KANSASVILLE, Wis. – The Yellowjacket men's golf team resumed action Friday, entering the Midwest Region Classic at Brighton Dale Links, hosted by Benedictine University. As day one concludes, the Yellowjackets saw themselves finish ten over par (298), sitting in a tie of 13th place.
The 'Jackets were led by
Matt Unger (New Richmond, Wis./New Richmond), who was every bit of consistent Friday. He finished three under par for a score of 69 and sits in a three-way tie of third place out of 244 individuals.
UWS entered another team to this year's event, who wrapped up day one 34-over par in a tie of 38th place.
Tournament Notes
- Unger's round featured eight-out-of-nine pars on the front, with a birdie on the par-three eighth. The back nine saw him begin and end with a birdie while parring the remaining seven holes.
- The second finisher for UWS, shooting an even-par 72 was Conner Willard (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing). Highlighting his opening round was a birdie on the par-five tenth and three birdies on the back nine.
- Nate Burke (Duluth, Minn./Denfeld) ended his day with a round of 78, shooting a 41/37 split. He carded two birdies on the afternoon, coming on the par-five second and the par-four 17th.
- Wrapping up round one with a 41/38 split was August Lang (Somerset, Wis./Somerset). He also had two birdies on the day, coming on the par-four 11th and the par-four 17th.
- Carding an 81 with 10 pars and a birdie was Andrew Rude (Superior, Wis./Superior), who shot one-under on the par-four 14th.
- Trevor Durfee (Superior, Wis./Superior) led the efforts for the second Yellowjacket entry, ending his day with a 37/36 split. He birdied the first hole of the course, while shooting one-under on the par-five tenth and the par-four 14th.
- Ian Bundy (Austin, Minn./Austin) shot a 42 on the front nine while carding a 37 on the back nine. His round was highlighted by an eagle on the par-five tenth.
- Shooting a ten-over 82 was TJ Sitek, finishing with a 40/42 split.
- Caden Knutson (Hopkins, Minn./Hopkins) and Seth Pettingill (Superior, Wis./Superior) wrapped up the Yellowjacket entries. Both teammates carded a birdie on the day, as Knutson's came on the par-five second and Pettingill's on the par-five tenth. Knutson finished with an 88, while Pettingill carded an 89 during day one.
The Yellowjackets return to the course Saturday for round two. Action commences at Brighton Dale Links at 8 a.m.
