GROVE CITY, Ohio – Senior
Jamie Butler carded an even-par 72 in Monday's second round and is leading Toledo at the Mid-American Conference Men's Golf Championships. The Rockets are in sixth place in the team standings at five-over par at the par-72, 7,462-yard Pinnacle Golf Club.
Butler, who is tied for sixth place at two-under par, was at three-under today after notching birdies on the 10
th and 11
th holes. He then posted bogeys on the 12
th, 15
th and 17
th holes to finish his day at even-par.
Senior
CJ van Wyk matched Butler for the Rockets' best round of the day and is tied for 26
th place at four-over par. He was at two-under par following back-to-back birdies at No. 14 and No. 15 but recorded bogeys on the 16
th and 18
th holes.
Freshman Bence Bertenyi is tied for 18
th place at one-over par, freshman
Julius Lange is tied for 21
st place at two-over par, and junior
Mads Jensen is in 40
th place at 10-over par.
Opening-round co-leader Eastern Michigan leads the nine-team field at 15-under par, three strokes in front of second-place Kent State. The Eagles' Rory McDonald-O'Brien is leading all individuals at 10-under par after firing a seven-under 65 today. The Golden Flashes' Jordan Gilkinson is in second place with a six-under par 138.
Toledo's tee times in tomorrow's third and final round will begin at 9:00 a.m.
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Eastern Michigan 285-276=561 (-15); 2. Kent State 288-276=564 (-12); 3. Northern Illinois 285-287=572 (-4); 4. Ball State 293-284=577 (+1); 5. Miami 297-282=579 (+3);
6. TOLEDO 289-292=581 (+5); 7. Bowling Green 297-288=585 (+9); 8. Ohio 308-290=598 (+22); 9. Central Michigan 303-305=608 (+32)
TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Rory McDonald-O'Brien (EMU) 69-65=134 (-10); 2. Jordan Gilkison (KSU) 71-67=138 (-6); T3. Evan Johnson (BGSU) 71-69=140 (-4); T3. Craig Long II (NIU) 68-72=140 (-4); 5. Isaiah Ibit (KSU) 72-69=141 (-3)
TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
T6.
Jamie Butler 70-72=142 (-2); T18. Bence Bertenyi 70-75=145 (+1); T21.
Julius Lange 73-73=146 (+2); T26.
CJ van Wyk 76-72=148 (+4); 40.
Mads Jensen 79-75=154 (+10)