Men’s Golf Rebounds from Injury

Senior Orion Yamat follows through on a drive.When the Loyola men’s golf team competed at the Derek Dolenc Invitational Sept. 24-25, the team finished 16th out of 17 teams — and played the last round without junior Justin LaFrance.

LaFrance suffered what was later diagnosed as back spasms midway through his second round, according to a press release. He was unable to finish the second round and didn’t play the third round, leaving the Ramblers with four of their five starters for the rest of the tournament.

In collegiate golf, teams have five starters, but only the top four scores contribute to the overall team score. The loss of LaFrance guaranteed Loyola’s other four golfers would…