Following a top three finish to open the spring season, the University of Evansville men’s golf team heads to Jacksonville, Fla. for the Benbow Invitation on Monday and Tuesday at Blue Sky Golf Club.
Hosted by Butler, the Benbow Invitational will feature 18 holes on each day with both days beginning with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start. Evansville will face Chicago State, Western Illinois, Eastern Illinois, Albany State, and Northwood as competition at the invitational.
Beginning the spring, the Aces earned a third-place finish in their spring opener two weeks ago at the Alabama State Spring Kickoff in Montgomery, Ala.. In the three-round tournament, Evansville shot a 918 (306 – 299 – 313) as a team at the three-round event, recording a 313 in the final round on Tuesday. Host Alabama State captured the tournament victory with three rounds under 300, finishing with a team score of 888 (298 – 297 – 293).
Leading the way for Evansville, freshman Dallas Koth finished in a tie for eighth after tallying a three-round total of 223 (74 – 74 – 75). Koth was joined in the top 15 by fellow freshman Tyler Roat, who carded a final-round 73 for a two-day score of 227 (74 – 80 – 73).
Finishing inside the top 20, senior Noah Reese concluded the tournament in a tie for 19th with a 232 (78 – 75 – 79). Separated by one stroke, sophomores Spencer Wagner and Jessie Brumley each earned top 25 finishes as Wagner tallied a three-day total of 236 (77 – 78 – 81) to finish in 24th and Brumley recorded a tournament total of 237 (77 – 73 – 87). Gabe Rohleder finished the event with a 239, recording scores of 84, 77 and 78.
Competing as an individual for the Aces, junior Robert Waggoner made an improvement on the final day, carding a 75 for a total of 242 (81 – 86 – 75).
