A year after his twin brother, Jeremy Paul, won the season-opening Ballyneal Challenge, University of Colorado junior Yannik Paul captured individual honors in the three-team event in Holyoke.
Yannik (pictured), a German native who returned to the Buffs after a year away from college golf, shot back-to-back rounds of 5-under-par 66 to claim the individual title by five strokes on Tuesday.
The Buffs earned the team title by 27 strokes after carding a 17-under-par 551 total for 36 holes. Wyoming (578) placed second and Northern Colorado (589) third.
Yannik Paul, who stands No. 151 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, led the way for a CU team that placed five individuals in the top six at Ballyneal. Following Paul’s 132 total, CU’s Ethan Freeman was second at 137 and Buffs Spencer Painton and Morten Toft Hansen tied for third at 140 with Colorado resident Glenn Workman, who plays for Wyoming. Jeremy Paul came in sixth at 142. Painton, a former Colorado 5A state high school champion, was making his CU debut after transferring from Kansas.
The Ballyneal Challenge marks the first of eight NCAA Division I tournaments (five men’s and three women’s) that will be held in Colorado over the next five weeks.
Ballyneal Challenge
Sept. 6, 2016 (final) at Par-71 Ballyneal in Holyoke
Team Scores
1. Colorado 274-277–551
2. Wyoming 292-286–578
3. Northern Colorado 296-293–589
Individual Scores
1. Yannik Paul, CU 66-66–132
2. Ethan Freeman, CU 69-68–137
3. Morten Toft Hansen, CU 71-69–140
3. Spencer Painton, CU 70-70–140
3. Glenn Workman, Wyo. 70-70–140
6. Jeremy Paul, CU 69-73–142
7. Joshua Matz, UNC 72-71–143
8. Sam Marley, UNC 74-70–144 t
8. Andrew Romano, UNC 69-75–144
8. Ryan Wallen, Wyo. 73-71–144
11. John Murdock, Wyo. 72-73–145
12. Wilson Belk, CU 73-73–146
12. Arron Lickteig, Wyo, 75-71–146
14. John Souza, CU 74-73–147
15. Drew McCullough, Wyo. 74-74–148
15. Ryan Schmitz, CU 78-70–148
15. Coby Welch, UNC 73-75–148
18. Kade Crossland, CU 70-80–150
19. Dan Starzinski, Wyo. 74-78–152
20. Philip Lee, UNC 77-77–154 t
21. Victor Bjorlow, CU 78-77–155
21. Quintin Pope, Wyo. 78-77–155
23. Jack Li, CU 77-79–156
24. Li Chen, UNC 79-79–158
25. Cole Bundy, Wyo. 79-85–164
