The EMU disc golf team made a clean sweep at the EMU Royals Qualifier and earned a trip to the College Disc Golf National Championship.
This was the team’s second bid for a national championship spot. In the fall, in their first-ever qualifier at Liberty University, the quartet of Trevor Oyer, his brother Jared, Cameron Byer and Silas Driver finished one stroke away. The players are the movers and shakers behind the new crowd-funded disc golf course on The Hill.
Fighting Saturday’s unforgiving conditions, Driver started the Royals’ momentum early, winning the individual round in the morning with a score of 49 (-5). He was three strokes ahead of second place Pete Curran of Liberty, and four strokes ahead of teammate Trevor Oyer at 53 (-1).
Byer shot a 59 (+5) and Jared Oyer was at 65 (+11). EMU’s average score of 57 gave them a one-stroke lead after the individual round, ahead of Liberty’s B team at 58. View individual round results.
Then in the afternoon team round, the men held off a strong charge from Tennessee Tech, which started the round in third place. EMU put together a score of 54, bettered only by a 53 from the Golden Eagles, but good enough to stay in first place.
The Royals won with a total score of 111. Tennessee Tech was second in 112. Both teams earned a bid to the CDG National Championship April 1-4 in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
Liberty finished third in 115, with Lehigh fourth at 118.
“Even though the day was cold and windy, our team could not be happier with how the tournament went,” exclaimed Trevor Oyer. “Silas shot the hot individual round and we played well together during the team round. We are very excited about competing at Nationals in April!”
Click here to see the overall results from the EMU Royals Qualifier.
Click here to see more information on the CDG National Championship.
