Sunday, August 31
Bark River, Mich.
8:30 a.m.
West Virginia University
at
Island Resort Collegiate
Photo by: (WVU Photo/Brian Persinger)
August 31, 2025 07:55 PM | Golf
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University golf team shot a school record 22-under-par for a 266, also a program best, while sophomore Ryan Leach tied a school-best mark at -9 in the first round on the first day of the fall season at the Island Resort Collegiate at Sage Run Golf Club in Bark River, Michigan.
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Note: Due to a scoring error, Jack Michael's score was adjusted after round one and the Mountaineers posted a 266 (-22), not 267 (-21).
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Leach stands in first place in the tournament after two rounds at -16 after posting rounds of -9 (63) and -7 (65) and is five shots ahead of three golfers in the field. Leach's -9 ties the school record for the lowest round in school history in relation to par. Mark Goetz shot -9 in the final round of the 2021 Mountaineer Invitational. Leach's 63 was one stroke shy of Logan Perkins' 62 at the Florida Gators Invitational in 2020. Perkins shot a school-record 62 on a par-70 course.
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The Mountaineers are in first place in the team standings at -40 (266-270), five shots ahead of Purdue in the 12-team field. In the first round, WVU shot a school record -22, besting the previous mark of -17, set at the Dorado Beach Collegiate (2023-24) and Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate (2021-22).
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WVU's 266 score in round one bested the school records of 271 set at the Dorado Beach Collegiate (2023-24), Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate (2021-22) and the Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic (2018-19).
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Leach and three of his Mountaineer teammates are in the Top 10 of the individual standings. Sophomore Nick Turowski is in sixth place at -9 after posting rounds of -6 (66) and -3 (69). Senior Kaleb Wilson is in seventh place at -8 after recording rounds of -3 (69) and -5 (67). Michael, playing in his first collegiate event, shot -4 (68) and -3 (69) and is in ninth place at -7. Junior Harrison Thompson recorded rounds of 74 and 72. Senior Westy McCabe is playing as an individual and shot rounds of -2 (70) and -2 (70), standing in 20th place.
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In total today, West Virginia recorded 10 eagles and 50 birdies among all six golfers.
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The third and final round will take place on Monday morning. Live scoring is available at https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/238629/scoring/team.
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Note: Due to a scoring error, Jack Michael's score was adjusted after round one and the Mountaineers posted a 266 (-22), not 267 (-21).
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Leach stands in first place in the tournament after two rounds at -16 after posting rounds of -9 (63) and -7 (65) and is five shots ahead of three golfers in the field. Leach's -9 ties the school record for the lowest round in school history in relation to par. Mark Goetz shot -9 in the final round of the 2021 Mountaineer Invitational. Leach's 63 was one stroke shy of Logan Perkins' 62 at the Florida Gators Invitational in 2020. Perkins shot a school-record 62 on a par-70 course.
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The Mountaineers are in first place in the team standings at -40 (266-270), five shots ahead of Purdue in the 12-team field. In the first round, WVU shot a school record -22, besting the previous mark of -17, set at the Dorado Beach Collegiate (2023-24) and Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate (2021-22).
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WVU's 266 score in round one bested the school records of 271 set at the Dorado Beach Collegiate (2023-24), Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate (2021-22) and the Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic (2018-19).
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Leach and three of his Mountaineer teammates are in the Top 10 of the individual standings. Sophomore Nick Turowski is in sixth place at -9 after posting rounds of -6 (66) and -3 (69). Senior Kaleb Wilson is in seventh place at -8 after recording rounds of -3 (69) and -5 (67). Michael, playing in his first collegiate event, shot -4 (68) and -3 (69) and is in ninth place at -7. Junior Harrison Thompson recorded rounds of 74 and 72. Senior Westy McCabe is playing as an individual and shot rounds of -2 (70) and -2 (70), standing in 20th place.
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In total today, West Virginia recorded 10 eagles and 50 birdies among all six golfers.
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The third and final round will take place on Monday morning. Live scoring is available at https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/238629/scoring/team.
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