Nate Vontz
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Nate Vontz Named BIG EAST Male Golfer of the Week
10/6/2021 2:25:00 PM | Men's Golf
Senior from Lincoln won the Stampede At The Creek
OMAHA, Neb. -- Creighton senior Nate Vontz has been named the BIG EAST Male Golfer of the Week, league officials announced on Wednesday.
Vontz picked up a 13-shot victory in a dominating performance at Stampede At The Creek to help Creighton to a 25-shot victory.
Vontz obliterated the previous Bluejay record for an 18-hole score as well as a 54-hole score, en route to becoming the first Creighton player to win a tournament with more than 40 competitors since Kade Brown won the 2016 Jackrabbit Invitational. Vontz was 1-under through the midpoint of his initial round on Monday before firing a 28 on the back nine, including back-to-back eagles. His 63 was two shots better than the previous low round in program history, a 65 by John Sutko, done in 2007 at the Treasure Coast Classic. Vontz followed that up with a 69 on Monday afternoon before closing with a 7-under 65 on Tuesday to cement his first collegiate victory in his 100th round as a Bluejay. Vontz's 197 total was seven shots better than the previous CU record for a 54-hole event of 204 by Sutko from 2007 at the Treasure Coast Classic.
Vontz lowered his season scoring average to 70.44 through nine rounds this fall, and 74.66 overall in his career, while outlasting the field of 42 competitors.
Creighton topped the field of six teams with an 836 total, easily the best 54-hole performance in school history, to deliver Judd Cornell his first victory as a head coach. CU posted rounds of 275 and 279 on Monday before a 282 on Tuesday. the Jays had never previously owned an 18-hole score better than a 281 in 2007 at the Treasure Coast Classic. The tournament was held on the par-72 Club at Indian Creek course that measured 7,242 yards.
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This is the first career weekly league honor for Vontz, who is also Creighton's first student-athlete named BIG EAST Male Golfer of the Week since Tucker Knaak on April 4, 2019.
Vontz picked up a 13-shot victory in a dominating performance at Stampede At The Creek to help Creighton to a 25-shot victory.
Vontz obliterated the previous Bluejay record for an 18-hole score as well as a 54-hole score, en route to becoming the first Creighton player to win a tournament with more than 40 competitors since Kade Brown won the 2016 Jackrabbit Invitational. Vontz was 1-under through the midpoint of his initial round on Monday before firing a 28 on the back nine, including back-to-back eagles. His 63 was two shots better than the previous low round in program history, a 65 by John Sutko, done in 2007 at the Treasure Coast Classic. Vontz followed that up with a 69 on Monday afternoon before closing with a 7-under 65 on Tuesday to cement his first collegiate victory in his 100th round as a Bluejay. Vontz's 197 total was seven shots better than the previous CU record for a 54-hole event of 204 by Sutko from 2007 at the Treasure Coast Classic.
Vontz lowered his season scoring average to 70.44 through nine rounds this fall, and 74.66 overall in his career, while outlasting the field of 42 competitors.
Creighton topped the field of six teams with an 836 total, easily the best 54-hole performance in school history, to deliver Judd Cornell his first victory as a head coach. CU posted rounds of 275 and 279 on Monday before a 282 on Tuesday. the Jays had never previously owned an 18-hole score better than a 281 in 2007 at the Treasure Coast Classic. The tournament was held on the par-72 Club at Indian Creek course that measured 7,242 yards.
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This is the first career weekly league honor for Vontz, who is also Creighton's first student-athlete named BIG EAST Male Golfer of the Week since Tucker Knaak on April 4, 2019.
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