Moravia, Iowa -- A one-two finish by teammates Harry Doig and Cyril Henault powered Indian Hills to a team title in the Warrior Challenge at The Preserve on Rathbun Lake. Doig took individual medalist honors with his 206 score, 10-under par for the tourney, while Henault, a freshman, ended up one shot behind his teammate after he fired a blistering final-round six-under par 66, the best round of the two-day, 54-hole event.
The Warriors claimed the team title, which they have done both years the tournament has been played. They finished 11 strokes in front of second-place Iowa Western. IHCC had three straight under-par rounds -- 279, 280, 280 -- and wound up 25-under par. Kirkwood CC was 3rd, just two shots behind Iowa Western.
Doig had a pair of 67s with a 72 sandwiched in between over the par-72 course. Henault started with a 72 and followed it up with a three-under 69 and his 66.
For Doig it was his second 1st-place finish as a Warrior. He also won the Tyler JC Spring Invitational, the first spring event of 2019.
Jesse MacNaughtan gave IHCC a third top-five player with his score of 212, good for a tie for 5th. MacNaughtan had a two-stroke advantage over Doig and was atop the leaderboard after the first day, but closed with a 75. Ethan Keane posted rounds of 72 and 70 on Monday and tied for 10th. Thomas Barou and Blake Gadd, both playing as individuals, were in a six-way tie for 20th place. Barou's best score was a 72 in the third round; Gadd turned in a two-under 70 in the middle round. Harry Fearn rounded out the IHCC scores with his 227, in 28th place.
Indian Hills will continue its fall schedule with a trip to Lemont, Ill., for the Flyer Intercollegiate Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.
Warrior Challenge
Team scores:
- Indian Hills 279-280-280=839; 2. Iowa Western 286-283-281=850; 3. Kirkwood CC 295-280-277=852; 4. Mount Mercy 290-298-284=872; 5. Upper Iowa 302-300-292=894; 6. Upper Iowa (B) 319-308-322=949
Indian Hills scores:
1. Harry Doig 67-72-67=206; 2. Cyril Henault 72-69-66=207; T5. Jesse MacNaughtan 68-69-75=212; T10. Ethan Keane 72- 70-74=216 T20; Thomas Barou 73-78-72=223; T20. Blade Gadd 77-70-76=223; 28. Harry Fearn 77-77-73=227