Iowa Western's Westenberger Captures Individual Title at TPC Deere Run Invitational
Under less than ideal weather conditions, Iowa Western's Tom Westenberger claimed his first collegiate individual title by posting the best second round score in the 23-team invitational.
Wind gusts of up to 40 MPH made conditions difficult Saturday for the final round of the TPC Deere Run Invitational.
That didn't stop Iowa Western's Tom Westenberger from finishing a stroke under par, recording the best second round score of the tournament and moving into a tie for first place with Taylor University's (NAIA) Alec Dutkowski with a final score of 139 (-3).
As a team, Iowa Western finished third with a score of 587, behind Taylor University (576) and Northwestern Ohio (586). AJ Nolin (145) and Brandt Radloff (148) all finished with top 20 performances for the Reivers.
ICCAC Division I foe Indian Hills finished fifth ICCAC Division II-side Kirkwood finished 14th.
Julien Sale led the Warriors with a two-round score of 144. Teammate Joe Kim (148) rounded out Indian Hills' top-20 performers.
Niall Powell was the only Kirkwood Eagle in the top 20 individually, duplicating his Friday score of 73 for a final of 146, seven strokes off the leader.
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NJCAA No. 1 Indian Hills and No. 5 Iowa Western entered the tournament having swept all of their competition this spring.
Indian Hills collected team wins at the Arbor Hotels Classic (TX), Heritage Hills Intercollegiate (KY), and the Purgatory Intercollegiate (IN). George Clarke, Ricky Sanders, and NJCAA top-ranked golfer Julien Sale each collected individual titles along the way.
Iowa Western had made similar work of their one spring appearance, the Southeast (NE) Invite.
Kirkwood, ranked No. 7 in Division II, opened up their spring campaign this weekend after weather forced the cancellation of their home classic last weekend.