Kent State Golden Flashes men's golf

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Kent State Golden Flashes
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University Kent State University
Conference Mid-American Conference
Head coach Jon Mills (2nd season)
Location Kent, Ohio, U.S.
CourseWindmill Lakes
Nickname Golden Flashes
ColorsNavy blue and gold [1]
   
NCAA match play
2012
NCAA Championship appearances
1947, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1968, 1977, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Conference champions
Ohio Athletic Conference
1934, 1950

Mid-American Conference
1954, 1968, 1977, 1984, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Individual conference champions
1954, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005 (2), 2006 (2), 2009, 2010 (2), 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022

The Kent State Golden Flashes men's golf team is an intercollegiate sport at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, United States. The program was established in 1934 and competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I level as a member of the Mid-American Conference. Through the 2021–22 season, the Flashes have won 30 conference titles, which includes two championships won as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference prior to 1951. The 28 MAC titles are the most men's golf titles in conference history and the most conference titles among any sport at Kent State. In addition to their conference titles, Kent State has made 37 appearances in the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships, winning three regional championships and advancing to the championship rounds 24 times. The program's highest national finishes are a tie for 5th in 2012, 6th in 2008, and 9th in 2000. Through 2022, Kent State has produced 27 MAC medalists. [2] [3] [4]

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Windmill Lakes Golf Club in Ravenna serves as the program's home course and occasionally hosts matches. The main practice facility is the Page and Ferrara Golf Training and Learning Center, a 10,000-square-foot (930 m2) building located in Franklin Township, which the team shares with the women's golf team. The facility includes a 350-yard (320 m) outdoor practice range, outdoor practice tees, and outdoor short-game practice areas as well as an indoor putting and chipping area, a video analysis room, and a Science and Motion Putt lab. In addition, the rear of the facility features heated stalls which allow team members to access the driving range year-round. [5]

KSU alumnus Jon Mills serves as head coach, after succeeding Herb Page in 2019. Under Page, who coached Kent State for 41 seasons, the Flashes won 23 MAC titles and made 29 appearances in the NCAA tournament. He was named MAC Coach of the Year 21 times and NCAA District IV Coach of the Year nine times. Notable players from the program include 2003 British Open champion Ben Curtis, and Canadian professional golfers Corey Conners, Mackenzie Hughes, Bryan DeCorso, Taylor Pendrith, and Ryan Yip. [6]

History

The team was founded in late 1934 and initially competed only in the fall sports season. Kent State had joined the Ohio Athletic Conference in 1931, so the new golf team began play in the OAC their first season. They were first coached by Joe Begala, a physical education instructor who was also coaching the KSU football team, wrestling team, and men's tennis team that season. In their inaugural season, the Flashes went undefeated in dual match play to claim the school's first conference championship in any sport, going 6–0. [7] The following season, Kent State went 1–5. [8] Until 1936, the OAC used a dual meet format to determine its golf champion and did not have a conference championship meet at the end of the season. The Flashes made their first appearance in the NCAA Men's Golf Championships in 1947, finishing 38th. Kent State went undefeated in OAC dual meets again in 1949, but finished seventh at the OAC meet. However, they again qualified for the NCAA championships, where they finished 28th. [9] [10] Kent State claimed their first and only OAC meet championship in their final OAC tournament appearance in 1950, after finishing the regular season with an 8–1 record in dual matches. [11] [12] KSU was ineligible for the 1951 OAC tournament after the conference passed a resolution barring the Flashes from competing for the conference title. At the Ohio Intercollegiate Golf Championship held a week after the OAC championship, however, Kent State finished 23 and 24 strokes ahead of the OAC co-champions. They also qualified for the NCAA Championships that season, finishing 17th. [13] [14]

The Flashes began competition in the Mid-American Conference in 1952 and hosted the championship meet at Meadowview Golf Course just east of campus in Franklin Township. The MAC Golf Championship was part of the MAC's "sports carnival", which included the tennis and track championships. [15] KSU finished third in both their first and second MAC appearances. They claimed their first MAC team and individual titles in 1954 as co-champions with the Ohio Bobcats, and qualified for their fourth NCAA Men's Golf Championships appearance. After a tie for second at the MAC Championships in 1955, the Flashes finished no better than 4th until a 3rd place showing in 1967. The following season, they won their second overall and first outright conference title, again played at Meadowview. [4]

