Kent State Golden Flashes men's golf | |
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University | Kent State University |
Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Head coach | Jon Mills (2nd season) |
Location | Kent, Ohio, U.S. |
Course | Windmill Lakes |
Nickname | Golden Flashes |
Colors | Navy 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]
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]
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]
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]
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Year | Location | Finish | Top individual (place) |
1952 | Meadowview Golf Course • Kent, Ohio | 3rd | R. Johnston (5th) |
1953 | Kalamazoo, Michigan | 3rd | |
1954 | Oxford Country Club • Oxford, Ohio | T-1st | Danny Forlani (T-1st) |
1955 | Athens Country Club • Athens, Ohio | T-2nd | Joe Lazor (4th) |
1956 | Bowling Green Country Club • Bowling Green, Ohio | 4th | Fran Chionchio, Ed Zofko (T-10th) |
1957 | Meadowview Golf Course • Kent, Ohio | 5th | Ed Zofko (T-8th) |
1958 | Kalamazoo, Michigan | 6th | |
1959 | Oxford Country Club •Oxford, Ohio | 6th | |
1960 | Athens Country Club • Athens, Ohio | 5th | |
1961 | Bowling Green, Ohio | 7th | |
1962 | Meadowview Golf Course • Kent, Ohio | 6th | |
1963 | Kalamazoo, Michigan | 6th | |
1964 | Oxford Country Club • Oxford, Ohio | 7th | |
1965 | Athens Country Club • Athens, Ohio | 7th | |
1966 | Toledo Country Club • Toledo, Ohio | 7th | |
1967 | Bowling Green, Ohio | 3rd | Rick Meeker (T-6th) |
1968 | Meadowview Golf Course • Kent, Ohio | 1st | Larry Homer (T-6th) |
1969 | Kalamazoo, Michigan | 3rd | Dale Krusoe (5th) |
1970 | Did not participate | ||
1971 | Athens Country Club • Athens, Ohio | 2nd | Dan Strimple (1st) |
1972 | Belmont Country Club • Toledo, Ohio | 4th | Neal Detter (7th) |
1973 | Belmont Country Club • Toledo, Ohio Bowling Green State University Golf Course • Bowling Green, Ohio | 4th | Mike Morrow (1st) |
1974 | Bowling Green State University Golf Course • Bowling Green, Ohio Meadowview Golf Course • Kent, Ohio | 2nd | Mike Morrow (4th) [16] |
1975 | Meadowview Golf Course • Kent, Ohio Lake Dostral Country Club • Kalamazoo, Michigan | T-7th | Mike Morrow (2nd) |
1976 | Lake Dostral Country Club • Kalamazoo, Michigan Hueston Woods • Oxford, Ohio | 7th | Art Nash (7th) |
1977 | Hueston Woods • Oxford, Ohio Athens Country Club • Athens, Ohio | 1st | Ned Weaver (1st) |
1978 | Ohio University Country Club • Athens, Ohio Central Michigan University Golf Course • Mount Pleasant, Michigan | 5th | Doug Hanzel (T-8th) |
1979 | Ypsilanti, Michigan | 8th | Doug Hanzel (2nd) |
1980 | DeKalb, Illinois | 9th | |
1981 | Muncie, Indiana | 9th | |
1982 | Toledo, Ohio | 8th | |
1983 | Bowling Green, Ohio | 4th | Karl Zoller (T-7th) |
1984 | Windmill Lakes Golf Club • Ravenna, Ohio | T-1st | Karl Zoller (4th) |
1985 | Kishwaukee Country Club • DeKalb, Illinois | 2nd | Karl Zoller (1st) |
1986 | Moors Golf Club • Portage, Michigan | 4th | Chuck Crawford (2nd) |
1987 | Hueston Woods Golf Course • Oxford, Ohio | 3rd | Chuck Crawford (2nd) |
1988 | Athens Country Club • Athens, Ohio | 2nd | Rob Moss (1st) |
1989 | Delaware Country Club • Muncie, Indiana | 3rd | Rob Moss (2nd) |
1990 | Huron Golf Club • Ypsilanti, Michigan | 2nd | Brian Bridges (2nd) |
1991 | Toledo Country Club • Toledo, Ohio | 2nd | Dave Moreland (1st) |
1992 | Forrest Creason Golf Course • Bowling Green, Ohio | T-1st | Eric Frishette (T-3rd) |
1993 | Windmill Lakes • Ravenna, Ohio | 1st | Eric Frishette (1st) |
1994 | Firestone Country Club • Akron, Ohio | 1st | Donnie Darr, Bryan DeCorso (T-5th) |
1995 | 1st | Bryan DeCorso (1st) | |
