COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Drake men's golf team opened the C.O.G. Mizzou Intercollegiate hosted by Missouri at the Club at Old Hawthorne on Monday (April 8) with a 36-hole total of 596 (301-295), to sit ninth of 12 teams.
“Our second round today was better than our first, but unfortunately over the last 2-3 holes of both rounds we gave a number of strokes back,” Drake head coach Matt Lewis commented. “The guys were a little disappointed with how we finished each round, but it is a positive that all five guys are in it, we just need to finish each round out strong.”
Sophomore Dane Worley (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) is tied for 24th after carding back-to-back rounds of 74 to turn in a team-best two-round effort of 148.
Tied for 29th place one shot off his pace were freshman Will McDonald (Tulsa, Okla.) and junior Matt Ohl (Milford, Iowa). The duo registered 36-hole scores of 149 (73-76=149) and 149 (76-73=149), respectively.
Redshirt sophomore Devin Leland (Huxley, Iowa) and senior Ben Lyons (Centennial, Colo.) rounded out Drake's efforts with scores of 150 (78-72=150) and 155 (79-76=155), to stand tied for 34th and 53rd place.
“Our goal is to go out and get off to a good start tomorrow and finish the round out strong,” said Lewis. “The guys are all confident with their games, it is just a matter of executing and finishing. I'm proud of guys battling through 36 holes today as a number of them were fighting with illness.”
The Bulldogs close out their stay at the C.O.G. Mizzou Intercollegiate on Tuesday (April 9) with a shotgun start beginning at 8:00 a.m.
DRAKE RESULTS: Dane Worley (74-74=148/T-24th), Will McDonald (73-76=149/T-29th), Matt Ohl (76-73=149/T-29th), Devin Leland (78-72=150/T-34th) and Ben Lyons (79-76=155/53rd).
C.O.G. MIZZOU INTERCOLLEGIATE
APRIL 8, 2013 • 36 HOLES
THE CLUB AT OLD HAWTHORNE (COLUMBIA, MO.)
1) Missouri – 557 (277-280=557)
2) Austin Peay – 573 (288-285=573)
3) Washington State – 577 (287-290=577)
4) Cal Poly – 582 (287-295=582)
5) South Dakota State – 590 (292-298=590)
6) Central Missouri – 591 (296-295=591)
7) Creighton – 594 (304-290=594)
Utah Valley – 594 (300-294=594)
9) Drake – 596 (301-295=596)
10) IUPUI – 608 (297-311=608)
11) Northern Iowa – 609 (312-297=609)
12) Columbia College – 652 (325-327=652)