Because of the Kent State shootings on May 4, 1970, the university was closed and all activities suspended. As such, the Flashes did not participate in that year's MAC championship meet. They returned in 1971 with a team runner-up finish and their second individual title, followed by another individual title in 1973. They claimed their third MAC title in 1977 and qualified for that season's NCAA championships, but were unable to attend. [4]

Herb Page began his tenure as head coach in 1978 and has made Kent State a regular contender in both the Mid-American Conference and at the NCAA tournament. He led the Flashes to their fourth MAC championship in 1984 and their first appearance in the NCAA championship round since 1954, followed in 1987 with another NCAA championship round appearance. Beginning with their 1989 regional appearance, Kent State has qualified for the NCAA regionals in 25 of 29 seasons, including eight consecutive from 1989 through 1996 and seven consecutive from 2008 through 2014. They have advanced to the championship round in 14 of those years, winning regional championships in 1993, 2001, and 2010. In the championship round, Kent State has finished as high as a tie for 5th in 2012, 6th in 2008, and 9th in 2000. In the Mid-American Conference, since their fifth MAC title in 1992, the Flashes have won 21 additional MAC championships in 27 seasons, including four in a row from 1992 through 1995, five consecutive titles from 1997 through 2001, and six consecutive from 2009 through 2014. Additionally, under Page, Kent State has had 20 MAC medalists, 16 MAC Golfer of the Year recipients, and he has been named MAC Coach of the Year 20 times, all of which are the most in conference history. [4] [14]

Conference championships

Kent State has won 28 Mid-American Conference Men's Golf Championships since joining the conference in 1951 and has had 27 individual MAC medalists, including co-champions in 2005, 2006, and 2010. Prior to joining the MAC, Kent State competed as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference from 1934 to 1951, where they won two titles. The Flashes won their first conference title in any sport in 1934 in their first season of play and won the OAC again in 1950. They won their first MAC title in 1954 when they shared the championship with the Ohio Bobcats. After titles in 1968, 1977, and 1984, Kent State won four in a row beginning in 1992, followed by five consecutive MAC titles beginning in 1994, and six consecutive beginning in 2009. Kent State's 28 MAC championships are the most in conference history. [4]

