Monday, April 3
Montgomery, Texas
9 a.m. (ET)
Central Michigan University
vs
Huntsville Toyota Bearkat Invitational
CMU junior Arie Jackman shot 69-70 -- 139 on Monday during the first two rounds of the Huntsville Toyota Bearkat Invitational at Walden on Lake Conroe Golf Club in Montgomery, Texas.
Photo by: Brian Blalock
CMU's Jackman 1 Shot off the Lead After Historic Day in Texas
4/3/2023 9:50:00 PM | Men's Golf
MONTGOMERY, Texas – An historic day for Central Michigan's Arie Jackman.
And he has 18 holes to make some more history.
Jackman, a junior, shot a first-round 3-under par 69 and followed with a second-round 70 on Monday to lead the Chippewa men's golf team at the Huntsville Toyota Bearkat Invitational at Walden on Lake Conroe Golf Club.
Jackman's 69 is a program record, and his 139 total is a 36-hole program best. He stands at 5-under and tied with six players for second place in the 88-player field in his quest to become the first Chippewa to win a tournament since the program's rebirth after a 36-year hiatus.
He trails Phichaksn Maichon of Texas A&M by one shot.
"Very solid," CMU coach Kevin Jennings said of Jackman's Monday rounds. "He was able to execute the game plan that we set forth. Like many things in life, you plan one thing and other things happen. He was able to continue to execute the plan, keep the ball in play and in very good positions, and make a few putts here and there.
"I'm a big stickler with the guys in telling them that once you shoot a good round, a player backs it up with another round and then you back it up again."
The third and final round of the 54-hole tournament is slated for 9 a.m. (ET) on Tuesday. Jackman is slated to tee off at 10:21 a.m.
The Chippewas opened with a solid 292 team total on Monday, one shot off the program record. They shot 309 in the second round for a 36-hole 601 total. They are in 11th place in the 14-team field.
Also for the Chippewas on Monday, Easton Phillips shot 73-79 – 152; Orlando Coons opened with a 75 and posted a second-round 79 for a 154 total; Ethan Jaehn shot 75-81 – 156; and Jeffrey Andrus carded a first-round 78 and followed with an 84 for a 162 total.
Phillips, Coons, Jaehn and Andrus are freshmen.
Jackman, who hails from Caledonia, is a junior who played the last two seasons at Grand Rapids Community College, where he won the 2022 Michigan Community College Athletic Association Championship.
"These guys, every one of them is very young, including Arie," Jennings said. "I've been telling them, by this time in the year they should be progressing beyond a first-year individual because of experience and because of coaching.
"We're seeing glimpses of different things from different people and now it's about continuing to put it together. We're seeing maturation in everyone and the development of their games and now it's just a matter of continuing to put together the pieces and learn to not make the mistakes they've been making."
Jackman's second-round 70 tied Ethan Jaehn for the previous program record. Jaehn carded his 70 in the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational in early September, the Chippewas' second event.
Jackman made eight birdies against three bogeys on Monday. Prior to Monday, the Chippewa players had posted a combined six sub-par rounds on the season, two each by Jaehns and Coons, and one each by Philippe Yturralde and Andrus.
The best individual finish by a Chippewa this season was a tie for 27th by Yturralde at the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational in September.
Said Jennings of Jackman's mindset heading into Tuesday's final round: "Just do what he's been doing, continue to execute and work the game plan, and not be concerned what everyone else is doing.
"He can't control what they're doing; the only thing he can do is continue to process what he needs to process in the proper way and execute, work his game plan, play is own game, and not deviate from that and after that we'll compare notes and learn some more.
"It's not just about today or tomorrow, we're looking at everything over the long haul."
Host Sam Houston State, at 65 the highest-nationally ranked team in the field, shot 274-291 – 565 on Monday and leads the tournament by seven shots over second-place North Alabama (292-280 – 572). Rice (297-276 – 573) is third.
And he has 18 holes to make some more history.
Jackman, a junior, shot a first-round 3-under par 69 and followed with a second-round 70 on Monday to lead the Chippewa men's golf team at the Huntsville Toyota Bearkat Invitational at Walden on Lake Conroe Golf Club.
Jackman's 69 is a program record, and his 139 total is a 36-hole program best. He stands at 5-under and tied with six players for second place in the 88-player field in his quest to become the first Chippewa to win a tournament since the program's rebirth after a 36-year hiatus.
He trails Phichaksn Maichon of Texas A&M by one shot.
"Very solid," CMU coach Kevin Jennings said of Jackman's Monday rounds. "He was able to execute the game plan that we set forth. Like many things in life, you plan one thing and other things happen. He was able to continue to execute the plan, keep the ball in play and in very good positions, and make a few putts here and there.
"I'm a big stickler with the guys in telling them that once you shoot a good round, a player backs it up with another round and then you back it up again."
The third and final round of the 54-hole tournament is slated for 9 a.m. (ET) on Tuesday. Jackman is slated to tee off at 10:21 a.m.
The Chippewas opened with a solid 292 team total on Monday, one shot off the program record. They shot 309 in the second round for a 36-hole 601 total. They are in 11th place in the 14-team field.
Also for the Chippewas on Monday, Easton Phillips shot 73-79 – 152; Orlando Coons opened with a 75 and posted a second-round 79 for a 154 total; Ethan Jaehn shot 75-81 – 156; and Jeffrey Andrus carded a first-round 78 and followed with an 84 for a 162 total.
Phillips, Coons, Jaehn and Andrus are freshmen.
Jackman, who hails from Caledonia, is a junior who played the last two seasons at Grand Rapids Community College, where he won the 2022 Michigan Community College Athletic Association Championship.
"These guys, every one of them is very young, including Arie," Jennings said. "I've been telling them, by this time in the year they should be progressing beyond a first-year individual because of experience and because of coaching.
"We're seeing glimpses of different things from different people and now it's about continuing to put it together. We're seeing maturation in everyone and the development of their games and now it's just a matter of continuing to put together the pieces and learn to not make the mistakes they've been making."
Jackman's second-round 70 tied Ethan Jaehn for the previous program record. Jaehn carded his 70 in the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational in early September, the Chippewas' second event.
Jackman made eight birdies against three bogeys on Monday. Prior to Monday, the Chippewa players had posted a combined six sub-par rounds on the season, two each by Jaehns and Coons, and one each by Philippe Yturralde and Andrus.
The best individual finish by a Chippewa this season was a tie for 27th by Yturralde at the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational in September.
Said Jennings of Jackman's mindset heading into Tuesday's final round: "Just do what he's been doing, continue to execute and work the game plan, and not be concerned what everyone else is doing.
"He can't control what they're doing; the only thing he can do is continue to process what he needs to process in the proper way and execute, work his game plan, play is own game, and not deviate from that and after that we'll compare notes and learn some more.
"It's not just about today or tomorrow, we're looking at everything over the long haul."
Host Sam Houston State, at 65 the highest-nationally ranked team in the field, shot 274-291 – 565 on Monday and leads the tournament by seven shots over second-place North Alabama (292-280 – 572). Rice (297-276 – 573) is third.
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