Two rounds in the books in Chesterton
CHESTERTON, Ind. – A rainy start to the day did not dampen the efforts of the University of Evansville men’s golf team with the Purple Aces completing the first day of the Valparaiso Fall Invitational in 6th place.
With two out of three rounds complete, Evansville is just nine points out of the top five. UE finished with a 614 and trails Xavier, who posted a 605. The Aces are eight strokes in front of Missouri Valley Conference rival Bradley. One round remains on Tuesday at Sand Creek Country Club.
Isaac Rohleder is inside the top 15 going into the final 18. The junior had UE’s low round of the day to open the tournament, recording a 2-under 70. He followed that up with a 76 to rank in a tie for 13th place with a 146. Ranking second for Evansville was Dallas Koth. He carded a 75 in round one before completing the second round with an 80. His 155 is tied for 31st.
Sitting in a tie for 47th with scores of 159 are Caleb Wassmer and Henry Kiel. Kiel finished the first 18 with a 76 before shooting an 83. Wassmer’s scores finished at 79 and 80. Nicholas Gushrowski made a strong improvement as the day went along. Gushrowski fired off an 83 in the first round before dropping his score by five strokes to a 78 in round two. He is just outside the top 50, ranking in a tie for 54th with a 161.
Wright State and Valparaiso have a strong hold on the top two spots. The Raiders enter the final round with a 568 and are four in front of Valpo. Mason Bonn of Valpo is the individual leader with a 140 and is one in front of Detroit’s James Hill and two in front of a for third place. Four Wright State players are tied for third on the leaderboard.
