2019-20 Stories of the Year (No. 10): Otto breaks 36-hole scoring record
MEQUON, Wis. -- The 2019-20 athletic year was another successful one for the Concordia Wisconsin Athletic Department. The Falcons won and contended for conference championships in many sports and put together an impressive list of great achievements. As in years past, the Department of Athletic Communications tries to sort through all the great moments and give you, the fans, top stories from the past year.
The list of stories was compiled by the Department of Athletic Communications and, like all lists, is subject to debate. The top stories will be revealed over the next three weeks, with a story being released on Monday, Wednesday and Friday every week until the top story is released on May 20.
No. 9 Otto breaks 36-hole scoring record
Andrew Otto had a memorable golfing career over his four years and along the way he finished top-10 in 12 different events and top-5 in six contests. Of the many shining moments he had in his career, one was setting the program's 36-hole scoring record, which he accomplished on September 30.
The senior fired a two-day 144 total (74-70) to place third at the MSOE Invitational at Grand Geneva Resort. The righty carded a 3-over par 74 on the Sunday of the opening round at The Highlands course before responding with a 2-under par 70 on The Brute course. His efforts moved him from an eighth-place tie after the first round into a third-place finish, which was his season-best.
Otto broke the 36-hole scoring record by three strokes that was set almost a year before. His second-round score of 70 was one stroke shy of tying the single-round score of 69, which he also owns a part of. The Kewaskum, Wisconsin native's efforts helped the Falcons finish in second at the tournament with a two-round total of 591, which, as you can guess is also a record. The 591 score shattered the previous record of 607 by 16 strokes that was set a month before.
Otto ended his career with a scoring average of 77.70 over 53 rounds and 30 events. He also owns two of the top three lowest single-season scoring averages.
2019-20 Stories of the Year
HM: Dominate victories
9: Otto breaks 36-hole scoring record
8: May 4
7: May 6
6: May 8
5: May 11
4: May 13
3: May 15
2: May 18
1: May 20
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