Toledo Moves Up Five Spots in Second Round at Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate

Monday, October 9

Jonesborough, Tenn. - Blackthorn Club

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University of Toledo

Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate

Senior NJ Botha fired a season-low four-under par 68 in today's second round of the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate.

Toledo Moves Up Five Spots in Second Round at Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate

10/9/2023 5:13:00 PM | Men's Golf

Day Two Results (PDF)

Senior NJ Botha leads way for Rockets today with four-under par 68

JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. – Senior NJ Botha fired a season-best four-under par 68 to help the Toledo men's golf team jump up five spots in Monday's second round of East Tennessee State's Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate. Toledo moved into a ninth-place tie in the team standings after shooting a one-under par 287 today at the par-72, 7,118-yard Blackthorn Club at the Ridges.

Botha, who is tied for 15^th place individually at one-under par 143, was hot at the end of his front nine and back nine. He registered three straight birdies to get to the turn at two-under par and proceeded to birdie three of his final four holes to finish his day at four-under par.

Senior Jamie Tofte Nielsen is tied for 12th place and leading the Rockets with a two-under par 142 after carding his second-straight one-under 71. He tallied five birdies on the day, including four in his final eight holes.

Rounding out the Rockets' lineup is senior Barend Botha (T-45^th/71-76=147), sophomore Mads Jensen (T-71^st/78-72=150) and senior Palmer Yenrick (T-81^st/77-76=153). Junior CJ van Wyk is competing as an individual and tied for 81^st place with a nine-over par 153 (77-76).

Host East Tennessee State leads the 15-team field at 13-under par 563, three strokes ahead of second-place Charlotte. The Buccaneers' Mats Ege holds a six-shot lead on the individual leaderboard with a 12-under par 132 (62-70).

The Rockets will begin the third and final round tomorrow with tee times beginning at 8:30 a.m. off the 10^th hole.

TEAM STANDINGS
1. East Tennessee State 283-280=563 (-13); 2. Charlotte 283-283=566 (-10); 3. Furman 278-295=573 (-3); T4. Georgia Southern 288-286=574 (-2); T4. College of Charleston 291-283=574 (-2); 6. Augusta 285-290=575 (-1); 7. Penn State 291-288=579 (+3); 8. FGCU 291-289=580 (+4); T9. TOLEDO 294-287=581 (+5); T9. Rutgers 291-290=581 (+5); T9. Loyola Marymount 289-292=581 (+5); 12. Coastal Carolina 286-296=582 (+6); 13. Virginia Tech 290-293=583 (+7); 14. Louisiana Tech 293-299=592 (+16); 15. Liberty 299-296=595 (+19)

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Mats Ege (ETSU) 62-70=132 (-12); T2. Brycen Jones (GSU) 67-71=138 (-6); T3. Archie Davies (ETSU) 73-66=139 (-5); T3. Joe Sullivan (FGCU) 71-68=139 (-5); T3. Algot Kleen (ETSU) 69-70=139 (-5); T3. Jake Griffin 69-70=139 (-5)

TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
T12. Jamie Tofte Nielsen 71-71=142 (-2); T15. NJ Botha 75-68=143 (-1); T45. Barend Botha 71-76=147 (+3); T71. Mads Jensen 78-72=150 (+6); T81. Palmer Yenrick 77-76=153 (+9); Ind.-T81. CJ van Wyk 77-76=153 (+5)