Ball State University
2025 Island Resort Intercollegiate
Transfer Cameron Young Leads Cardinals on Final Day in Northern Michigan
September 01, 2025 | Men's Golf
Young shot birdie on three of his final six holes his final round, bouncing back from +3 and +1 cards in Sunday's first 36 holes. He finished 1-over par for the tournament, finishing one stroke behind Smith who was sub-par in his second straight round to finish even at par 216.
Leading the Cardinals overall at the Island Resort Intercollegiate was Smith, who countered an uncharacteristic 5-over par first round, with a pair of rounds at -4 and -1. Smith and Young were joined on the Cardinals leaderboard by freshman Luke Johnston whose -3 scorecard in Sunday's opening round was the Cardinals best score to begin the tournament. Johnston finished at 1-over, tie with Young.
"We experienced what college golf is all about this week," said veteran coach Mike Fleck. "All these teams and players are really good and it shows in the scoring here at this event. Our young guys got their eyes opened. We did a nice job today battling back, and an area we need to make strides in is our mentality as we handle adversity. It got to our young guys at times. As we gain experience, everything will improve."
Those young guys included freshman Samuel Harris who began the tournament a stroke behind Johnston in the opening round, but finished at +2 and +2 to finish the event. Harris carded a +2 score for the tournament and sophomore Happy Gilmore finished at +6. Individual golfer Gavin Hare, who fired a hole-in-one during Sunday's first trip around the Sage Run course, finished a stroke behind Harris at +3.
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