Mid-American Conference championship
YearLocationFinishTop individual (place)
1952Meadowview Golf Course • Kent, Ohio 3rdR. Johnston (5th)
1953 Kalamazoo, Michigan 3rd
1954Oxford Country Club • Oxford, Ohio T-1stDanny Forlani (T-1st)
1955Athens Country Club • Athens, Ohio T-2ndJoe Lazor (4th)
1956Bowling Green Country Club • Bowling Green, Ohio 4thFran Chionchio, Ed Zofko (T-10th)
1957Meadowview Golf Course • Kent, Ohio5thEd Zofko (T-8th)
1958Kalamazoo, Michigan6th
1959Oxford Country Club •Oxford, Ohio6th
1960Athens Country Club • Athens, Ohio5th
1961Bowling Green, Ohio7th
1962Meadowview Golf Course • Kent, Ohio6th
1963Kalamazoo, Michigan6th
1964Oxford Country Club • Oxford, Ohio7th
1965Athens Country Club • Athens, Ohio7th
1966Toledo Country Club • Toledo, Ohio 7th
1967Bowling Green, Ohio3rdRick Meeker (T-6th)
1968Meadowview Golf Course • Kent, Ohio1stLarry Homer (T-6th)
1969Kalamazoo, Michigan3rdDale Krusoe (5th)
1970
Did not participate
1971Athens Country Club • Athens, Ohio2ndDan Strimple (1st)
1972Belmont Country Club • Toledo, Ohio4thNeal Detter (7th)
1973Belmont Country Club • Toledo, Ohio
Bowling Green State University Golf Course • Bowling Green, Ohio
4thMike Morrow (1st)
1974Bowling Green State University Golf Course • Bowling Green, Ohio
Meadowview Golf Course • Kent, Ohio
2ndMike Morrow (4th) [16]
1975Meadowview Golf Course • Kent, Ohio
Lake Dostral Country Club • Kalamazoo, Michigan
T-7thMike Morrow (2nd)
1976Lake Dostral Country Club • Kalamazoo, Michigan
Hueston Woods • Oxford, Ohio
7thArt Nash (7th)
1977Hueston Woods • Oxford, Ohio
Athens Country Club • Athens, Ohio
1stNed Weaver (1st)
1978Ohio University Country Club • Athens, Ohio
Central Michigan University Golf Course • Mount Pleasant, Michigan
5thDoug Hanzel (T-8th)
1979 Ypsilanti, Michigan 8thDoug Hanzel (2nd)
1980 DeKalb, Illinois 9th
1981 Muncie, Indiana 9th
1982Toledo, Ohio8th
1983Bowling Green, Ohio4th Karl Zoller (T-7th)
1984Windmill Lakes Golf Club • Ravenna, Ohio T-1stKarl Zoller (4th)
1985Kishwaukee Country Club • DeKalb, Illinois2ndKarl Zoller (1st)
1986Moors Golf Club • Portage, Michigan 4thChuck Crawford (2nd)
1987Hueston Woods Golf Course • Oxford, Ohio3rdChuck Crawford (2nd)
1988Athens Country Club • Athens, Ohio2ndRob Moss (1st)
1989Delaware Country Club • Muncie, Indiana3rdRob Moss (2nd)
1990Huron Golf Club • Ypsilanti, Michigan2ndBrian Bridges (2nd)
1991Toledo Country Club • Toledo, Ohio2nd Dave Moreland (1st)
1992Forrest Creason Golf Course • Bowling Green, OhioT-1stEric Frishette (T-3rd)
1993Windmill Lakes • Ravenna, Ohio1stEric Frishette (1st)
1994 Firestone Country ClubAkron, Ohio 1stDonnie Darr, Bryan DeCorso (T-5th)
19951stBryan DeCorso (1st)
19962ndBill Curtis (T-3rd)
1997Quail Hollow Country Club • Concord, Ohio 1stTodd Lancaster (3rd)
19981stDanny Sahl (3rd)
1999Medallion Club • Westerville, Ohio1stDanny Sahl (1st)
20001st Ben Curtis (1st)
20011st Jon Mills (1st)
20022ndSteve Lohmeyer (5th)
2003 Rich Harvest FarmsSugar Grove, Illinois 1stPeter Laws, Steve Lohmeyer (T-3rd)
2004Medallion Club • Westerville, Ohio3rdMarc Bourgeois (T-6th)
20051st Ryan Yip, Tommy Wiegand (1st)
2006Brickyard Crossing • Indianapolis 1stMarc Bourgeois, Tommy Wiegand (1st)
2007Medallion Club • Westerville, Ohio3rdPeter Ahn (3rd)
2008Longaberger Golf Club • Nashport, Ohio 2nd John Hahn (3rd)
2009Brickyard Crossing • Indianapolis1stJohn Hahn (1st)
2010Longaberger Golf Club • Nashport, Ohio1stBrett Cairns, John Hawn (1st)
2011 TPC River's BendMaineville, Ohio 1st Mackenzie Hughes (1st)
2012Rich Harvest Farms • Sugar Grove, Illinois1st Corey Conners (1st)
2013Longaberger Golf Club • Nashport, Ohio1st Taylor Pendrith (1st)
2014Prairie View Golf Club • Carmel, Indiana 1stCorey Conners (1st)
2015The Mayfield Sand Ridge Club • Chardon, Ohio 5thIan Holt (2nd)
2016Highland Meadows Golf Club • Sylvania, Ohio 1stIan Holt (T-2nd)
2017Virtues Golf Club • Nashport, Ohio1stGisli Sveinbergsson (1st)
2018Sycamore Hills Golf Club • Fort Wayne, Indiana 1stIan Holt (1st)
2019Club Walden • Aurora, Ohio T-1stGisli Sveinbergsson (2nd)
2020Sycamore Hills Golf Club • Fort Wayne, IndianaCancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021Sycamore Hills Golf Club • Fort Wayne, Indiana1stChris Vandette (1st)
2022White Eagle Golf Club • Naperville, Illinois 1stJosh Gilkison (1st)
Totals: 28 MAC Championships; 27 MAC medalists

