UE ties for third place
  A successful three rounds of play saw two University of Evansville men’s golfers earn top ten finishes while the Purple Aces earn a tie for third as a team at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate and Sevierville Golf Club.
Tyler Gray had another round under par on Tuesday, carding a 2-under 70 to finish the event with a 210. The 70 comes on the heels of a 4-under 68 in Monday’s second round.
Wil Pahud also recorded a top ten as his final tally of 216 was good for a 9th place tie. He posted an even 72 on Tuesday. Third on the team was Jon Pick. A solid round of 75 in the final tour of the course saw him finish the event with a score of 225 on his way to a tie for 24th place.
Zac Turi was the fourth member of the squad on the leaderboard. Turi tied for 32nd as his Tuesday score of 76 gave him a 228. Matthew Ladd tied for 40th place as he notched his best round of the event, a 74, finishing with a 230. Noah Reese tied for 32nd as an individual, coming in with 228 strokes.
Carson-Newman extended its lead for the team win. Their 3-round total of 847 was 25 ahead of runner-up Lincoln Memorial. Evansville and Austin Peay tied for third with scores of 877. Jake Headrick of Carson-Newman shot the low round of the tournament on Tuesday – a 6-under 66 – to edge teammate Tom Forester, 205-207.
On April 1, the Aces will be bacon on course at the Hoosier Invitational in Bloomington.
