NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. – The Yellowjacket men's golf team had its season come to an end Wednesday, as it missed the cut following the first two rounds of play at the NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships.
 
After shooting a combined score of 336 in the opening round Tuesday, the Yellowjackets improved drastically in Wednesday's second round, shaving off 28 strokes to shoot a combined score of 308. The two-day score of 644 put the Yellowjackets 68-over par and in 41st place after the two rounds.
 
Teams need to be in the top 18 in order to advance to the third round of the NCAA Championships.
 
Sophomore Ian Bundy (Austin, Minn./Austin), who was the low scorer for the Yellowjackets in the opening round had a great day on the course, shooting an even-par 72. Bundy was extremely consistent, carding two birdies and 14 pars on the day. He finished the weekend with a very respectable score of eight-over, tying him for 110th place.
 
Nate Burke (Duluth, Minn./Denfeld) and Cody Stanisich (Eveleth, Minn./Eveleth-Gilbert Senior) were also improved Wednesday, each finishing with a four-over 76. Burke carded three birdies on the day, and started the round at one-under through his first five holes. Stanisich had two birdies and also started at one-under through five holes. He played the first 13 holes at one-over before bogeying three straight holes on the back nine. Burke shot 14-over for the two days, tying him for 161st place, while Stanisich was one-stroke behind, tying him for 170th place.
 
Charles Martin (Blainville, Quebec/École internationale Lucille-Teasdale) and Taylor Burger (Superior, Wis./Superior Senior) each finished the day with 12-over scores of 84. Martin carded two birdies on the front nine and was playing two-over before struggling on the back nine. Burger, on the other hand had his more difficult holes on the front nine before settling down on the back nine. Burger also birdied two holes in the round.
 
Four of the five Yellowjackets birdied the par-four ninth hole on the day.
 
Through two rounds of play, Methodist University and Piedmont University are tied for first place, sitting at three-under. They are the only two schools below par after two rounds. Carnegie Mellon University, Christopher Newport University and Saint John's University are all tied at one-over to round out the top five.
 
Four players – Henry Scavone of Carnegie Mellon, Alex Price of Christopher Newport, Sam Berger of Saint John's and Bobby Beaubien are all tied for first place on the individual leaderboard with scores of four-under. There are 20 players shooting under par after two days.