2008 - 2009 Men's Golf News Archive

Eagles Open Spring Season  In the Deep Freeze!!!

Playing in conditions closer to arctic than spring-like, the Robert Morris Men's Golf Team traveled to Decatur over the weekend to compete in the Big Blue Spring Classic hosted by Millikin University.  Despite the 30 mph winds and wind chills in the upper 20's, IL Wesleyan University managed to play outstanding by firing rounds of 300 - 293 (593) to easily outdistance the 18 team field on the par 72, 6713 yd Red Tail Run GC layout.  Robert Morris struggled the 1st day with an opening round of 356, but managed to battle back in the poor conditions on Saturday to post a 328 giving them a two day total of 684 good enough for 15th place.  Tony DiPersio (pictured at right) led the Eagles carding 85 - 80 (165, T-63rd/115).  Dustin Garrod (pictured at left) followed closely behind by shooting 87 -79 (166, T-66th).  Other contributors for Robert Morris included Allyn Emmons with rounds of 93 - 83 (176, T-91st) and Jesper Carlsten playing in his 1st tournament posting scores of 91 -86 (177, T-94th).
On Tuesday Robert Morris competed in the frigid St. Francis Invitational at Inwood Golf Course (Joliet) par 71, 6196 yds.  Eureka College won the eight team event with a 307 total.  The Eagles shot 325 and placed 6th overall.  Once again Tony DiPersio (Sr. - Antioch) led Robert Morris with an 8th place finish firing a 77.  Dustin Garrod placed 22nd/43 carding an 80.  Allyn Emmons'  83 and Jesper Carlsten's 85 rounded out the scoring for the Eagles.  Robert Morris will host the CCAC conference meet this Friday at Midlane Golf Resort in Wadsworth. 







Lindgren Saves Best For Last at Glen Oaks!!!
Erik Lindgren (Sr-Byron, IL) fired his lowest round of the fall season in his last competitive golf tournament for Robert Morris University with a 2 over par 72 to earn a fifth place medal at the New Balance Invitational hosted by Glen Oaks CC.  Lindgren (pictured right) shot 79 the 1st day on the 6296 yd Klinger Lake C.C. and tied for the low round of the tournament on the second day to finish with a 151 total.  Lindgren who captained the Eagles this year and has been a exemplary student-athlete for RMU over the past three years, will graduate mid year with a degree in Business Management.  Other contributors for Robert Morris were Jaisu Sookhakitch 79-78 (157, 15th), Tony DiPersio 83-86 (169, 32nd), Dustin Garrod 85-88 (173, T-36th) and Allyn Emmons 89-91 (180, 38th).  Robert Morris placed 6th out of the 8 teams and 48 golfers competing while recording rounds of 326-324 (650).  Wheaton College won the 2 day event with carding 302-303 (605).  The Eagles are now off until the spring.






Eagles Compete with Nation's Best at Lindenwood!
The Robert Morris Eagles saw many of the top 20 NAIA Men's Golf teams in the nation at the Lindenwood Fall Invitational played at Crescent Farms G.C. in St. Louis, MO this past Monday and Tuesday.  Three rounds were played with Davenport U. winning the tourney with rounds of 301-285-298 (884).  Trevor Bowman of Cedarville U. won medalist honors over the par 72 7078yd layout by shooting 5 under par with rounds of 71-72-68 (211).  Erik Lindgren (pictured left) continued his outstanding play for the Eagles by shooting 78-79-73 (230, T-44th/115) against the very tough national field of players.  Other RMU scores were Tony DiPersio 81-85-84 (250, 103rd),  Dustin Garrod 88-82-85 (104th, 255) and Allyn Emmons 96-93-97 (286, 113th).  The Eagles collectively shot 343-339-339 (1021) to place 23rd in this extremely strong field.  RMU will travel Oct. 14-15 to the Glen Oaks Invitational for their last fall tourney.



 

Lindgren Ties for 3rd in RMU Classic!!!!
Erik Lindgren (Sr-Byron, IL-pictured right) carded rounds of 77-73 (150) to tie for third in the RMU Fall Classic played on the par 71 6848 yd Midlane Golf Resort layout in Wadsworth, IL on Sept. 19-20.  Lindgren who played in his last home tournament for the Eagles, will be completing his Business Degree in the winter quarter. He has been an exceptional player and leader for the Robert Morris Golf Team over the past three years.  Two of the top Junior College teams in the nation Parkland CC and IL. Central College, battled it out for the team championship with Parkland edging ICC with a two day total of 299-302 (601) to ICC's 308-294 (602).  College of Lake County placed 3rd with 324-325 (649) and Robert Morris placed in a tie  for 4th with 334-324 (658).  Brad Little of ICC earned medalist honors with scores of 75-67 (142).  Little's 67 was just 1 shot away from equaling the course record.  Other Eagle scores included Tony Dipersio 82-83 (165, 15th), Jaisu Sookhakitch 91-79 (170, 22nd) and Allyn Emmons 84-89 (173, 25th).  Robert Morris will travel to St. Louis, MO to compete in the Lindenwood Invitational Sept. 22-23.





