
Golf Travels to Iowa City for Hawkeye Invitational
4/16/2021 11:34:00 AM | MEN'S GOLF
This weekend's event final tune up for BIG EAST Championship on April 26-28
CHICAGO – A busy week for the DePaul golf team takes the Blue Demons to Iowa City for the Hawkeye Invitational. DePaul opened the week on Monday and Tuesday at the Dayton Flyer Intercollegiate before the trip to Iowa to compete this weekend at Finkbine Golf Course.
The three-round, two-day tournament is scheduled for a shotgun start each day at 8:30 a.m. Finkbine Golf Course features a par 72 layout over 7,157 yards. Live scoring is available at GolfStat.com.
Joining the Blue Demons and host Iowa are Ball State, Creighton, Drake, Grand Canyon, Kansas, Marquette, Miami (Ohio), Northern Illinois, South Dakota State, Toledo and Wisconsin. DePaul's lineup for Saturday and Sunday includes Artemiy Yalovenko, Noah Kolar, Conor Glennon, Perry Chong and Nik Gatmaytan.
Blue Demons Claim Tournament Title: DePaul captured first place at the Alabama A&M Golf Classic on April 23 with a 13-shot win ahead of Alabama State while four players earned top 10 finishes. Conor Glennon led the DePaul contingent with a second-place finish. He carded a 70 (-2) in the third round to finish at 217 (+1). Noah Kolar placed fifth after he posted a 69 (-3) in the third round for a 54-hole total of 220 (+4). Perry Chong and Artemiy Yalovenko rounded out DePaul's group in the top 10 as Chong notched his first career top 10 finish with a tie for seventh place and Yalovenko finished in a group in 10th place.
Dallio Memorial Returns: An event in the memory of former DePaul golfer John Dallio returned to the schedule as DePaul hosted the John Dallio Match Play on April 2. The Blue Demons defeated Bradley before falling to Loyola Chicago in the championship match. The four team event was played at Ruffled Feathers Golf Club in Lemont as the program hosted a fall tournament in Dallio's name through the 2016-17 season. Bradley, Chicago State and Loyola joined DePaul for the event.
Season So Far: The 2020-21 schedule has featured three match play events and three tournaments. DePaul opened the season at the beginning of February with two match play tournaments in Florida. The BIG EAST Match Play saw the Blue Demons drop matches against Connecticut, Marquette and Seton Hall before DePaul went 1-1-1 at the Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play. The Blue Demons defeated Evansville, tied Loyola Chicago and lost to Ball State at the Yestingsmeier.
The first 54-hole tournament was the Pinehurst Intercollegiate where DePaul finished 10th and Perry Chong was the top individual in a tie for 18th place. The Blue Demons followed the Pinehurst event with the tournament title at the Alabama A&M Golf Classic before going 1-1 at the John Dallio Match Play.
Artemiy Yalovenko led the team at the Dayton Flyer Intercollegiate in a tie for 12th while the Blue Demons finished in ninth place as a team.
Looking Ahead: The Hawkeye Invitational is the final tune up for the 2021 BIG EAST Championship. DePaul joins the rest of the conference membership on April 26-28 at Streamsong Resort in Bowling Green, Fla. DePaul has finished in the top three in fix of the last six championship tournaments.
2019-20 Recap: The Blue Demons finished the shortened season with six tournaments and two match play events. Five different players led the team in the six tournaments while the Blue Demons dropped a match against Loyola-Chicago to conclude the fall schedule before opening the spring slate with a third-place finish at the Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play.
The three-round, two-day tournament is scheduled for a shotgun start each day at 8:30 a.m. Finkbine Golf Course features a par 72 layout over 7,157 yards. Live scoring is available at GolfStat.com.
Joining the Blue Demons and host Iowa are Ball State, Creighton, Drake, Grand Canyon, Kansas, Marquette, Miami (Ohio), Northern Illinois, South Dakota State, Toledo and Wisconsin. DePaul's lineup for Saturday and Sunday includes Artemiy Yalovenko, Noah Kolar, Conor Glennon, Perry Chong and Nik Gatmaytan.
Blue Demons Claim Tournament Title: DePaul captured first place at the Alabama A&M Golf Classic on April 23 with a 13-shot win ahead of Alabama State while four players earned top 10 finishes. Conor Glennon led the DePaul contingent with a second-place finish. He carded a 70 (-2) in the third round to finish at 217 (+1). Noah Kolar placed fifth after he posted a 69 (-3) in the third round for a 54-hole total of 220 (+4). Perry Chong and Artemiy Yalovenko rounded out DePaul's group in the top 10 as Chong notched his first career top 10 finish with a tie for seventh place and Yalovenko finished in a group in 10th place.
Dallio Memorial Returns: An event in the memory of former DePaul golfer John Dallio returned to the schedule as DePaul hosted the John Dallio Match Play on April 2. The Blue Demons defeated Bradley before falling to Loyola Chicago in the championship match. The four team event was played at Ruffled Feathers Golf Club in Lemont as the program hosted a fall tournament in Dallio's name through the 2016-17 season. Bradley, Chicago State and Loyola joined DePaul for the event.
Season So Far: The 2020-21 schedule has featured three match play events and three tournaments. DePaul opened the season at the beginning of February with two match play tournaments in Florida. The BIG EAST Match Play saw the Blue Demons drop matches against Connecticut, Marquette and Seton Hall before DePaul went 1-1-1 at the Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play. The Blue Demons defeated Evansville, tied Loyola Chicago and lost to Ball State at the Yestingsmeier.
The first 54-hole tournament was the Pinehurst Intercollegiate where DePaul finished 10th and Perry Chong was the top individual in a tie for 18th place. The Blue Demons followed the Pinehurst event with the tournament title at the Alabama A&M Golf Classic before going 1-1 at the John Dallio Match Play.
Artemiy Yalovenko led the team at the Dayton Flyer Intercollegiate in a tie for 12th while the Blue Demons finished in ninth place as a team.
Looking Ahead: The Hawkeye Invitational is the final tune up for the 2021 BIG EAST Championship. DePaul joins the rest of the conference membership on April 26-28 at Streamsong Resort in Bowling Green, Fla. DePaul has finished in the top three in fix of the last six championship tournaments.
2019-20 Recap: The Blue Demons finished the shortened season with six tournaments and two match play events. Five different players led the team in the six tournaments while the Blue Demons dropped a match against Loyola-Chicago to conclude the fall schedule before opening the spring slate with a third-place finish at the Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play.
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