1996 | 2nd | Bill Curtis (T-3rd) | |
1997 | Quail Hollow Country Club • Concord, Ohio | 1st | Todd Lancaster (3rd) |
1998 | 1st | Danny Sahl (3rd) | |
1999 | Medallion Club • Westerville, Ohio | 1st | Danny Sahl (1st) |
2000 | 1st | Ben Curtis (1st) | |
2001 | 1st | Jon Mills (1st) | |
2002 | 2nd | Steve Lohmeyer (5th) | |
2003 | Rich Harvest Farms • Sugar Grove, Illinois | 1st | Peter Laws, Steve Lohmeyer (T-3rd) |
2004 | Medallion Club • Westerville, Ohio | 3rd | Marc Bourgeois (T-6th) |
2005 | 1st | Ryan Yip, Tommy Wiegand (1st) | |
2006 | Brickyard Crossing • Indianapolis | 1st | Marc Bourgeois, Tommy Wiegand (1st) |
2007 | Medallion Club • Westerville, Ohio | 3rd | Peter Ahn (3rd) |
2008 | Longaberger Golf Club • Nashport, Ohio | 2nd | John Hahn (3rd) |
2009 | Brickyard Crossing • Indianapolis | 1st | John Hahn (1st) |
2010 | Longaberger Golf Club • Nashport, Ohio | 1st | Brett Cairns, John Hawn (1st) |
2011 | TPC River's Bend • Maineville, Ohio | 1st | Mackenzie Hughes (1st) |
2012 | Rich Harvest Farms • Sugar Grove, Illinois | 1st | Corey Conners (1st) |
2013 | Longaberger Golf Club • Nashport, Ohio | 1st | Taylor Pendrith (1st) |
2014 | Prairie View Golf Club • Carmel, Indiana | 1st | Corey Conners (1st) |
2015 | The Mayfield Sand Ridge Club • Chardon, Ohio | 5th | Ian Holt (2nd) |
2016 | Highland Meadows Golf Club • Sylvania, Ohio | 1st | Ian Holt (T-2nd) |
2017 | Virtues Golf Club • Nashport, Ohio | 1st | Gisli Sveinbergsson (1st) |
2018 | Sycamore Hills Golf Club • Fort Wayne, Indiana | 1st | Ian Holt (1st) |
2019 | Club Walden • Aurora, Ohio | T-1st | Gisli Sveinbergsson (2nd) |
2020 | Sycamore Hills Golf Club • Fort Wayne, Indiana | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | |
2021 | Sycamore Hills Golf Club • Fort Wayne, Indiana | 1st | Chris Vandette (1st) |
2022 | White Eagle Golf Club • Naperville, Illinois | 1st | Josh Gilkison (1st) |
Totals: 28 MAC Championships; 27 MAC medalists |
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]
Year | Round | Location | Finish |
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1947 | Championship | University of Michigan Golf Course • Ann Arbor, Michigan | 38th |
1949 | Championship | Veenker Memorial Golf Course • Ames, Iowa | 28th |
1951 | Championship | Ohio State University Golf Club • Upper Arlington, Ohio | 17th |
1954 | Championship | Braeburn Country Club • Houston | 18th |
1968 | Championship | NMSU Golf Course • Las Cruces, New Mexico | NA‡ |
1977 | Championship | Seven Oaks Golf Course • Hamilton, New York | NA‡ |
1984 | Championship | Bear Creek Golf World • Houston | 24th |
1987 | Championship | Ohio State University Golf Club • Upper Arlington, Ohio | T-25th |
1989 | Regional | Stonebridge Ranch Country Club • McKinney, Texas | 12th |
1990 | Regional | Ohio State University Golf Club • Upper Arlington, Ohio | 4th |
Championship | Innisbrook Island Course • Tarpon Springs, Florida | T-18th | |
1991 | Regional | Hillcrest Country Club • Boise, Idaho | 12th |
1992 | Regional | Stonebridge Ranch Country Club • McKinney, Texas | 7th |
Championship | Championship Golf Course • Albuquerque, New Mexico | 26th | |
1993 | Regional | • | 1st |
Championship | Champions Golf Course • Lexington, Kentucky | 27th | |
1994 | Regional | Oklahoma City Golf Club • Oklahoma City | 4th |
Championship | Stonebridge Country Club • McKinney, Texas | 13th | |
1995 | Regional | Bentwater Country Club • Montgomery, Texas | 3rd |
Championship | Ohio State University Golf Club • Upper Arlington, Ohio | 27th | |
1996 | Regional | University of Michigan Golf Course • Ann Arbor, Michigan | 14th |
1998 | Regional | Texas Oak Hill Country Club • San Antonio, Texas | 10th |
