Strong play over the final two days of the tourney allowed the Indian Hills golf team to earn a fourth-place finish at the 2009 NJCAA Division I National Tournament in Huntsville, Alabama. The Warriors jumped over five teams they trailed at the midway point of the tourney, fashioning the second-best round of the 24-team field on the third day and tying for the second-best 18-hole score on the final day of the championship for a four-round score of 1197.
It was the second round of the tournament that severely hurt the Warriors' chances. Indian Hills shot a 309 on the second day and fell 24 strokes behind McLennan, the eventual team champ, then recovered nicely after that.
Sophomore Steven McGlynn led the IHCC effort at the national tourney, earning Honorable Mention All-American honors with a four-round total of 298, good for a tie for 13th place.
Another Indian Hills sophomore, Chris Dougill, put together a final-round score of four-under par 68, tying for the lowest score of the tourney. Dougill's last round vaulted him into a tie for 21st place with a 301 total.
The Warriors finished out of the top four teams only once in the 11 tournaments in which they competed in the fall and spring seasons. They won the team title in five tourneys including the Community 1st Credit Union Invitational they hosted. In that tournament, McGlynn shot a 63 in the opening round, one shot off the school record. He won six individual titles during his two years at IHCC, best in IHCC golf history.
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