HAM LAKE, Minn. – Day two of the Augsburg Invitational commenced Saturday for the Yellowjacket men's golf team. Head coach
Paul Eberhardt submitted two teams for this season's opening tournament, and they capped the weekend finishing in 13th and 14th place, respectively, surrounded by a field of strong competitors.
The 'Jackets' first team entry ended the tournament in 11th place, shooting a collective 323 to finish 83 over par with a 659. The second Yellowjacket men's entry shaved 14 strokes from the first-round total of 340, ending with 326 and shooting 90 over par (666).
Tournament Notes
- Eight-of-ten Yellowjackets shaved at least a stroke off their first-round score.
- Andrew Rude (Superior, Wis./Superior) and Ian Bundy (Austin, Minn./Austin) carded identical rounds on the weekend, firing an 81 on day one before shooting 77's in round two to finish 14-over 158. Rude and Bundy finished in a tie for 27th place.
- Nate Burke (Duluth, Minn./Denfeld) also carded an 81 on day one but shaved two strokes on Sunday for a 16-over 160. He finished in a tie of 33rd place on the individual leaderboard.
- August Lang's (Somerset, Wis./Somerset) morning was identical to Saturday afternoon, as he finished the tournament 20-over par with another round of 82 Sunday.
- Carson Armstrong (Wautoma, Wis./Wautoma) finished 24-over par for a tournament score of 168. He shaved six strokes off his first-round score of 87.
- Trevor Durfee (Superior, Wis./Superior) totaled 170 on the weekend, shooting an 84 after a round one score of 86.
- Shaving five strokes off his first-round total of 88 was Matt Unger (New Richmond, Wis./New Richmond). He fired an 83 Sunday, finishing 27-over par.
- T.J. Sitek (Superior, Wis./Superior) capped his weekend with a combined score of 179 with rounds of 90 and 89.
- Seth Pettingill (Superior, Wis./Superior) copied and pasted his first round efforts, carding a 90 in the first and final round.
- After Saturday's round of 96, Caden Knutson (Hopkins, Minn./Hopkins) shaved a team-leading ten strokes for an 86 Sunday.
The Yellowjackets are back in action Saturday, hosting the Twin Ports Collegiate Sept. 7-8 at Nemadji Golf Club.