May 16 2023, BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – Ty Marchlewski led the Grand Rapids Community golf team to the NJCAA Division II Region XII Championship on Tuesday at the Bedford Valley Country Club.
The regional championship win was the team's ninth in program history - third in the past five years - and qualifies it for the NJCAA National Tournament.
"I’m extremely satisfied with this team's willingness to do whatever it takes to be successful," head coach John Forton said. "Our team's motto has always been that we must outwork our competition, and it came to fruition."
GRCC led the two-day tournament by three strokes after one round with a score of 308, but fell behind by three strokes after day one, shooting a 318 in round two.
The Raiders rebounded on Tuesday by shooting another 308 in round three to take home the championship with a final score of 934, which was seven strokes better than the runners-up from Muskegon Community College.
Marchlewski's score of 227 included a team-best 74 in the final round. He finished tied for fourth overall with a total of 227 strokes while having five birdies.
Drew Harrington (76-78-77) also finished in the top-10 with a score of 231. He also had a team-high six birdies and a team-best zero double bogeys.
Conner Oman and Sam Foss finished tied for 13th with a score of 238 and Brad VandenHout finished tied for 23rd with a score of 249.
GRCC will compete in the NJCAA Division II National Tournament from May 23-26 at the Swan Lake Resort in Plymouth, Ind.
This story was reported by Ben Brown.