ANGOLA, Ind. - Kalamazoo College's David Smith and Travis Veenhuis combined to shoot a 63 and win the Ken Venturi Invitational at Trine on Saturday.
Kalamazoo finished third as a team in this modified Ryder Cup scoring event. Each school had three pairs that turned in a score. Holes one to six were played as a scramble, holes seven to 12 better ball and holes 13 to 18 alternate shot.
Team Scores
Hope 199
Trine 202
Kalamazoo 205
Cleary 211
Trine B 215
Madonna A 215
Madonna B 218
IU Northwest 219
Olivet 231
Kalamazoo Scores
David Smith/Travis Veenhuis: 63
Riley Boyd/Jack Fowler: 70
Nick Ludka/Phil Ritchie: 72
Wil Mierz/Mathew Holmes-Hackerd played as individuals and shot 73.
Also of note: Boyd and Fowler tied for low in the scramble portion with a 19 but lost the tiebreaker to Hope's team.