EWC wins home golf tournament

Eastern Wyoming College Lancer Golf Team - EWC Lancer Golf Tournament - Cottonwood at Torrington Golf Course
Eastern Wyoming College Lancer Golf Team - EWC Lancer Golf Tournament - Cottonwood at Torrington Golf Course

The Eastern Wyoming College Lancers hosted their spring golf tournament in Torrington on April 22-23. The Lancers won the tournament with a score of 567. McCook Community College was second with 612.

"We had two great weather days for our tournament and the guys took advantage of it," said Coach Zach Smith. "Overall the whole team played well, it was a great way to take advantage of our home course advantage. It felt great to shoot -9 as a team. The guys at the golf course did a great job of getting the course in terrific shape. We are excited to head to Riverton this week for our last Region IX tournament of the year."

Taking first place for the two-day tournament was sophomore leader Tomas Kubata from Prague, Czech Republic. Kubata shot 70 each day for 140 and the first place finish. Other Lancer scores were as follows:

Johannes Lindstrom, freshman, Falkoping, Sweden - 72, 69 – 141, 2nd
Russel Sprecher, freshman, Casper, WY - 68, 74 – 142, tied 3rd
Brendan Thomas, freshman, Farmington, UT – 75, 67 – 142, tied 3rd
Tim Van Stiphout, freshman, Hasselt, Belguim – 70, 73 – 143, tied 5th
Conrado Chozas, freshman, Madrid, Spain – 71, 72 – 143, tied 5th
Eric Stevens, sophomore, Bridgeport, NE – 79, 72 – 151, tied 8th
Owen Walsh, freshman, Ottawa, Canada – 76, 77 – 153, tied 10th
Luca Rodrigues, sophomore, Benoni, South Africa – 76, 82 – 158, tied 18th
Tyler Wallace, freshman, Ephraim, UT – 91, 82 – tied 29th

The spring season will conclude with a final tournament in Riverton, WY, April 29-30.