When Loyola’s men’s golf team traveled to Valparaiso Sept. 17-18, the Ramblers’ lone first-year, 18-year-old finance major Nate Vance, competed individually — and played better than two of Loyola’s starters.
Vance’s score didn’t contribute to Loyola’s team score, because in collegiate golf each team only has five starters, but he competed individually against the other 74 golfers — finishing tied for 27th place. Vance, who was tied for sixth after the first two rounds, said he was more than satisfied about his debut performance, but he’s trying to avoid double bogeys or triple bogeys — two-over par or three-over par.