Air Force Academy

Sept. 19, 2009

USAFA, Colo. -

Paced by sophomore Robert Belz (San Antonio, Texas), the Air Force golf team sits in seventh place at its own Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational, being held at the par-72, 7,321-yard Eisenhower Golf Club-Blue Course. After two rounds of action, the Falcons have put together a team score of 574 (-2).

Belz carded a 70 in each of his first two rounds and currently sits tied for seventh place at 140 (-4). Senior Tom Whitney (La Quinta, Calif.) is also below par after two rounds, tied for 17th place at 143 (-1), while Travis Deckert (So., Wichita, Kan.), tied for 23rd place in the individual standings, is at an even-par 144 going into the final round.

Also competing for the Air Force varsity team are freshman Andrew Hoops (Highland, Calif.), tied for 42nd place at 147, and Kyle Bailey (Jr., Austin, Texas), tied for 85th at 153.

Meanwhile, the Air Force Silver team sits in 14th place in the 19-team field, posting a score of 593 after two rounds. Leading the way for the Silver team on Saturday, tied for 51st at 148, were Wes Denny (Fr., Cincinnati, Ohio) and Peter Guzowski (Sr., Tiffin, Ohio), who shot a team-low 69 in the second round. Also competing for the Silver team are Caleb Leestma (So., Seabrook, Texas) at 149, Mark Boyer (So., Hershey, Pa.) at 151 and Aaron White (Jr., Hereford, Texas) at 157, while two others, Alex Horrell (Sr., Scottsdale, Ariz.) and Tyler Downing (Fr., Sturgis, Mich.) are competing unattached.

The final round of the Falcon Invitational begins tomorrow morning with an 8:15 shotgun start.

Day One Results

7            Air Force                 290-284                     574

T7         Robert Belz             70-70                         140

T17       Tom Whitney          72-71                         143

T23       Travis Deckert        72-72                         144

T42       Andrew Hoops       76-71                         147

T85       Kyle Bailey              79-74                         153

14         Air Force Silver     300-293                     593

T51       Wes Denny             75-73                         148

T51       Peter Guzowski      79-69                         148

T61       Caleb Leestma      78-71                         149

T79       Mark Boyer             70-81                         151

T96       Aaron White            77-80                         157

T91       Alex Horrell             80-76                         156

T102     Tyler Downing        82-77                         159

Day One Results in PDF Format