Aces finish in 6th place
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Masatoyo Kato recorded a 2-under 69 to pace the University of Evansville men’s golf team in the final round of the Tennessee State Big Blue Intercollegiate at Hermitage Golf Club.
Kato opened the event on Monday with scores of 72 and 74. Combined with Tuesday’s round of 69, he finished the tournament with a 2-over 215 to tie for 11th. Finishing two strokes behind him was Julian Kiessling. He began with a 76 in round one before carding a 70 in the second round and an even 71 in the third round. His 216 tied him for 16th.
Third on the team was Andres Rodriguez. He improved his score in all three rounds. After registering a 77 to open play, Rodriguez carded scores of 72 and 71 to tie for 28th with a final tally of 220. Daniil Romashkin was fourth on the Purple Aces squad. Following a 78 in the opening 18, Romashkin tallied rounds of 72 and 73. His 223 tied him for 38th.
Luke Price completed the tournament with a 229. His low round of 74 came in the first 18 holes. He followed up with rounds of 75 and 80. Miguel Sobrado competed as an individual. His opening two rounds finished at 77 and 81 before a 3-over 74 on Tuesday tied him for 77th with a 232.
Evansville finished in 6th place in the team standings, wrapping up the tournament at 18-over-par. UE was four behind 5th place finisher Eastern Illinois. Arkansas-Pine Bluff took top team honors as they wrapped up the 3-round event at 4-under.
Jackson Twerdahl of UT Martin was the medalist. Helped by a 6-under 65 on Tuesday, he finished with a 204 to win by two strokes.
The Aces are set to compete in the Missouri Valley Conference Championship from April 20-22 in Des Moines, Iowa.
