Sunday, April 30
Athens, Ala.
All Day
University of Toledo
vs
Mid-American Conference Championships
Junior Barend Botha is tied for ninth place after shooting a one-over par 73 in Round One of the MAC Championships.
Photo by: Taylor Strnad
Barend Botha in Ninth Place After Opening Round of MAC Championships
4/30/2023 5:35:00 PM | Men's Golf
Rockets just 11 shots behind co-leaders Bowling Green and Central Michigan on a jam-packed leaderboard
ATHENS, Ala. – Junior Barend Botha carded a one-over par 73 on Sunday to lead the Toledo men's golf team in the opening round of the 2023 Mid-American Conference Championships. The Rockets shot a team score of 14-over par 302 in blustery conditions at the par-72, 7,237-yard Canebrake Golf Club and are in ninth place but just 11 shots behind co-leaders Bowling Green and Central Michigan on a jam-packed leaderboard.
Botha is tied for ninth place individually, four shots behind the Chippewas' Jeffrey Andrus, who is in first place with a three-under par 69. Botha was tied for second at one-under par before bogeying two of the last three holes of his round.
Senior Palmer Yenrick is one stroke behind Botha and tied for 16th place with a two-over par 74. Senior NJ Botha is tied for 30th place with a four-over par 76.
Rounding out the Rockets' lineup are junior Jamie Tofte Nielsen (42nd/79) and sophomore Jamie Butler (45th/83)
The Chippewas' Jeffrey Andrus leads all individuals with a three-under par 69, two strokes in front of his nearest competitor.
Toledo's first tee time for tomorrow's Round 2 will be at 9:00 a.m. ET.  Live coverage will begin at 12:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
TEAM STANDINGS
T1. Central Michigan 291 (+3); T1. Bowling Green 291 (+3); 3. Miami 293 (+5); T4. Kent State 294 (+6); T4. Ohio 294 (+6); 6. Northern Illinois 295 (+7); 7. Eastern Michigan 298 (+10); 8. Ball State 299 (+11); 9. TOLEDO 302 (+14)
TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Jeffrey Andrus (CMU) 69 (-3); T2. Tommy Dunsire (NIU) 71 (-1); T2. Danny Fisher (Miami) 71 (-1); T2. Dylan Fitchel (BGSU) 71 (-1); T2. Brandon Rattray (BGSU) 71 (-1)
TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
T9. Barend Botha 73 (+1); T16. Palmer Yenrick 74 (+2); T30. NJ Botha 76 (+4); 42. Jamie Tofte Nielsen 79 (+7); 45. Jamie Butler 83 (+11)
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Botha is tied for ninth place individually, four shots behind the Chippewas' Jeffrey Andrus, who is in first place with a three-under par 69. Botha was tied for second at one-under par before bogeying two of the last three holes of his round.
Senior Palmer Yenrick is one stroke behind Botha and tied for 16th place with a two-over par 74. Senior NJ Botha is tied for 30th place with a four-over par 76.
Rounding out the Rockets' lineup are junior Jamie Tofte Nielsen (42nd/79) and sophomore Jamie Butler (45th/83)
The Chippewas' Jeffrey Andrus leads all individuals with a three-under par 69, two strokes in front of his nearest competitor.
Toledo's first tee time for tomorrow's Round 2 will be at 9:00 a.m. ET.  Live coverage will begin at 12:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
TEAM STANDINGS
T1. Central Michigan 291 (+3); T1. Bowling Green 291 (+3); 3. Miami 293 (+5); T4. Kent State 294 (+6); T4. Ohio 294 (+6); 6. Northern Illinois 295 (+7); 7. Eastern Michigan 298 (+10); 8. Ball State 299 (+11); 9. TOLEDO 302 (+14)
TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Jeffrey Andrus (CMU) 69 (-3); T2. Tommy Dunsire (NIU) 71 (-1); T2. Danny Fisher (Miami) 71 (-1); T2. Dylan Fitchel (BGSU) 71 (-1); T2. Brandon Rattray (BGSU) 71 (-1)
TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
T9. Barend Botha 73 (+1); T16. Palmer Yenrick 74 (+2); T30. NJ Botha 76 (+4); 42. Jamie Tofte Nielsen 79 (+7); 45. Jamie Butler 83 (+11)
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