Toledo Shoots 13-Under Par in First Two Rounds at Quail Valley Tournament

Sunday, October 16

Vero Beach, Fla.

All Day

University of Toledo

Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational

Junior Barend Botha shot six-under par in the first two rounds of the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational.

Photo by: Daniel Miller/University of Toledo

Toledo Shoots 13-Under Par in First Two Rounds at Quail Valley Tournament

10/16/2022 8:17:00 PM | Men's Golf

Day One Results (PDF)

VERO BEACH, Fla. – The Toledo men's golf team sits in the middle of a packed leaderboard following Sunday's first two rounds of the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational. The Rockets are tied for ninth place out of 16 teams at 13-under par in a tournament features six Top 50 schools and is being played at the par-72, 7,460-yard Quail Valley Golf Club.

Junior Barend Botha continued his excellent play this fall and is tied for a team-best 13^th place at six-under par 138. He opened up his day with a bogey-free five-under par 67 before carding a one-over par 71 this afternoon.

Senior NJ Botha is three shots behind his brother and tied for 33^rd place at three-under par 141. He was in the red in both of his rounds with a two-under 70 followed by a one-under71.

Junior Jamie Tofte Nielsen registered the Rockets' second-best round of the day with a four-under par 68 in the afternoon and is tied for 43^rd place at two-under par.

Senior Palmer Yenrick also posted an under-par round with a three-under par 69 in his second round and is tied for 51^st place at one-under par.

Rounding out the Rocket lineup is freshman Bence Kotel tied for 65^th place at two-over par.

The third and final round will begin tomorrow with an 8:00 a.m. shotgun start.

TEAM STANDINGS
1. North Florida 275-273=548 (-28); 2. Notre Dame 274-275=549 (-27); 3. Missouri 277-273=550 (-26); 4. Liberty 278-275=553 (-23); 5. South Florida 279-279=558 (-18); 6. Cincinnati 279-280=559 (-17); T7. Northwestern 281-281=562 (-14); T7. Rutgers 280-282=562 (-14); T9. Toledo 284-279=563 (-13); T9. Michigan State 277-286=563 (-13); T9. Indiana 281-282=563 (-13); T12. Memphis 277-287=564 (-12); T12. Penn State 282-282=564 (-12); 14. Maryland 284-281=565 (-11); T15. Wisconsin 290-285=575 (-1); T15. Northern Illinois 294-281=575 (-1)

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Drew Salyers (IU) 65-65=130 (-14); 2. Nick Gabrelcik (UNF) 65-67=132 (-12); 3. Davis Lee (UNF) 69-66=135 (-9); T4. Robbie Higgins (UNF) 68-68=136 (-8); T4. Palmer Jackson 67-69=136 (-8); T4. Jack Lundin (Missouri) 69-67=136 (-8); T4. Isaac Simmons (LU) 67-69=136 (-8); 4. Drew Hackett (MSU) 67-69=136 (-8)

TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
T13. Barend Botha 67-71=138 (-6); T33. NJ Botha 70-71=141 (-3); T43. Jamie Tofte Nielsen 74-68=142 (-2); T51. Palmer Yenrick 74-69=143 (-1); T65. Bence Kotel 73-73=146 (+2)