NCAA tournament

The NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships debuted in 1939 and the Flashes made their first appearance in 1947. Initially, the tournament consisted of only the championship rounds, with regional rounds added in 1989. Through the 2020–21 season, Kent State has 36 total appearances in the tournament with 22 appearances in the championship round. Since the start of regional play, Kent State has advanced to the championship round 15 times and won three regional titles through 2020. They have three top-ten finishes in the championship round: a tie for 5th in 2012, 6th in 2008, and 9th in 2000. [14] [17] [18]

YearRoundLocationFinish
1947ChampionshipUniversity of Michigan Golf Course • Ann Arbor, Michigan 38th
1949ChampionshipVeenker Memorial Golf Course • Ames, Iowa 28th
1951Championship Ohio State University Golf ClubUpper Arlington, Ohio 17th
1954ChampionshipBraeburn Country Club • Houston 18th
1968ChampionshipNMSU Golf Course • Las Cruces, New Mexico NA‡
1977ChampionshipSeven Oaks Golf Course • Hamilton, New York NA‡
1984ChampionshipBear Creek Golf World • Houston24th
1987ChampionshipOhio State University Golf Club • Upper Arlington, OhioT-25th
1989RegionalStonebridge Ranch Country Club • McKinney, Texas 12th
1990RegionalOhio State University Golf Club • Upper Arlington, Ohio4th
ChampionshipInnisbrook Island Course • Tarpon Springs, Florida T-18th
1991RegionalHillcrest Country Club • Boise, Idaho 12th
1992RegionalStonebridge Ranch Country Club • McKinney, Texas7th
ChampionshipChampionship Golf Course • Albuquerque, New Mexico 26th
1993Regional1st
ChampionshipChampions Golf Course • Lexington, Kentucky 27th
1994RegionalOklahoma City Golf Club • Oklahoma City 4th
ChampionshipStonebridge Country Club • McKinney, Texas13th
1995RegionalBentwater Country Club • Montgomery, Texas 3rd
ChampionshipOhio State University Golf Club • Upper Arlington, Ohio27th
1996RegionalUniversity of Michigan Golf Course • Ann Arbor, Michigan14th
1998RegionalTexas Oak Hill Country Club • San Antonio, Texas 10th
ChampionshipChampionship Golf Course • Albuquerque, New Mexico24th
1999RegionalOhio State University Golf Club • Upper Arlington, Ohio11th
2000RegionalVictoria Country Club • Victoria, Texas 2nd
ChampionshipGrand National • Opelika, Alabama 9th
2001Regional Karsten Creek Golf ClubStillwater, Oklahoma T-1st
ChampionshipDuke Golf Club • Durham, North Carolina 30th
2003RegionalColbert Hills Golf Course • Manhattan, Kansas 17th
2004RegionalBirck Boilermaker Golf Club • West Lafayette, Indiana 10th
ChampionshipThe Homestead • Hot Springs, Virginia 24th
2005RegionalWarren Golf Course • South Bend, Indiana T-17th
2006 RegionalSand Ridge Golf Club • Chardon, Ohio 20th
2008 RegionalOhio State University Golf CLub • Upper Arlington, OhioT-8th
ChampionshipBirck Boilermaker Golf Club • West Lafayette, Indiana6th
2009 RegionalGalloway National Golf Club • Galloway Township, New Jersey 8th
2010 RegionalThe Course at Yale • New Haven, Connecticut T-1st
ChampionshipHonors Course • Chattanooga, Tennessee 20th
2011 RegionalPete Dye River Course • Radford, Virginia 5th
ChampionshipKarsten Creek Golf Club • Stillwater, OklahomaT-19th
2012 RegionalUniversity of Michigan Golf Course • Ann Arbor, Michigan3rd
ChampionshipRiviera Country Club • Pacific Palisades, California T-5th
2013 RegionalBlessings Golf Club • Fayetteville, Arkansas 5th
ChampionshipCapital City Club • Alpharetta, Georgia T-27th
2014 RegionalRich Harvest Farms • Sugar Grove, Illinois 7th
2016 RegionalMeadow Valleys Course at Blackwolf Run • Kohler, Wisconsin 12th
2017 RegionalAldarra Golf Club • Sammamish, Washington 2nd
Championship Rich Harvest FarmsSugar Grove, Illinois 21st
2018 RegionalWatson Course • Reunion, Florida 5th
Championship Karsten Creek Golf ClubStillwater, Oklahoma 10th
2019 Regional Palouse Ridge Golf ClubPullman, Washington T-9th
2021 RegionalThe Golf Club of TennesseeKingston Springs, Tennessee
Totals: 36 total NCAA appearances; 24 championship round appearances
Regional titles shaded in ██ yellow. Championship round qualifying finishes shaded in ██ light yellow.
‡ = Qualified and invited as MAC champions; results not listed in NCAA records

