Ferris State Claims 2010 GLIAC Men's Golf Championship

GROSSE ILE, Mich. - Ferris State University defeated Wayne State University in a playoff to win in the 2010 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) men's golf championship held at the Grosse Ile Golf & Country Club in Grosse Ile, Mich.

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The Bulldogs were one of three teams unable to finish the second round Sunday afternoon due to darkness, but as play was stopped they held a one-stroke lead over Wayne State.

After second-round play resumed on Monday morning, the Warriors had posted the best score of the tournament, carding a 291 to move into first place.

But Wayne State’s four-stroke lead disappeared early in the third round Monday. FSU regained the lead in the middle of the third round, but the Warriors battled back from an eight-stroke deficit with six holes remaining to tie the Bulldogs.

The five-man teams were split into two groups and a playoff was conducted on the No. 1 hole. Ferris State (298-295-296--889) emerged victorious to earn its 20th conference title and first since 2004.

Wayne State (298-291-300--889) and Ferris State finished 15 strokes ahead of Grand Valley State (293-304-207--904) and Findlay (299-305-300--904) who shared third place. Saginaw Valley State came in fifth (300-300-306--906).

Medalist honors went to FSU’s Kyle Wittenbach, who followed up on his tournament-low 66 in the second round with a 74 on Monday afternoon (215). He finished with a four-shot lead over WSU's Eric Johnson (Marquette, Mich.), who carded a 74 in the final round (219).

Grand Valley State fired a 293 (+9) in the tournament's opening round on Sunday morning, grabbing the lead after 18 holes of competition.  Ferris State and Wayne State each carded 298 (+14) in the first round to share second place.