Junior Mads Jensen Tied for 15th Place After Day One of Purdue Fall Invitational

Sunday, September 22

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Junior Mads Jensen is tied for 14th place to lead Toledo at the Purdue Fall Invitational.

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Junior Mads Jensen Tied for 15th Place After Day One of Purdue Fall Invitational

9/22/2024 8:25:00 PM | Men's Golf

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Rockets tied for eighth place and are just six shots behind third-place Boilermakers

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Junior Mads Jensen shot an even-par 144 to lead the Toledo men's golf team in Sunday's first two rounds of the Purdue Fall Invitational. Jensen is tied for 15^th place in the individual standings and is just two shots out of fourth place.

As a team, the Rockets (299-288=587) are tied for eighth place after improving their team score by 11 shots in the second round at the par-72, 7,461-yard Kampen Course. UT carded an even-par 288 to close out the day, with Jensen's three-under par 69 in the afternoon leading the way. Indiana leads the 15-team field at 11-under par, with the Rockets trailing third-place Purdue by just six shots.

Jensen was red-hot early in his second round by registering four birdies and an eagle in the first seven holes.

Senior CJ van Wyk (73-73=146) and sophomore Marijn Hoogeveen (73-74=147) also played solid golf for the Rockets and are tied for 22^nd and 28^th place, respectively.

Junior Bence Kotel (T-54^th/78-74=152) and freshman Julius Lange (T-60^th/81-72=153) each registered significant improvements from the first to second rounds. Lange shot an even-par 72 in the afternoon, while Kotel notched a two-over par 74.

The third and final round of the tournament will begin tomorrow morning with a 9:30 a.m. shotgun start.

Three Rockets are also competing in the Purdue Fall Individual Tournament at the par-71, 7,275-yard Ackerman-Allen Golf Course. Freshman Bence Bertenyi leads the 34-player field with a six-under 136 (67-69), with sophomore Mason Deal tied for ninth place at two-over par 144 (72-72). Senior Jamie Butler is tied for 13^th place at four-over par 146 (74-72).

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Indiana 285-280=565 (-11); 2. Miami (Ohio) 283-284=567 (-9); 3. Purdue 296-285=581 (+5); 4. Illinois State 290-292=582 (+6); T5. Marquette 300-284=584 (+8); T5. Iowa 297-287=584 (+8); T5. Wisconsin 288-296=584 (+8); T8. TOLEDO 299-288=587 (+11); T8. VCU 305-282=587 (+11); 10. Northern Illinois 302-289=591 (+15); 11. Southern Illinois 301-293=594 (+18); 12. Ball State 294-305=599 (+23); 13. Purdue Fort Wayne 304-298=602 (+26); 14. Western Kentucky 303-301=604 (+28); 15. Butler 312-295=607 (+31)

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Sam Easterbrook (Purdue) 69-68=137 (-7); 2. Michael Weber (Miami) 72-66=138 (-6); 3. Alex McCulla (ISU) 68-73=141 (-3); T4. Clay Merchent (Indiana) 77-65=142 (-2); T4. Jacob Beckman (Wisconsin) 75-67=142 (-2); T4. Morgan Blythe (Miami) 72-70=142 (-2); T4. Jan Rybczynski (VCU) 75-67=142 (-2); T4. Noah Kent (Iowa) 73-69=142 (-2); T4. Nick Piesen (Indiana) 73-69=142 (-2); T4. Cole Starnes (Indiana) 69-73=142 (-2)

TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
T15. Mads Jensen 75-69=144 (E); T22. CJ van Wyk 73-73=146 (+2); T28. Marijn Hoogeveen 73-74=147 (+3); T54. Bence Kotel 78-74=152 (+8); T60. Julius Lange 81-72=153 (+9)

INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT
1. Bence Bertenyi 67-69=136 (-6); T9. Mason Deal 72-72=144 (+2); T13. Jamie Butler 74-72=146 (+4)