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By TR HARLAN Chesterton coach John Sparks already knew his team had won the Duneland Athletic Conference title, he just didn’t know how convincingly. It took nearly 90 minutes after the final putt was holed out before the outcome of the DAC Tournament at The Brassie on Tuesday was officially over. A disputed ruling bumped Chesterton’s Nick Stasil’s score from 83 to 88 and gave Lake Central a 318-322 victory over the Trojans. “When you have a couple of rules issues surrounding the same hole, it’s very complicated,” Sparks said. “It’s not spelled out in the decisions book. (Brassie PGA Professional) Duane (Borcherding) did a great job of working through it and making the right decision. We even called the Indiana Golf Association and the right decision was made. “It just didn’t help us.” The problem came when Stasil hit his drive off No. 1 (his 17th hole of the day) left of the fairway near a bunker. A player coming down No. 2 apparently played his ball and Stasil ended up playing the wrong ball. The dispute came in whether the two-stroke penalty for playing the wrong ball was correct or if it was a lost ball. The difference on the hole was five strokes. “I’m pleased with the boys,” Sparks said. “We knew we needed to finish seventh or better to win the conference. We did that and almost won the tournament.” Josh Kalita led the way for the Trojans by firing a pair of 38’s to card a 76, just one shot behind medalist Kyle Hackel of Lake Central. “I hit the ball pretty solid all day and I putted decent,” Kalita said. “I think playing out here in March with the wind blowing was a good experience for us. You don’t like it, but it doesn’t bother you as much.” Kalita started the day with a birdie on No. 1 and avoided potential disaster a couple of times. “I birdied No. 1 and that gets you off to a good start,” Kalita said. “I had a couple of bad holes, but a couple of really good saves. I made a 25-footer for bogey on 10 and made par on 18 after hitting my tee shot in the water. “That’s two pretty good fives.” Ryan Grassel was the second Trojan in with a solid 77 that included a 39 on the front and a 38 on the back. “It was brutal out there,” Sparks said. “At this place, the wind really affects you. The fact that we’ve been outside every possible day you could be since the season started helps us. “We’ve played in horrible, cold, windy weather before.” Kyle Grassel followed with an 81 for the Trojans. Stasil shot 88 and Pat Herrod rounded out the scoring with a 91. Team Scores 1. Lake Central, 318; 2. Chesterton, 322; 3. LaPorte, 329; 4. Valparaiso, 332; 5. Crown Point, 341; 6. Michigan City, 344; 7. Portage, 366; 8. Merrillville, 381. Individual Scores Medalist – Kyle Hackel (Lake Central), 75. Lake Central – Kyle Hackel 75, Stevan Ivetich 80, Ryan Schuldt 81, Ronnie Prestamer 82, Garrett Koch 82. Chesterton – Josh Kalita 76, Ryan Grassel 77, Kyle Grassel 81, Nick Stasil 88, Pat Herrod 91. LaPorte – Kyle Bowden 81, Gabe Struss 81, Nick Nastase 83, Brad Cusick 84, Tony Nastase 92. Valparaiso – Cliff Bryan 80, Zack Lomaka 82, Eric Lisak 84, Scott Ostojic 86, Brian Bartholomew 87. Crown Point – Nick Grubnich 77, Matt Mishevich 87, Tyler Bowdish 88, Nico Drackulich 89, Ryan Qualizza 93. Michigan City – Kyle Krause 81, Drake Edmound 82, Mike Timm 90, Joseph Debald 91, Blake Jankowski 91. Portage – Alex Quick 84, Zac Stoehr 90, Nick Quick 94, Corey Tulacz 98, Peter Lofland 103. Merrillville – Matt Neese 87, Frankie Martisovic 87, Steve Crague 99, Steve Camiello 108, Malik Muhammad 109.
Posted 5/28/2008
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