On Aug. 26 and 27, the Tigers traveled to Yankton, South Dakota, to compete in the Mount Marty Invite to open up their season. The Tigers separated into two different teams during the match. Team “B” placed fourth overall, while team “A” tied for second with Northeast CC.
Team “A” had a final score of 582 after a 36-hole game. Junior Cauy Walters had a grand total of 144 points, 74 on day one and 70 on day two. With this score, Walters placed fourth overall. Tying for sixth was senior Sam Arnold, who had finished with 145 strokes, 76 on day one and 69 on day two.
Ending the tournament with 147 strokes, 73 on day one and 74 on day two, was junior Julius Rauter, who tied for 13th, and senior Blake Skoumal ended with 148 strokes, 76 on day one and 72 on day two, which put him in a tie for 18th. Tying with Skoumal was sophomore Jack Millard, who also ended with 148 strokes, but had 75 on day one and 73 on day two.
Team “B” ended the match with 593 points. Freshman Toby Knevett had a total of 146 strokes, 74 on day one and 72 on day two, which placed him 10th. Also placing 10th was senior Noah Miller, who also had 146 strokes but had 73 strokes on both days.
Sophomore Alex Morral had a total of 151 strokes, 75 on day one and 76 on day two, which placed him 31st, with junior Cam Binder placing 34th with a grand total of 152 strokes, 77 on day one and 75 on day two. Tying with Binder was sophomore Joshua Wassmer, who also had a total of 152 strokes, but had 75 on day one and 77 on day two.
On Sept. 4 and 5, the Tigers will travel up to Lincoln’s Highlands Golf Course to compete in the Blue River Classic.