Coaches

NameYearsSeasonsEventsTeam titlesConference titlesNCAA appearances
Joe Begala [18] 1933–19352001934†‡
Cliff Thompson [18] 1938–19424100
Harry Adams [18] 1946–19482200Championship: 1947
Charles Wipperman [18] 1948–19491210Championship: 1949
Howard Morrette [18] 1949–1960112121950, 1954Championship: 1951
Jay Fischer [18] 1960–196882021968Championship: 1968#
Jim Brown [18] 1968–197353130
Frank Truitt [18] 1973–197854521977Championship: 1977#
Herb Page [19] 1978–201941515901984, 1992, 1993,
1994, 1995, 1997,
1998, 1999, 2000,
2001, 2003, 2005,
2006, 2009, 2010,
2011, 2012, 2013,
2014, 2016, 2017,
2018, 2019
Regional: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992,
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998,
1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004,
2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010,
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2019
Championship: 1987, 1990, 1992,
1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000,
2001, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011,
2012, 2013, 2017, 2018
Jon Mills 2019–present31412021, 2022Regional: 2021, 2022

† – Ohio Athletic Conference titles
‡ – regular season title, prior to creation of conference tournament
# – qualified, but did not attend

Facilities

Ferra and Page Golf Training and Learning Center in Franklin Township Kent State Golf facility 1.jpg
Ferra and Page Golf Training and Learning Center in Franklin Township

The team's home course is Windmill Lakes Golf Club, located approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Kent in Ravenna, which has also been used by the women's golf team since their inception in 1999. Kent State began using the course regularly in 1978 after Herb Page, the head professional and part-owner at Windmill Lakes, was hired as head coach. Windmill Lakes is a par 70 course measuring 6,936 yards (6,342 m). It is mainly used for practices and occasional tournaments, hosting the Mid-American Conference Men's Golf Championships in 1984 and 1993. [18] It was most recently used for a tournament in 2008 when KSU hosted the FirstEnergy Intercollegiate. [20]

At their founding in 1934, the Flashes had two home courses, both of which were located just outside the city of Kent in Franklin Township: Twin Lakes Country Club in the Twin Lakes area just north of Kent, and Meadowview Golf Course, just east of campus. The university bought Meadowview in January 1966 and eventually renamed in the Kent State University Golf Course. Kent State hosted the Mid-American Conference Men's Golf Championships at Meadowview on five occasions between 1952 and 1975. After moving to Windmill Lakes, the Flashes continued using the Kent State University Golf Course for occasional practice until it was closed at the end of 2016. [21]

The main training facility for both the men's and women's golf teams is the Ferrara and Page Golf Training and Learning Center, located in Franklin Township adjacent to the southern boundary of the former KSU Golf Course, less than one mile (1.6 km) north of Dix Stadium. The facility, named after head coach Herb Page and philanthropists Emilio and Margaret Ferrara, includes a 10,000 square feet (930 m2) outdoor putting green, a 350-yard (320 m) practice range, along with practice fairways and tee areas, and heated bays that allow outdoor practice during winter months. Inside is a 3,000 square feet (280 m2) practice green, team locker rooms, video room, offices, weight room, and a lounge and study area. [22]

Awards

The Mid-American Conference has four awards, which are selected at the conference championship: Sportsman of the Year, Golfer of the Year, Freshman of the Year, and Coach of the Year. Both the Golfer of the Year and Freshman of the Year awards started in 1994, while Coach of the Year began in 1973. The Sportsman of the Year award, started in 1981 is voted on by players. [4]

Notable alumni

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