RICHMOND, Va. – Senior Barend Botha fired a pair of under-par rounds to lead the Toledo men's golf team on Monday at the VCU Shootout. The Rockets are tied for ninth place in the team standings at six-under par 570 on the par-72, 6,927-yard CCV Tuckahoe Creek Course.

Botha is tied for ninth place individually at six-under par 138 after registering a team-high eight birdies and an eagle. He carded a four-under par 68 in his morning round and followed it with a two-under par 70 in the afternoon.

Senior NJ Botha is tied for 30th place at two-under par 142 (70-72) after finishing his day with three birdies in his final five holes. Senior Jamie Tofte Nielsen is a shot back at one-under par 143 (73-70) and tied for 40th place.

Senior Palmer Yenrick is tied for 61st place at three-over par 147 (74-73), while junior Jamie Butler is tied for 82nd place at 11-over par 155 (79-76).

James Madison is leading the tournament with a 27-under par 549.

The final round of the tournament will begin tomorrow morning with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start.

TEAM STANDINGS
1. James Madison 272-277=549 (-27); 2. Davidson 280-272=552 (-24); T3. Lipscomb 274-279=553 (-23); T3. Stetson 278-275=553 (-23); 5. Richmond 275-280=555 (-21); 6. VCU 286-271=557 (-19); 7. Florida Atlantic 283-279=562 (-14); 8. Northern Illinois 285-282=567 (-9); T9. Toledo 285-285=570 (-6); T9. Wright State 291-279=570 (-6); T11. Boston College 293-280=573 (-3); T11. George Washington 289-284=573 (-3); 13. Campbell 288-286=574 (-2); 14. Charleston Southern 293-286=579 (+3); 15. Appalachian State 290-292=582 (+6)

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
T1. Daniel Cheng (JMU) 64-67=131 (-13); T1. Alex Heffner (Davidson) 69-62=131 (-13); 3. Dominic Clemons (Stetson) 66-67=133 (-11); T4. Ford Goldasich (Lipscomb) 65-69=134 (-10); T4. Cole Ekert (Richmond) 65-69=134 (-10)

TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
T9. Barend Botha 68-70=138 (-6); T30. NJ Botha 70-72=142 (-2); T40. Jamie Tofte Nielsen 73-70=143 (-1); T61. Palmer Yenrick 74-73=147 (+3); T82. Jamie Butler 79-76=155 (+11)