Marquette Celebrates Its Men's Golf Title
CALLAWASSIE ISLAND, S.C. – Marquette overcame a 17-stroke deficit in the final round to capture the 2017 BIG EAST Men’s Golf Championship Presented by Jeep on a sunny and windy day at the Callawassie Golf Club. The Golden Eagles edged runner-up Seton Hall by one stroke and third-place Georgetown by two strokes.
As the BIG EAST champion, Marquette earns an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship. Individually, Marquette freshman Matt Bachmann took first place with an even-par score of 216 (73-71-72) for the 54-hole event. The men’s golf crown was Marquette’s second in three years.
Marquette posted a team score of 286 in the final round, easily the best round in the tournament for the Golden Eagles, who shot 304 in the first round and 309 in the second round. Freshman Matt Murlick led the third-round charge with a three-under-par 69. Bachmann and teammate Henry Klongland shot even-par 72. Oliver Farrell supported the Marquette cause with a 73.
Bachmann’s final round included an eagle on the difficult par-5 6
th hole and three birdies. He began the day tied for first place with Butler’s Joey Arcuri and DePaul’s Jonathan Hewett at even-par 144.
Arcuri finished the Championship in a three-way tie for second place, two strokes behind Bachman at two-over-par 218. Arcuri tied the Seton Hall duo of Lloyd Jefferson Go and Gen Nagai. Go was last year’s individual champion. Georgetown’s Cole Berman shot a 69 in the final round to jump to fifth place with a three-over-par 219. Hewett finished sixth at 220, four over par.
“We talk a lot about fighting,” said Marquette head coach Steve Bailey, when addressing his team’s third-round rally. “Go and out and control the things you can control. Our guys went out and did it. I’m just proud of their fight.”
Seton Hall posted a team total of 900 (304-299-297) for the three days. The Pirates also saved their best for the third round, registering a team score of 297. Georgetown had the best team score of the day with a 285 and finished at 901 (302-314-285), one stroke behind Seton Hall. DePaul, the leader after two rounds, placed fourth at 908 (302-294-312).
Xavier was fifth at 931 (+67) and was led by Fox Morrissey, who tied for 15
th at 229 (+13). Butler tied Creighton for sixth place at 934 (+70). Creighton’s top performer was Charlie Bolton, who carded a 73 in the final round to finish 10
th at 226, 10 over par.
Villanova took eighth place with a team score of 941 (+77). Lucas Trim was the top Wildcat with a three-day score of 227 and a tie for 11
th place. St. John’s finished ninth led by Andrew Yub Baek, who tied Trim for 11
th place.
Team Scores – Final
1. Marquette 304-309-286—899 +352
2. Seton Hall 304-299-297—900 +36
3. Georgetown 302-314-285—901 +37
4. DePaul 302-294-312—908 +44
5. Xavier 304-315-312—931 +67
T6. Butler 305-308-321—934 +70
T6. Creighton 316-312-306—934 +70
8. Villanova 322-303-316—941 +77
9. St. John’s 325-315-307—947 +83
Top Individual Scores – Final
1. Matt Bachmann, Marquette 73-71-72—216 E
T2. Joey Arcuri, Butler 70-74-74—218 +2
T2. Lloyd Jefferson Go, Seton Hall 76-70-72—218 +2
T2. Gen Nagai, Seton Hall 72-73-73—218 +2
5. Cole Berman, Georgetown 76-74-69—219 +3
6. Jonathan Hewett, DePaul 74-70-76—220 +4
T7. Sam Madsen, Georgetown 74-79-71—224 +8
T7. Patrick Allgeier, Butler 72-73-79—224 +8
9. Garret Buckley, DePaul 75-72-78—225 +9
10. Charlie Bolton, Creighton 78-75-73—226 +10