PITTSBURGH, Pa. ā 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)
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