The NCMC Men's Golf Team traveled to Panora, IA this week to compete in the SWCC Premier held at Lake Panorama National Golf Course. The two-day event consisted of six Top 25 ranked teams in NJCAA II (Kirkwood CC #4, Northeast CC #10, Alexandria Tech & CC #18, Southeast CC #19, Southwestern CC #23 and Iowa Lakes CC #24). Head Coach Nate Swann had these comments after the event, "What a great tournament field this was to wrap up our regular season. Throughout the event I saw a lot more discipline on the course from the guys which helped them play the Par 3's and Par 5's better than the last event. Everyone 1-5 had a really good mental toughness moment during the tournament and all the guys are now ready for a good week of preparation for postseason play".
Day 1 saw the Pirates post a team score of 316 to put themselves in 7th place on Wednesday. NCMC got four 79's from Alvaro Alegria, Guillermo Gomez, Jorge Gomez and Lucas Schussler. Schussler's round included five birdies on the scorecard. Grant Leamer rounded out the team score on Wednesday with an 85.
Day 2 saw the Pirates improving their Round 1 mark by five shots, firing a team score of 311 and jumping Iowa Lakes CC to finish in 6th place at the conclusion the event with a 36-hole score of 627. NCMC on Thursday was led by Jorge Gomez and Guillermo posting twin 75's. The 36-hole mark of 154 notched a Top 20 for them finishing in T18th place. Guillermo had thirteen pars and one birdie on Thursday while Jorge had twelve pars and two birdies on the scorecard. Lucas Schussler remained consistent firing an 80 in the final round for a 36-hole tally of 159 and finishing 35th in the 63-player field. Grant Leamer shot an 81 for the Pirates which included two birdies for a two-day total of 166. Alvaro Alegria rounded out the team scoring in the final round but finished with a 36-hole mark of 163 finishing T44th place.
The Men will now have a week of preparation to gear up for the D2 South Central District Championship held at Lake Hefner North Golf Course in Oklahoma City, OK on May 7th & 8th. The 54-hole event will include 36 holes on Wednesday and an 18 hole final round on Thursday.
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