Eagles/DiPersio Battle Weather at Mt. Mercy!!
Tony DiPersio (Sr. - Antioch, IL) carded rounds of 73-77 (150) to place 25th in the large field of 140 golfers at the Mt. Mercy Cropper Golf Classic over the past weekend in Cedar Rapids, IA.  Dipersio (at left) fought the heavy rains on Saturday and the strong winds (35 mph) on Sunday to lead the Eagles on the par 72 Hunter's Ridge G.C. The Eagles shot 310-325 (635) and placed 19th out of 24 teams for the two day event which featured many top NAIA, NCAA D-3 and NCAA D-2 schools.  Powerful St. Ambrose placed 1st with a two day total of 580.  Other contributors for Robert Morris included Erik Lindgren 79-79 (158, T-69th), Jaisu Sookhakitch 77-82 (159, T-77th) and Allyn Emmons 90-83 (183, 123rd).  The Eagles will travel to Inwood G.C. in Joliet on Tuesday to compete in the St. Francis Invitational. 






Lindgren Leads Eagles at St. Ambrose!!
Erik Lindgren (Sr-Byron, IL-pictured right) fired a 75 on the par 72 Emeis GC layout in Davenport, IA to place T-20th in the tough St. Ambrose Invitational on Sunday.  The tournament was scheduled to be a 2 day event but was shortened to only Sunday's round due to heavy rains on Monday.  Highly ranked St. Ambrose won the tourney with a phenomenal 1 under par 287 with two of its players Dusty Drenth and Jake Scherz firing 68's.  Robert Morris totaled 321 with Tony Dipersio (79, T-59th), Jaisu Sookhakitch (81, T-72nd), and Allyn Emmons (87, 89th) completing the scoring.  The Eagles will travel to the Mt. Mercy Invitational this weekend for their next competition.            
                                                                

 

Eagles Open at Soggy DuPage Classic!

The Robert Morris Eagles Men's Golf Team opened up their 2008-2009 season in the midst of  rare fall monsoon like weather to place 11th out of 16 teams participating in a rain shortened 9 hole event.  Erik Lindgren (Sr. - Byron, IL) led the Eagles by carding a 2 over par 38.  Lindgren (pictured above) placed 3rd by negotiating the driving rain which continued throughout the tournament.  Also scoring for the Eagles were Tony DiPersio (39-7th), Allyn Emmons (48), and Jaisu Sookhakitch (50).  Robert Morris will next travel to St. Ambrose for a 36 hole event.





Golf Tryouts Begin Aug 20!!!
Tryouts for the 2008 Robert Morris Men's Golf Team will be held on Weds. Aug. 20 at 12:30 PM at Midlane Golf Course in Wadsworth, IL.  All interested athletes must present  their physical and insurance forms to Coach Leon in order to participate in the tryouts. 


Erik Lindgren (Sr.-Byron, IL)


 

Five Eagles Earn NAIA All-American Academic Honors!!!!!!! 

Waukegan, IL - Five Robert Morris golfers were among those honored as Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes when the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced its Spring 2008 Academic All-Americans.

NAIA Scholar-Athletes must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and be of junior or senior academic status.  Last season, the RMU Men's Golf team held the highest overall GPA of any team in any sport in the NAIA with five members of the team earning Scholar-Athlete status.

This year, Robert Morris was among a quartet of schools placing four golfers each on the list of Academic All-Americans.  Those institutions included Johnson & Wales University (FL), Ohio Dominican, and Region VII-rival St. Ambrose University (IA). Only 94 male golfers earned this distinction.

Chris Myers (Zion, IL) closed out a great season on the links that saw him earn All-Conference and All-Region VII honors for the third time with Scholar-Athlete accolades for the second straight year.  Fellow seniors Herving Sanchez (Round Lake, IL) and Jason Ratzburg (Kenosha, WI) joined Myers as repeat selections.

Junior Erik Lindgren (Byron, IL) was cited in his first season of eligibility for the award.  He follows in the footsteps of his sister, Brittany, a 2007 RMU grad.  She was twice a Scholar-Athlete during her career on the Lady Eagles Golf team.

Sandy Spaniak earned recognition as a Scholar-Athlete for the second straight year. The senior from Gages Lake, IL, ends her RMU golfing career as one of only 94 honorees from 56 different NAIA schools.

"These honors are a testament to the dedication of these young people," said RMU Women's Golf Coach Bob Franz.  "It's a challenge to compete at a high level athletically while maintaining the same quality of performance in the classroom."

Over the last four years over one-hundred Eagle athletes have earned Academic All-American honors from one of the various national associations under whose auspices the College competes.

Robert Morris is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and competes in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference. The Eagles field teams in twenty-one men's and women's sports.  The College also belongs to the Unites States Bowling Congress-Collegiate Division, the American Collegiate Hockey Association, the United States Collegiate Athletic Association, and the United Dance Association.

The College is a private, not-for-profit, associate, baccalaureate, and master's degree-granting institution, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Over 7000 students pursuing an education that meets the demands of today's business, graphic arts, health care, culinary, and technical worlds are served at the College's main location in Chicago as well as at locations in DuPage, Orland Park, Bensenville, Springfield, Peoria and Lake County.  

Robert Morris University admits students of any race, color, sex, national origin, or with any handicap to all the rights, privileges and activities generally accorded or made available to students at Robert Morris University.  The College does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, national origin or students with disabilities in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, loan programs, career services, housing, and school administered programs. 

                                    
                  Sandy Spaniak                           Chris Myers

   
  Herving Sanchez       Jason Ratzburg        Erik Lindgren