Tournament to be played on Monday and Tuesday
This weekend, the University of Evansville men’s golf team heads west to Hutchinson, Kan. to take part in the Missouri Valley Conference men’s golf championship at Prairie Dunes Country Club.
Set for Monday and Tuesday, the teams will play 36 holes on Monday and the final 18 on Tuesday. The Purple Aces were picked to finish seventh in the event with Wichita State being tabbed as the favorite going into the event. Nine conference schools are set to participate. The only school in the MVC that does not have men’s golf is Indiana State.
In the final regular season tournament, sophomore Tyler Gray was the low shooter in the final day as they Aces took seventh place in the Big Blue Invitational at Hermitage Golf Club.
Gray recorded a 74 in the final round to come home in a tie for 22nd place overall. His final score was a 149. Rick Voyvodic was the top finisher for the UE. After carding a 73 on Monday, he came back with a 75 in round two. He tied for 17th with his final score of 148.
Tying for 31st was Wil Pahud. He notched a 77 in the final round to finish the tournament with a 151. Following him was Will Knights. The senior tied for 38th on the charts with his score of 153. His rounds finished at 75 and 78. Austin Carmack had a great improvement in round two, improving by 15 strokes. He recorded an 81 after his opening-round total of 96.
