Rockets in Third Place Following 36 Holes at RedHawk Intercollegiate

Monday, April 17

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RedHawk Intercollegiate

Junior Barend Botha is tied for fourth place after two rounds at the RedHawk Intercollegiate.

Photo by: Daniel Miller/University of Toledo

Rockets in Third Place Following 36 Holes at RedHawk Intercollegiate

4/17/2023 8:56:00 PM | Men's Golf

Day One Results (PDF)

Junior Barend Botha tied for fourth place at two-over par

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Toledo men's golf team sits in third place after battling cold and windy conditions during Monday's opening two rounds of the RedHawk Intercollegiate. The Rockets shot a 20-over par 588 at the par-71, 6,827-yard Pittsburgh Field Club and are 11 strokes behind tournament leader Marquette (577).

Junior Barend Botha paced UT with a two-over par 144 (71-73) and is tied for fourth place and just three strokes out of the lead. Botha was two-under par with three holes remaining in Round Two but registered a triple-bogey on No. 16 and a bogey on No. 18.

Senior Palmer Yenrick is three strokes behind Botha and tied for 17^th place at five-over par 147 (72-75).

The remainder of the Rockets' lineup included sophomore Jamie Butler (T-30^th/75-74=149), senior NJ Botha (T-35^th/73-77=150) and junior Jamie Tofte Nielsen (64^th/81-75=156).

Freshman Mason Deal is competing as an individual and tied for 11^th place after carding two-over par 73's in both rounds.

The third and final round will begin tomorrow morning.

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Marquette 286-291=577 (+9); 2. George Washington 293-290=583 (+15); 3. TOLEDO 291-297=588 (+20); 4. Dayton 291-298=589 (+21); 5. North Dakota State 296-294=590 (+22); 6. Miami 295-296=591 (+23); 7. Minnesota 295-298=593 (+25); 8. Bucknell 298-296=594 (+26); 9. Richmond 295-300=595 (+27); 10. Bowling Green 304-292=596 (+28); 11. Oakland 298-305=603 (+35); 12. Loyola (Md.) 305-299=604 (+36); 13. Ohio 299-306=605 (+37); 14. Eastern Kentucky 319-312=631 (+63)

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Nate Adams (NDSU) 70-71=141 (-1); T2. Jakub Hrinda (GWU) 74-69=143 (+1); T2. Max Lyons (Marquette) 71-72=143 (+1); T4. Barend Botha (Toledo) 71-73=144 (+2); T4. Bhoom Sima-Aree (Marquette) 71-73=144 (+2); T4. Nicolas Evangelio (Marquette) 71-73=144 (+2); T4. Cole Ekert (Richmond) 69-75=144 (+2)

TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
T4. Barend Botha 71-73=144 (+2); Ind.-T11. Mason Deal 73-73=146 (+4); T17. Palmer Yenrick 72-75=147 (+5); T30. Jamie Butler 75-74=149 (+7); T35. NJ Botha 73-77=150 (+8); 64. Jamie Tofte Nielsen 81-75=156 (+14)