15-16. The two-day event will be held at Chicago Highlands Golf Club in Westchester, Ill.
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\nResults
\n2025 Whirlwind Collegiate Invitational
\nWhirlwind Golf Club at Wild Horse Pass \u2022 Chandler, Ariz.
\nMonday-Tuesday, Sept. 8-9, 2025
\nPar 72 \u2022 7,222 yards
\nFINAL Team Standings
\n1. USC \u2022 269-272-271=812 (-52)
\n2. Arkansas State \u2022 270-277-277=824 (-40)
\n3. UTEP \u2022 274-272-279=825 (-39)
\n4. New Mexico State \u2022 286-271-278=835 (-29)
\nt5. Stetson \u2022 284-282-273=839 (-25)
\nt5. James Madison \u2022 279-278-282=839 (-25)
\n7. Eastern Michigan \u2022 276-288-281=845 (-19)
\n8. Georgia State \u2022 281-290-277=848 (-16)
\n9. UT Arlington \u2022 285-281-286=852 (-12)
\nt10. San Francisco \u2022 281-290-291=862 (-2)
\nt10. Northern Colorado \u2022 290-291-281=862 (-2)
\n12. George Washington \u2022 292-292-279=863 (-1)
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\nIndividual Results (Top 10)
\n1. Jose Antonio Safa (USC) \u2022 64-67-68=199 (-17)
\nt2. Jaden Dumdumaya (USC) \u2022 70-67-65=202 (-14)
\nt2. Dylan Teeter (UTEP) \u2022 67-68-67=202 (-14)
\nt2. Jack Buchanan (USC) \u2022 66-69-67=202 (-14)
\nt5. Luke Stock (USC) \u2022 68-67-69=204 (-12) *
\nt5. Arth Sinha (UTA) \u2022 70-69-65=204 (-12)
\nt5. Mateo Payan (NMSU) \u2022 72-68-64=204 (-12)
\nt8. Chris Somerfield (ASU) \u2022 68-69-68=206 (-10)
\nt8. Thomas Schmidt (ASU) \u2022 68-68-70=206 (-10)
\n10. Kaelen Dulany (UNC) \u2022 67-71-69=207 (-9)
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\nt24. Tim Chan<\/a> \u2022 74-70-67=211 (-5)
\nt29. Rory McDonald-O’Brien<\/a> \u2022 69-72-71=212 (-4)
\nt33. Joshua Hess<\/a> \u2022 69-73-71=213 (-3)
\nt33. Charlie Box<\/a> \u2022 68-73-72=213 (-3)
\nt64. Carlos Fern\u00e1ndez Mortera \u2022 70-78-76=224 (+8)
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