MILWAUKEE (WLCSports.com) - Senior Johnny Kositzky Jr. (Escanaba, Mich.) and junior Solomon Zarling (West Bend, Wis.) shared medalist honors with a 72 to lead the Wisconsin Lutheran College men's golf team to a season-opening dual win over Concordia Wisconsin, 296-313, on Saturday afternoon at Brown Deer Golf Course. The Warriors' round of 296 ties for the fourth-lowest in program history.
- Tournament: Duel At The Deer
- Location: Brown Deer Golf Course, Milwaukee, Wis.
- Course Info: Par 71, 6,306 Yards
- WLC Team: 1st of 2 (+12)
- Top WLC Individual: Johnny Kositzky Jr./Solomon Zarling (+1), T-1st of 17
- Kositzky Jr. tied his career-low relative to par by shooting +1 on the par-71 course for his first collegiate victory. He drained three birdies and finished the front nine at -2.
- Zarling matched his teammate with a 72 (+1) to share medalist honors in his Warriors' debut. The junior transfer sunk five birdie putts on the afternoon.
- Junior Joey Ploch (Oconomowoc, Wis./Oconomowoc) finished fourth in the 17-player field with a 74. It was his seventh career round in the 70s.
- Junior Trey Gnewikow (Warrens, Wis.) fired a 78 to round on the scoring for WLC.
- Individually, sophomore Theo Schmenk (River Falls, Wis.) and sophomore Joe Flett (St. Anthony, Minn.) posted rounds of 77 and 78, respectively.
- Wisconsin Lutheran's round of 296 (+12) ties two other rounds for the fourth-lowest in program history.
- We feel incredibly blessed to be able to compete in tournament golf. With all the changes to our student-athletes' lives over the last few months, it's wonderful to be out competing. I'm very pleased that we started the season with a number of good rounds throughout the lineup and given the rain and wet conditions it was an encouraging start. It's very hard to win a golf tournament and we got a win today. - Head Coach Adam Volbrecht.
- Jordan Carlton carded a 73 to lead the Falcons, who finished with a team score of 313.
- The Warriors play their first of three events next week on Monday when they travel to West Dundee, Illinois for the Judson Invitational. Tee time is scheduled for 10:30 a.m.
