By: Nathan DeHaan
DANVILLE, Ill. – The defending national champion Parkland College golf team stayed hot on Monday afternoon, winning their 2ndtournament of the year with a sixteen-stroke victory in the Danville Invitational at the par-71 Danville Country Club. The Cobras finished with a score of +3 in the one-day six-team invitational.
Individually, Corey Neville won the invitational and led the way with a 4-under 138, starting the afternoon with a 5-under first round, the lowest round recorded on Monday. Joel Petersson turned in another impressive performance, going two-over and finishing T4 with teammate Dain Richie. Kegan Niles and Reece Tennison participated as individuals and went 3-over and 4-over respectfully, good enough for T6 and T8.
The Cobras began the 2021-22 season with a No. 2 ranking in the Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA DII Coaches Poll before moving up to the top spot after their win at the Heartland Invite.
Up next, Parkland travels to Normal, IL and the Weibring Golf Club on Monday, September 27th for the Weibring Fall Classic hosted by Illinois Valley Community College.
Team Leaderboard
Player Leaderboard
Team Results
1 Parkland College +3 285+286=571
2 Heartland CC +19 300+287=587
3 Danville Area CC +26 291+303=594
4 Lincoln Trail College +52 314+306=620
5 St. Mary of the Woods +56 317+307=624
6 Millikin University (B) +82 326+324=650
Parkland Individual Results
1 Corey Neville -4 66+72=138
T4 Joel Petersson +2 74+70=144
T4 Dain Richie +2 70+74=144
10 Scott O’Brien +5 76+71=147
T11 Roo Fenwick +6 75+73=148
T23 Alex White +14 75+81=156
