Toledo Wraps Up First Spring Tournament in Alabama

Tuesday, February 14

Mobile, Ala.

All Day

University of Toledo

Hal Williams Collegiate

Senior NJ Botha tied his season low with a three-under 68 in the final round of the Hal Williams Collegiate.

Photo by: Daniel Miller/University of Toledo

Toledo Wraps Up First Spring Tournament in Alabama

2/14/2023 4:04:00 PM | Men's Golf

Final Results (PDF)

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

MOBILE, Ala. – The Toledo men's golf team wrapped up play at the Hal Williams Collegiate on Tuesday with a 14^th-place finish. The Rockets registered their best round of the tournament today with a one-under par 283 and finished at 18-over par on the par-71, 7,168-yard Magnolia Grove Crossings Golf Course.

Senior NJ Botha tied his season low by carding a team-best three-under par 68 today to lead UT and finish tied for 50^th place at five-over par 218 (75-75-68). He finished three shots behind his brother Barend, who tied for 34^th place at two-over par 215 (70-73-72).

Senior Palmer Yenrick also tied for 50^th place after shooting a one-under par 71 today to finish at five-over par (71-77-70=218).

Freshman Bence Kotel tied for 63^rd place with a seven-over par 220 (71-76-73), while junior Jamie Tofte Nielsen placed 83^rd with a 22-over par 235 (77-76-82). Sophomore Jamie Butler competed as an individual and finished 81^st at 232 (77-78-77).

Toledo will return to action in three weeks when it travels to Opelika, Ala. to compete in Auburn's Tiger Invitational by Jason Dufner.

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Illinois 273-273-270=816 (-36); 2. Arkansas 271-280-278=829 (-23); 3. Kansas State 282-279-278=839 (-13); 4. Southern Miss 284-280-280=844 (-8); 5. Oral Roberts 280-277-290=847 (-5); 6. VCU 284-277-288=849 (-3); 7. Kent State 284-281-289=854 (+2); 8. Davidson 290-280-285=855 (+3); 9. Texas State 285-288-283=856 (+4); 10. Memphis 283-281-293=857 (+3); 11. Western Kentucky 288-286-284=858 (+6); 12. South Alabama 291-276-294=861 (+9); 13. Louisiana 287-290-292=869 (+17); 14. Toledo 287-300-283=870 (+18); 15. Seton Hall 296-287-288=871 (+19)

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Mateo Fernandez De Oliveira (Ark.) 65-68-65=198 (-15); T2. Tommy Kuhl (Ill.) 68-70-65=203 (-10); T2. Kasper Nyland (TSU) 66-66-71=203 (-10); T4. Jackson Buchanan (Ill.) 70-69-66=205 (-8); T4. Matthis Besard (Ill.) 68-68-69=205 (-8)

TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
T34. Barend Botha 70-73-72=215 (+2); T50. NJ Botha 75-75-68=218 (+5); T50. Palmer Yenrick 71-77-70=218 (+5); T63. Bence Kotel 71-76-73=220 (+7); 83. Jamie Tofte Nielsen 77-76-82=235 (+22); Ind.-81. Jamie Butler 77-78-77=232 (+19)