Championship | Championship Golf Course • Albuquerque, New Mexico | 24th | |
1999 | Regional | Ohio State University Golf Club • Upper Arlington, Ohio | 11th |
2000 | Regional | Victoria Country Club • Victoria, Texas | 2nd |
Championship | Grand National • Opelika, Alabama | 9th | |
2001 | Regional | Karsten Creek Golf Club • Stillwater, Oklahoma | T-1st |
Championship | Duke Golf Club • Durham, North Carolina | 30th | |
2003 | Regional | Colbert Hills Golf Course • Manhattan, Kansas | 17th |
2004 | Regional | Birck Boilermaker Golf Club • West Lafayette, Indiana | 10th |
Championship | The Homestead • Hot Springs, Virginia | 24th | |
2005 | Regional | Warren Golf Course • South Bend, Indiana | T-17th |
2006 | Regional | Sand Ridge Golf Club • Chardon, Ohio | 20th |
2008 | Regional | Ohio State University Golf CLub • Upper Arlington, Ohio | T-8th |
Championship | Birck Boilermaker Golf Club • West Lafayette, Indiana | 6th | |
2009 | Regional | Galloway National Golf Club • Galloway Township, New Jersey | 8th |
2010 | Regional | The Course at Yale • New Haven, Connecticut | T-1st |
Championship | Honors Course • Chattanooga, Tennessee | 20th | |
2011 | Regional | Pete Dye River Course • Radford, Virginia | 5th |
Championship | Karsten Creek Golf Club • Stillwater, Oklahoma | T-19th | |
2012 | Regional | University of Michigan Golf Course • Ann Arbor, Michigan | 3rd |
Championship | Riviera Country Club • Pacific Palisades, California | T-5th | |
2013 | Regional | Blessings Golf Club • Fayetteville, Arkansas | 5th |
Championship | Capital City Club • Alpharetta, Georgia | T-27th | |
2014 | Regional | Rich Harvest Farms • Sugar Grove, Illinois | 7th |
2016 | Regional | Meadow Valleys Course at Blackwolf Run • Kohler, Wisconsin | 12th |
2017 | Regional | Aldarra Golf Club • Sammamish, Washington | 2nd |
Championship | Rich Harvest Farms • Sugar Grove, Illinois | 21st | |
2018 | Regional | Watson Course • Reunion, Florida | 5th |
Championship | Karsten Creek Golf Club • Stillwater, Oklahoma | 10th | |
2019 | Regional | Palouse Ridge Golf Club • Pullman, Washington | T-9th |
2021 | Regional | The Golf Club of Tennessee • Kingston Springs, Tennessee | |
Totals: 36 total NCAA appearances; 24 championship round appearances |
Name | Years | Seasons | Events | Team titles | Conference titles | NCAA appearances |
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Joe Begala [18] | 1933–1935 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1934†‡ | — |
Cliff Thompson [18] | 1938–1942 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
Harry Adams [18] | 1946–1948 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Championship: 1947 |
Charles Wipperman [18] | 1948–1949 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Championship: 1949 |
Howard Morrette [18] | 1949–1960 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 1950†, 1954 | Championship: 1951 |
Jay Fischer [18] | 1960–1968 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 1968 | Championship: 1968# |
Jim Brown [18] | 1968–1973 | 5 | 31 | 3 | 0 | — |
Frank Truitt [18] | 1973–1978 | 5 | 45 | 2 | 1977 | Championship: 1977# |
Herb Page [19] | 1978–2019 | 41 | 515 | 90 | 1984, 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–present | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2021, 2022 | Regional: 2021, 2022 |
† – Ohio Athletic Conference titles
‡ – regular season title, prior to creation of conference tournament
# – qualified, but did not attend
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]
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]
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