University of Minnesota Athletics
Mendez at the Western Amateur Championship
8/4/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
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Returning junior Jose Mendez competed at the 113th Western Amateur Championship. He tied for 46th at the event, held at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill.
Mendez is a two-time All-Big Ten First Team selection, and won the Big Ten Championship as a freshman in 2014. He holds a 71.86 career stroke average, including the third-best season average in program history after posting a 71.74 mark in 2015.
Day 1: Tuesday, Aug. 4 (Stroke Play) - Link: Western Am Website Recap
When Mendez completed his first round, he was tied for the clubhouse lead with a 67 (-5). No one after him caught up, and he and Dawson Armstrong will enter Day 2 with a share of the lead.
Mendez bogeyed the first hole, but bounced back with birdies on 5 and 7. He later vaulted up the leaderboard with four consecutive birdies beginning on the 11th hole. He then shot even par over the last four holes.
Day 2: Wednesday, Aug. 5 (Stroke Play)
Mendez started on the 10th hole and was even par on the day through nine with birdies on 11 and 15, but missed the 36-hole cut by one stroke after playing the front nine 6 over. He finished 1 over for the tournament and tied for 46th.
