UE men’s golf heads to Kansas City

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Aces to play on Monday and Tuesday 

 The final event of the fall season is set for early next week as the University of Evansville men’s golf team travels to Overland Park, Kan. for the Bill Ross Intercollegiate.

Milburn Country Club is the host for the 54-hole tournament.  Two rounds will be played on Monday with one more set for Tuesday.  Other schools taking part include: Wichita State, Grand Canyon, UMKC, South Dakota, Bradley, Missouri State, Nebraska-Omaha, Oklahoma Christian, UNI, Creighton and SIU Edwardsville.

Par for the tournament is 72 while the yardage is 7,054.

For the second year in a row, University of Evansville golfer Tyler Gray was the champion of the Butler Fall Invitational as the Purple Aces took second place at the tournament on Tuesday at Highland Country Club.

Gray defeated Graham McAree from the University of Indianapolis by two strokes.  Gray’s rounds checked in at 67-69-68 as his 2-under on the final day gave him the win with a 204.  He finished the tournament at 6-under par.  Last year, Gray scored an even 210 en route to the victory.

Also bringing home a top ten finish was Noah Reese.  After two rounds of 72 on Monday, Reese carded a 74 on Tuesday to finish with a 218, putting him 7th in the final order.  Matthew Ladd tied for 12th place.  A solid 3-over 73 in the final round gave him a 221 for the event.

Cameron Weyer tied for 22nd.  He lowered his score in each round of play, finishing Tuesday’s 18 holes with a 73 to complete the tournament with a 227.  Jessie Brumley did not see action on Monday, but finished with a 74 on Tuesday.

UE’s individuals were led by freshman Gabe Rohleder.  He tied for 26th with a 3-round total of 228.  Spencer Wagner tied for 32nd on the strength of a 230 while Robert Waggoner came home in a tie for 40th following a total of 235 shots in the event.