AURORA, Ill. (WLCSports.com) - The Wisconsin Lutheran College men's golf team tied for the lowest score of the final round to overcome an 11-stroke deficit and claim sole possession of third place at the NACC Championship which concluded Sunday and Monday at Stonebridge Country Club. The Warriors' four-round 1,225 was their lowest in NACC Championship history. Senior Solomon Zarling (West Bend, Wis.) earned All-NACC honors with his eighth-place finish.
- Tournament: NACC Championship (Rounds 3-4)
- Location: Stonebridge Country Club, Aurora, Ill.
- Course Info: Par 72, 6,721 Yards
- WLC Team: 3rd of 10 (+73)
- Top WLC Individual: Solomon Zarling (+14), T-8th of 61
- Zarling tied for eighth overall in the 61-player championship field to collect All-NACC honors after a four-round total of 302. The senior posted spring rounds of 80 and 77, including an even-par 36 on Monday's back nine.
- Senior Joey Ploch (Oconomowoc, Wis.) posted the Warriors' lowest spring rounds of the championship, firing scores of 75 and 74, respectively. His two-over-par final round tied for the lowest individual round of the day, which included an even-par front nine. Ploch tied for 11th and missed All-NACC honors by just two shots with a 306.
- Senior Grant Hammer (Germantown Hills, Ill.) rebounded from a third-round 80 to card a 76 on Monday and finish with a championship total of 310 for 16th place.
- Senior Trey Gnewikow (Warrens, Wis.) was 25th with rounds of 85 and 88, respectively, for a four-round score of 321.
- Senior James Michaelson (Crystal Lake, Ill.) made the biggest improvement over the final two rounds. The senior recovered from a third-round 89 to post a 76 on Monday. He finished 27th with a 325 over the four rounds.
- WLC tied conference champion Aurora for the lowest team score of the spring rounds with a 303 on Monday.
- Wisconsin Lutheran, which shot a 320 on Sunday, overcame an 11-shot deficit to jump in front of MSOE for third place.
- The third-place team finish is the first for the Green and White since 2019.
- "We tied for the low round of the day and second-lowest round of the spring. Great playing by Aurora but I'm super proud of our group for battling through tough conditions and closing out the championship as well as we did. We showed today what kind of team we are." - Head Coach Adam Volbrecht
- The Warriors wrap up their 2021-2022 season on Friday when they compete in the Edgewood Quadrangular. Tee time is scheduled for 9 a.m. at Bishops Bay Country Club in Middleton.
