Benbow Invitational Up Next For Men’s Golf

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Aces To Play Two tournaments In Florida

 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In the second tournament of the spring, the University of Evansville men’s golf team travels to Florida for a pair of tournaments that begin on Monday with the Benbow Invitational.

Jacksonville Beach Golf Club in Jacksonville, Fla. will be the host course for the opening event with a single round taking place on both Monday and Tuesday.  Par is set for 71 with the yardage from the gold tees set for 6,750.

Joining the Purple Aces in the tournament will be Butler, Eastern Illinois, Purdue Fort Wayne, Savannah State and Western Illinois.

The men opened the season in February at the ASU Spring Classic.  Led by Nicholas Gushrowski, the Aces came home in third place in the team standings.  Gushrowski carded a 79 in the second and final round to tie for 5th place on the leaderboard with a 154.

Carson Parker and Michael Ikejiani tied for 16th with each completing the two rounds with a 160.  Parker wrapped up his rounds with 78 and 82 strokes while Ikejiani recorded scores of 83 and 77.

Rounding out the team were Isaac Rohleder and Masato Kato.  Rohleder scored 165 while Kato was one behind with a 166.  Individual Henry Kiel played very well, earning a 15th-place finish with a 159.  His scores checked in at 79 and 80.