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Maroon and Gold Finish Fourth at Gopher Invitational
9/12/2022 4:17:00 PM | Men's Golf
MINNEAPOLIS -- The University of Minnesota men's golf team played the third and final round of the Gopher Invitational on Monday, ending the event in a tie for fourth place. The Gophers' third round score of seven-under par (277) vaulted them into the top five at the end of the tournament.Â
Minnesota ended the event on a high note, having their best round on the final day. Yesterday they scored three-under par (281) and one-under par (283) in rounds one and two, respectively. Junior Ben Warian led the way for the Maroon and Gold on Monday, finishing the third round with a career-best round score of six-under par (65), the lowest round score of any Gopher throughout the event. Warian had a whopping eight birdies in the third round, four on the front nine and four on the back nine. His third round performance led to a tied-for-25th-place finish.Â
Quotable:
"We are super excited to see our team come out with a strong finish in our home event," head coach Justin Smith said. "We had significant contributions from each guy in our lineup. This week, we lead the field in Par 3 scoring as well as finish in the top 5 in par 5 scoring. This is a huge improvement from last season. Coach Bell put together a great plan for our team and our guys stayed disciplined each round. We look forward to building a plan that we knew will be successful at Yale in our next competition."
Notable:
Senior Jacob Pedersen shot a two-under par (69) in the third round, bringing his combined score to 72-69-69--210 for the event. Pedersen finishes atop the Gophers' leaderboard in his very first event with the program. He finished the event in a tie for 18th place.Â
After a strong performance yesterday, senior Antoine Sale finished in a tie for 33rd. He had eight birdies yesterday and three today, bringing his total to 11. Sale completed the event with a combined score of 69-69-75--213.Â
Harrison Arnold ended the Gopher Invitational with a final score of 70-71-73--214, good for a 39th place finish. Through two rounds, Arnold had just one bogey to go along with two birdies.Â
Rounding out the Gophers' lineup was freshman Jack Wetzel, who finished his first collegiate event with a combined score of 70-75-70--215. He started and finished strong with one-under par scores of 70 in the first and third rounds, leading to a finish of tied for 44th place.
Up Next:
For their next event, the Golden Gophers will travel to New Haven, Conn. for the MacDonald Cup on Sept. 25 & 26 hosted by Yale University.Â
Minnesota ended the event on a high note, having their best round on the final day. Yesterday they scored three-under par (281) and one-under par (283) in rounds one and two, respectively. Junior Ben Warian led the way for the Maroon and Gold on Monday, finishing the third round with a career-best round score of six-under par (65), the lowest round score of any Gopher throughout the event. Warian had a whopping eight birdies in the third round, four on the front nine and four on the back nine. His third round performance led to a tied-for-25th-place finish.Â
Quotable:
"We are super excited to see our team come out with a strong finish in our home event," head coach Justin Smith said. "We had significant contributions from each guy in our lineup. This week, we lead the field in Par 3 scoring as well as finish in the top 5 in par 5 scoring. This is a huge improvement from last season. Coach Bell put together a great plan for our team and our guys stayed disciplined each round. We look forward to building a plan that we knew will be successful at Yale in our next competition."
Notable:
Senior Jacob Pedersen shot a two-under par (69) in the third round, bringing his combined score to 72-69-69--210 for the event. Pedersen finishes atop the Gophers' leaderboard in his very first event with the program. He finished the event in a tie for 18th place.Â
After a strong performance yesterday, senior Antoine Sale finished in a tie for 33rd. He had eight birdies yesterday and three today, bringing his total to 11. Sale completed the event with a combined score of 69-69-75--213.Â
Harrison Arnold ended the Gopher Invitational with a final score of 70-71-73--214, good for a 39th place finish. Through two rounds, Arnold had just one bogey to go along with two birdies.Â
Rounding out the Gophers' lineup was freshman Jack Wetzel, who finished his first collegiate event with a combined score of 70-75-70--215. He started and finished strong with one-under par scores of 70 in the first and third rounds, leading to a finish of tied for 44th place.
Up Next:
For their next event, the Golden Gophers will travel to New Haven, Conn. for the MacDonald Cup on Sept. 25 & 26 hosted by Yale University.Â
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