<body><div>This past weekend, the Kenyon men’s golf team traveled to Rochester, New York, to compete in the Flower City Preview. Over the three days of competition, the Owls tied for ninth place in a field of 18 teams, shooting an 880. In the first round, Jonathan Oakes ’27 led the charge for the Owls, making four birdies in a row on the front nine, before adding another four birdies on the back nine to end the first round, shooting a 66. His performance was followed up by fellow sophomore Jaiden Koonar ’27, who shot a 71. Will Hulsey ’26, Oliver McGovern ’27 and Adrian Jordan ’28 rounded out the day, shooting a 72, 73 and 75, respectively. As the sun set on the first round, Kenyon sat toward the top of the leaderboard tied for fourth place with Oglethorpe University (Ga.).As the second round got underway, the Owls faltered slightly. Oakes shot 1-under par, making four birdies along the way, while Hulsey and Jordan both shot 3-over, making six bogies in the second round of 18 holes to each shoot 75s. McGovern and Koonar rounded out the pack, shooting a 76 and 79, respectively. The second round ended with a team score of 376, leaving the Owls in 11th place, but their work was not done yet. Kenyon found its groove on the last day of the tournament and turned its luck around. Hulsey spearheaded the charge in the third round, shooting one-over par for a 73 with six birdies across all 18 holes. Hulsey ended the tournament tied for 37th place among the individual field of 90 golfers. Oakes shot a 74 after 18 holes with four birdies to finish tied for eighth. Jordan and McGovern followed closely behind Oakes’ third-round score, shooting a 76 and 78, respectively. Jordan ended the tournament tied for 54th place while McGovern ended the tournament tied for 68th place. Koonar rounded out the scoring, shooting a 79 on the day, tying for 68th place in the individual field. Oakes is confident that Kenyon can continue to grow as the season continues. “I think we have the capacity to play better than we have been so far, but I think that we are working really hard and we’ll reach where we want to be by the end of the fall as we look ahead towards the spring,” he wrote in an email to the Collegian.The Owls get back to work next weekend as they head to the Gate City Invitational in Greensboro, North Carolina. This tournament will span two days and three rounds as Owls take to the course at Oaks Country Club.</div></body>

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Men’s golf flourishes in Flower City Preview, takes ninth

This past weekend, the Kenyon men’s golf team traveled to Rochester, New York, to compete in the Flower City Preview. Over the three days of competition, the Owls tied for ninth place in a field of 18 teams, shooting an 880. In the first round, Jonathan Oakes ’27 led...