ALLENDALE, MICH. – It was a day of championships for the Grand Valley men's golf program, as the team and individual Drew Coble won the Arendsen Invitational today, with Coble winning the individual title in dramatic fashion.
 
Coble came into today eight strokes behind the leader, but he staged a furious comeback, shooting a 65 (-6) to tie Findlay's Tanner Grzegorczyk and force a playoff. Both players parred the first playoff hole, sending the match to a second winner take all hole. On the second playoff hole, Grzegorczyk put his second shot into the woods and had to take a drop, leaving the door wide open for Coble, who took advantage by putting his second shot right next to the green and sank a short putt a few strokes later to secure his first collegiate individual tournament title.
 
The team title had much less drama as the Lakers ran away with the win, beating second place Findlay by 28 strokes. Grand Valley shot a 278 (-6) today to finish the tournament at 848 (-4). Findlay (+24), Northwood (+41), Ashland (+44), and Ferris State (+51) rounded out the top five team scores.
 
Along with Coble, the Lakers had two other golfers make the all-tournament team. Nick Krueger placed third shooting -5 today to finish the tournament at three under, while Charles DeLong finished tied for fourth at three over after shooting a 216 on the weekend. In his first appearance as a Laker, freshman Bryce Wheeler had a strong showing, ending tied for 8^th place, shooting 218 over the 56 holes. Andrew Gwilliams and Charlie Cooley both tied for 20^th shooting 225 for the weekend. Cooper Bell also recorded a top-25 finish; finishing tied for 24^th at +13. Alex Jordan was tied for 43^rd, Tanner Moore was tied for 59^th, and Murphy Kehoe was tied for 73^rd.
 
Up Next
The Lakers are back in action in two weeks at the Doc Spragg Invitational in Findlay, Ohio. The tournament is scheduled for Monday, September 19^th, and Tuesday, September 20^th.