Rockets Move Up Three Spots into Sixth Place at MAC Championships

Monday, May 1

Athens, Ala.

All Day

University of Toledo

Mid-American Conference Championships

Senior Palmer Yenrick shot a two-under par 70 and is tied for eighth places following Round Two of the MAC Championships.

Photo by: Taylor Strnad

Rockets Move Up Three Spots into Sixth Place at MAC Championships

5/1/2023 5:24:00 PM | Men's Golf

Day Two Results (PDF)

Junior Barend Botha and senior Palmer Yenrick each in Top 10 after 36 holes

ATHENS, Ala. – Junior Barend Botha and senior Palmer Yenrick each fired two-under par 70s on Monday to pace the Toledo men's golf team in the second round of the 2023 Mid-American Conference Championships. The Rockets improved their team score by 16 strokes from the opening round by carding a two-under 286 to put them in sixth place after 36 holes.

Toledo (588) trails first-place Northern Illinois (574) by 14 shots after the Huskies registered an impressive nine-under par 279 in today's play. Ball State (581) is seven shots behind NIU at five-over par, while six-time defending champion Kent State (584) and Miami (584) trail by 10 strokes.

Individually, Botha is tied for sixth place at one-under par 143 (73-70), while Yenrick is tied for eighth place with an even-par 144 (74-70). The duo each birdied the 18^th hole to build momentum for tomorrow's final round.

Botha is within two shots of co-leaders Tommy Dunsire (NIU) and Jeffrey Andrus (CMU), who are tied for first place at three-under par 141. Yenrick is just three strokes out of the lead.

Senior NJ Botha is tied for 28^th place at six-over par 150 (76-74), while junior Jamie Tofte Nielsen is tied for 32^nd place at seven-over par 151 (77-72) after shooting even-par today. Freshman Mason Deal carded a three-over par 75 as a substitute for today's round.

Toledo's first tee time for Round 3 will be at 9:50 a.m. ET. Live coverage will begin at 12:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Northern Illinois 295-279=574 (-2); 2. Ball State 299-282=581 (+5); T3. Miami 293-291=584 (+8); T3. Kent State 294-290=584 (+8); 5. Central Michigan 291-296=587 (+11); 6. TOLEDO 302-286=588 (+12); 7. Eastern Michigan 298-292=590 (+14); 8. Bowling Green 291-303=594 (+18); 9. Ohio 294-305=599 (+23)

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
T1. Jeffrey Andrus (CMU) 69-72=141 (-3); T1. Tommy Dunsire (NIU) 71-70=141 (-3); T3. Zach Place (NIU) 74-68=142 (-2); T3. Campbell Wolf (NIU) 74-68=142 (-2); T3. Danny Fisher (Miami) 71-71=142 (-2)

TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
T6. Barend Botha 73-70=143 (-1); T8. Palmer Yenrick 74-70=144 (E); T28. NJ Botha 76-74=150 (+6); T32. Jamie Tofte Nielsen 79-72=151 (+7); S. Mason Deal 75 (+3); S. Jamie Butler 83 (+11)