A quick trip north will see the University of Evansville men’s golf team travel to Batavia, Ohio for the Northern Kentucky University Fall Classic.
Elks Run Golf Club will be the host course for the tournament, which will see 36 holes of play open the event on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. ET with Monday’s last round starting at 9 a.m. A par of 71 has been set with the yardage coming in at 6,845.
A competitive field includes: Northern Kentucky, Butler, Cal-Poly, DePaul, Detroit Mercy, Green Bay, Fort Wayne, Morehead State, Oakland, Robert Morris, Savannah State, Wright State and Youngstown State.
For the second time in three rounds this weekend, Tyler Gray finished with a sub-70 round as the Purple Aces wrapped up the EKU Intercollegiate at the University Club at Arlington last Sunday.
Gray opened the weekend with a 68 and finished with a 69 on Sunday. His final total of 208 was good for a tie for 4th place. Cameron Weyer kept up his solid weekend, notching his best score of the three rounds. He notched a 72 in the final 18 to finish with a 221, tying for 58th. Third for the Aces was Matthew Ladd. His final day score checked in at a 75 as he posted a 225 for the three rounds.
Spencer Wagner had his best showing of the tournament. After carding a 79 in Saturday’s opening round, Wagner lowered that to a 74 in round two before completing the final 18 with a 73. He came home with a total score of 226. Noah Reese was next up. Reese totaled 76 strokes on Sunday, finishing the event with a 229.
As a team, UE remained in 15th place. Sunday’s round was the best of the weekend for the squad as they registered a 289. It was tied for the 6th-best team showing of the day.
