As the Hillsdale College golf team transitions to the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, the players’ focus has been on earning a spot in this weekend’s tournament. Junior Joel Pietila, who made history last season with the team’s first-ever individual victory in the GLIAC Championship, battled a shoulder injury this offseason, but he said it hasn’t...
Sophomore Joel Pietila is the first-ever GLIAC Golf Championship individual winner for the Hillsdale College golf program. In what was a rough weekend for the entire field, Pietila took the victory by shooting a four-over-par 220. He bested the second place finisher by two strokes. “Obviously, Joel is a tremendous player,” head coach Nathan Gilchrist...
For the first time in the spring season, the Hillsdale College golf team shot a single-round team score under 300. The last time the golf team accomplished this was in October at the Midwest Regional, when they shot 294. At the two-day Music City Regional, the Chargers shot 300 and 296. The team placed 14th...
A month after their last tournament, the Hillsdale College Golf team traveled south to play at the Cherry Blossom Golf Course. The Cherry Blossom Invite was hosted in Georgetown, Kentucky. Hillsdale placed 14th out of 21 teams in the two-day tournament that was played on March 18 and 19. The Chargers shot 617, which put...
After 36 holes, sophomore Joel Pietila stood tied for first place with Mason Motte, a sophomore from Saginaw Valley State. They both shot a two-over 146. When Pietila entered a playoff versus Motte to determine the true tournament winner, he Pietila birdied the first playoff hole to win the Motor City Invite. With his win,...