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NU in First After Day One at Boilermaker Invitational
4/14/2018 6:51:00 PM | Men's Golf
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Led by three Wildcats in the top-15, Northwestern is atop of the leaderboard at the Boilermaker Invitational at the Kampen Golf Course.
NU is in a first place tie at 3-over with Kent State after 36 holes.
The 'Cats fired a 4-under 284 in the first round, the best among all 17 teams at the event. The result is the best par-72 team round of the season so far for NU.
Junior Ryan Lumsden (T5) paces all Wildcats with a 2-under 142 tally, including a second-round 70.
Sophomore Everton Hawkins is right behind him with a 1-under 141 score, which puts him in seventh place. He led all NU golfers in the first round with a 3-under 69 scorecard. Senior Dylan Wu is 1-over and tied for 12th.
UCF's Bobby Bai is the individual leader after day one at -5.
First year Eric McIntosh, entered as an individual, has posted his best results of the spring so far in the first two rounds. He went 72-75 to sit at +3 and in 30th place.
Senior Sam Triplett (+5; T46) and junior Pete Griffith (+8; T65) also competed in the first 36 holes at Purdue's home course.
Northwestern will play the final round of the regular season Sunday to close the event.
Northwestern • T1/17 • 284-295-R3=579 (+3)
T5 – Ryan Lumsden – 72-70-R3=142 (-2)
T7 – Everton Hawkins – 69-74-R3=143 (-1)
T12 – Dylan Wu – 70-75-R3=145 (+1)
T34 – Eric McIntosh (IND) – 72-75-R3=147 (+3)
T46 – Sam Triplett – 73-76-R3=149 (+5)
T62 – Pete Griffith – 74-77-R3=151 (+8)
NU is in a first place tie at 3-over with Kent State after 36 holes.
The 'Cats fired a 4-under 284 in the first round, the best among all 17 teams at the event. The result is the best par-72 team round of the season so far for NU.
Junior Ryan Lumsden (T5) paces all Wildcats with a 2-under 142 tally, including a second-round 70.
Sophomore Everton Hawkins is right behind him with a 1-under 141 score, which puts him in seventh place. He led all NU golfers in the first round with a 3-under 69 scorecard. Senior Dylan Wu is 1-over and tied for 12th.
UCF's Bobby Bai is the individual leader after day one at -5.
First year Eric McIntosh, entered as an individual, has posted his best results of the spring so far in the first two rounds. He went 72-75 to sit at +3 and in 30th place.
Senior Sam Triplett (+5; T46) and junior Pete Griffith (+8; T65) also competed in the first 36 holes at Purdue's home course.
Northwestern will play the final round of the regular season Sunday to close the event.
Northwestern • T1/17 • 284-295-R3=579 (+3)
T5 – Ryan Lumsden – 72-70-R3=142 (-2)
T7 – Everton Hawkins – 69-74-R3=143 (-1)
T12 – Dylan Wu – 70-75-R3=145 (+1)
T34 – Eric McIntosh (IND) – 72-75-R3=147 (+3)
T46 – Sam Triplett – 73-76-R3=149 (+5)
T62 – Pete Griffith – 74-77-R3=151 (+8)
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