Toledo Remains in Third Place Following Second Day at MAC Championships

Saturday, April 29

Nashport, OH

University of Toledo

Mid-American Conference Championships

Colin Joseph recorded a team-high five birdies on Saturday and is just one of six golfers to be under par at the league’s premier event.

Toledo Remains in Third Place Following Second Day at MAC Championships

4/29/2017 11:53:00 PM | Men's Golf

Day Two Results (MAC Championships).pdf

NASHPORT, Ohio – After a four-plus hour weather delay, Toledo remains in third place following Saturday's third round of the 2017 Mid-American Conference Men's Golf Championships. The 72-hole event is being played at The Virtues Golf Club (Par-72, 7,243 Yards).

Kent State leads the nine-team field with a 54-hole score of four-under par 860 (287-288-285), followed by Ball State at 12-over par 876 (294-288-294) and the Rockets at 20-over par 884 (289-300-295).

Junior co-captain Colin Joseph continues to pace UT at four-under par 212 (74-69-69) to sit alone in fourth place. The Loveland, OH native recorded a team-high five birdies over the course of today's 18 holes and is just one of six golfers to be under par at the league's premier event.

Freshman Joe Bryce is tied for 11^th place at four-over par 220 (70-74-76), followed by classmate Thomas Thurloway who is tied for the 26^th spot at 11-over par 227 (76-72-76).

Sophomore Spencer Shoemaker (73-78-81) is 16-over par 232 (73-78-81) to stand tied for 37^th place, while junior co-captain Stephen Watts is tied for 40^th spot at 18-over par 234 (78-82-74).

Individually, Miami's Patrick Flavin is the leader in the clubhouse at nine-under par 207 (69-71-67), two shots ahead of Kent State's Gisli Sveinbergsson at seven-under par 209 (68-70-71). The first-place Golden Flashes currently have three individuals in the Top 10 to help them build a 16-stroke advantage over the Cardinals.

Toledo will play tomorrow's fourth and final round with KSU and BSU. UT's tee times will be 9:25 a.m.,9:35 a.m., 9:45 a.m., 9:50 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Kent State 287-288-285=860 (-4); 2. Ball State 294-288-294=876 (+12); 3. TOLEDO 289-300-295=884 (+20); T4. Miami 296-301-291=888 (+24); T4. Ohio 303-296-289=888 (+24); 6. Akron 303-301-290=894 (+30); 7. Eastern Michigan 303-293-299=895 (+31); 8. Northern Illinois 311-296-289=896 (+32); 9. Bowling Green 305-304-293=902 (+38)

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Patrick Flavin (MIA) 69-71-67=207 (-9); 2. Gisli Sveinbergsson (KSU) 68-70-71=209 (-7); 3. Johnny Watts (BSU) 69-69-73=211 (-5); 4. COLIN JOSEPH (UT) 74-69-69=212 (-4); T5. Kyle Rodes (EMU) 69-71-75=215 (-1); T5. Chase Johnson (KSU) 73-72-70=215 (-1)

TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
4. Colin Joseph 74-69-69=212 (-4); T11. Joe Bryce 70-74-76=220 (+4); T26. Thomas Thurloway 72-79-76=227 (+11); T37. Spencer Shoemaker 73-78-81=232 (+16); T40. Stephen Watts 78-82-74=234 (+18)