Third round set for Tuesday
ZANESVILLE, Ohio – With two rounds complete at the Virtues Intercollegiate Daniil Romashkin leads the University of Evansville men’s golf team.
Romashkin opened the tournament with a 6-over 78 before rebounding to shoot a 1-under 71 in the second round. He is tied for the 40th position with a 149. Completing the day two strokes behind Romashkin was the duo of Chris O’Donnell and Luke Price. Both carded the exact same score in each round beginning the day with a 76 before recording scores of 75 in the second 18. They are tied for 52nd.
Omar Khalid made the highest jump for the Purple Aces. Following a score of 82 in the first round, Khalid improved by nine strokes to complete the second 18 with a 1-over 73. Sitting at 11-over, Khalid is tied for 67th. Jamison Ousley wrapped up the day two behind Khalid. He opened play with an 81 before totaling a 76 in round two. He is tied for 71st entering Tuesday’s final round.
Notre Dame’s Pavel Tsar paces the individual leaderboard. Identical rounds at 6-under have him four in front of a second-place tie heading into the last 18 holes. The Fighting Irish hold the team lead at 19-under-par. Loyola is in second sitting at 3-under with Western Kentucky and Butler tied for third. Evansville is 29-over in 11th place.
