Toledo Sits in 13th Place After Two Rounds at Boilermaker Invitational

Saturday, April 15

West Lafayette, IN

University of Toledo

Boilermaker Invitational

Joe Bryce is pacing UT at four-over par 148 (71-77) and tied for 17th place among 84 individuals

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Toledo Sits in 13th Place After Two Rounds at Boilermaker Invitational

4/15/2017 10:20:00 PM | Men's Golf

Day One Results (Boilermaker Invitational)

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – Toledo sits in 13^th place after the opening two rounds at the Boilermaker Invitational on Saturday. The tourney is being hosted by Big Ten member Purdue at the Kampen Course (Par-72, 7423 Yards).

The Rockets fired a team score of 40-over par 616 (307-309) to find themselves 13^th among 15 squads.

Freshman Joe Bryce is pacing UT at four-over par 148 (71-77) and tied for 17^th place among 84 individuals.

Junior co-captain Colin Joseph is five strokes behind Bryce and tied for 46^th place at nine-over par 153 (79-74).

Freshman Thomas Thurloway is tied for 65^th place at 13-over par (79-78), junior co-captain Stephen Watts shot 14-over par 158 (78-80) to sit tied for 71^st spot and freshman Grant Godfrey is in the clubhouse at 20-over par and tied for 82^nd place, respectively.

Mid-American Conference member Kent State leads the 15-team field with a tally of five-over par 581 (285-296). The Golden Flashes hold a six-stroke advantage over the host Boilermakers (587) and a 35-shot lead against the Midnight Blue & Gold.

Individually, Wisconsin's Nick Robinson rests atop the leaderboard with a score of three-under par 141 (71-70) and maintains a one-stroke advantage over KSU's Bjarki Petursson's at two-under par 142 (73-69).

The tournament will conclude on Sunday with a shotgun start beginning at 8:45 a.m. The Rockets will be paired with Michigan and Cincinnati for tomorrow's final 18 holes.

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Kent State 285-296=581 (+5); 2. Purdue 294-293=587 (+11); 3. UNLV291-298=589 (+13); 4. Central Florida 295-297=592 (+16); T5. Wisconsin 293-302=595 (+19); T5. Northwestern301 -294=595 (+19); 7. Ohio State 301-301=602 (+26); 8. Northern Illinois 305-299=604 (+28); T9. Indiana 300-305=605 (+29); T9. Michigan State 302-303=605 (+29); 11. Miami 300-310=610 (+34); 12. Southern Illinois 299-313=612 (+36); 13. TOLEDO 307-309=616 (+40); 14. Michigan 303-314=617 (+41); 15. Cincinnati 301-317=618 (+42)

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Nick Robinson (WIS) 71-70=141 (-3); 2. Bjarki Petursson (KSU) 73-69=142 (-2); 3. Austin Eoff (PU) 75-69=144 (E); T4. Josh Whalen (KSU) 73-72=145 (+1); T4. Charlie Netzel (MSU) 72-72=145 (+1)

TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
T17. Joe Bryce 71-77=148 (+4); T46. Colin Joseph 79-74=153 (+9); T65. Thomas Thurloway 79-78=157 (+13); T71. Stephen Watts 78-80=158 (+14); T82. Grant Godfrey 81-83=164 (+20)