Bowling Green Men’s Golf Finishes Play at Mesquite Desert Classic
MESQUITE, Nev. – The Bowling Green Falcons finished play at the Mesquite Desert Classic. In the three-day three round event the Falcons finished ninth out of 12 teams. Notably, in the second round, the Falcons shot a 278 (-10) for the sixth lowest 18-hole team score in program history.
Notables
- BGSU shot a 278 (-10) for the sixth lowest 18-hole team round score in program history in the second round
- Three Falcons: Darin Hudak (-5) , Evan Johnson (-3) and Zander Gibson (-2) shot under par in the second round
- Darin Hudak's 67(-5) in the second round earned him a new career round low and ranks 7th all time in program history
- BGSU finished tied for second in the tournament with Eagles + with three while Hudak finished first with two
Team Results
1. Utah Valley – 843(-21)
2. Eastern Kentucky – 846(-18)
3. Cal Poly – 847(-17)
4. Utah Tech – 854(-10)
5. Seattle – 859(-5)
6. Northern Kentucky – 863(-1)
7. Western Kentucky – 871(+7)
8. Idaho – 873(+9)
9. Bowling Green – 881(+17)
10. Bellarmine – 882(+18)
10.Ohio – 882(+18)
12.Morehead State – 883(+19)
Individual Results
T20. Darin Hudak – 75-67-74-216(E)
T29. Evan Johnson – 78-69-72-219(+3)
T29. Andrew Lee – 70-72-77-219(+3)
57. Zander Gibson – 78-70-80-228(+12)
60. Luke Evans – 77-75-80-232(+16)
63. Ethan Irvine – 75-87-75-237(+21)
Up Next
The Falcons will next be action on March 10-11 at George Mason's Ross Collegiate Classic in Southern Pines, N.C.
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