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Fore! NIU alums win national golf competition

November 7, 2013

Logo of the Acura College Alumni Team ChampionshipNIU alumni golfers beat 63 other college teams in the bracket competition during the Acura College Alumni Team Championship, held last weekend at the renowned Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina.

Jim Arvanetes of Chicago and John Larson of Caledonia both made birdies to win the one-hole playoff in the final match against the University of Nebraska. They also did well in the semifinal playoff against the University of Mississippi, with a birdie from Arvanetes and a par from Larson.

To steal the match against Nebraska, Arvanetes said, he made a 35-footer for birdie and Larson putted 10 feet to make birdie as well.

“We definitely felt like we had one of the better teams there,” said the 39-year-old Arvanetes, who played professionally for eight years. “And I think we all now play to our abilities so that we don’t put pressure on ourselves.”

The college alumni teams played a 36-hole best-ball competition, 18 holes per day, during the two-day event. The two best scores per hole were counted during each nine-hole match and teams were eliminated after each round.

For the rest of the story, check out the NIU Alumni Association’s blog!

Winners of the Acura College Alumni Team Championship are (from left) Derek Schoonhoven, John Larson, Jason Samuelian and Jim Arvanetes.

Winners of the Acura College Alumni Team Championship
From left: Derek Schoonhoven, John Larson, Jason Samuelian and Jim Arvanetes.