McCulla repeats as Quincy men’s city golf champion with record-setting low score

Alex McCulla stares down a birdie putt on the fifth hole Sunday at Westview Golf Course. McCulla shot a 13-under 129 total for 36 holes to win the Quincy Men's City Golf Championship. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — A window of opportunity opened for Adam Pfeiffer when Alex McCulla’s up-and-down didn’t go down as planned. McCulla slammed it shut just as quickly. After uncharacteristic bogey on the par-3 15th hole Sunday at Westview Golf Course, McCulla made back-to-back birdies and then drove the green on the par-4 18th hole to give…

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Photo gallery: Low scores highlight final day of Quincy Men’s City Golf Championship

Parker Freiburg tees off on the 16th hole Sunday at Westview Golf Course. Freiburg shot a 4-under 67 and finished third in the Quincy Men's City Golf Championship. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — Alex McCulla began his weekend by shooting a 6-under 30 on the front nine at Westview Golf Course and ended it by rolling in birdie putts on two of the final three holes to win the Quincy Men’s City Golf Championship with a 13-under 129 total. Muddy River Sports Editor Matt Schuckman spent…

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Area golfers help Danville Area Community College qualify for NJCAA national tourney

The Danville Area Community College men's golf team — from left, coach Terry French, Luke Mettemeyer, Zane Douglas, Blake Arnold, Grady Lancaster and Cameron Bergman — finished third at the Region 24 tournament and qualified for the NJCAA Division II national tournament. | Submitted photo

NORMAL, Ill. — Four local golfers are headed to the NJCAA Division II national tournament after helping the Danville Area Community College men’s golf team finish third in the two-day Region 24 tournament played at Illinois State University’s Weibring Golf Club. The Jaguars posted a 54-hole score of 906, four shots clear of Heartland Community…

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Illinois State’s McCulla receives bid to play in NCAA Division I golf regionals

Quincy Notre Dame graduate Alex McCulla, a junior on the Illinois State University men's golf team, received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I regional in West Lafayette, Ind. | Photo courtesy ISU athletics

NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State University junior golfer Alex McCulla will tee it up in the NCAA West Lafayette Regional, hosted by Purdue University on May 13-15 at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex. The Quincy Notre Dame graduate was one of 10 individuals to receive an at-large regional bid. The West Lafayette Regional features 13…

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Refusing to cave in under any circumstances carries McCulla, Redbirds to NCAA regional berth

Quincy Notre Dame graduate Alex McCulla, a sophomore on the Illinois State University men's golf team, finished in the top 10 individually in the Missouri Valley Conference championships at Oakwood Country Club in Coal Valley, Ill. | Photo courtesy Dennis Banks, ISU athletic communications

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The golf ball’s flight didn’t match the power or precision of the swing, which told Alex McCulla the only logical explanation had to be an equipment failure. Looking at the face of his driver, he saw the problem. “I step up and put a pretty big swing on it, and the ball…

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‘I don’t want to miss Maggie growing up’: Schrage puts family first, resigns as C-SC men’s golf coach

Tim Schrage, left, resigned Monday after 11 seasons as the head coach of the Culver-Stockton College men's golf team. | Submitted photo

QUINCY — Tim Schrage marvels at his 3-year-old daughter’s ever-present smile. “She’s the happiest kid I’ve ever seen,” he said. Schrage doesn’t want to squander the chance to see that smile as often as possible. That explains why he resigned Monday as the Culver-Stockton College men’s golf coach after 11 seasons at the helm. “I…

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