#3 Eagles Capture 4th at Waterloo Intercollegiate
Waterloo, IA- The third-ranked Kirkwood Eagles traveled to Waterloo this past weekend to take on the Waterloo Intercollegiate at Gates Park Golf Course. They would be facing familiar teams such as Iowa Central, Hawkeye, Northeast, and Southwestern. With April coming to a close and May fast approaching the Eagles know that every competition is important leading to the District Tournament.
Day 1 would feature two 18-hole rounds. Kirkwood's team was comprised of Grant Greazel, Quinn Tinkler, Gannon Hall, Frank Haege, and Nathan Bratanata. The Eagles would also have three individuals participating in the tournament that included Leo Burger, Payton Burns, and Tate Brunk. After the first 36 holes, Kirkwood would see two of those individuals shooting the low scores for the squad. Leo Burger would put up a 78 (+6) and a 72 (E) in his first two rounds which put him tied for ninth after the first day. Payton Burns and Grant Greazel would both shoot +7 in their first two rounds putting them tied for 14th in the field. Greazel would have 4 birdies in his first round and 2 in his second on a very tough course. Overall the team was tied for 7th at +40 and were poised for a run on day 2 of the tournament.
Day 2 would see a lot of the team make moves up the leaderboard. Grant Greazel would jump 8 spots on the field with his final round of 70 (-2) that included 4 birdies on holes 5, 10, 15, and 18. Leo Burger would push himself up 2 spots with a 72 (E) to tie for 7th overall at +5 for the tournament. Gannon Hall would shoot an even round 72 on the final day to take him all the way from 30th to 19th overall. Bratanata would also shoot even par which was good enough to take him from 35th overall to tied for 20th, the same place that Quinn Tinkler would also take. Frank Haege would tie for 27th, pushing up 8 spots with his final round 74 (+2). These solid rounds by Kirkwood allowed them to jump three spots on the field as a team and finish in 4th overall.
Next up for the Eagles is the District Tournament which will take them right back to Waterloo and the Gates Park Golf Course.
