WESTLAKE, Ohio - The IU Indianapolis men's golf team used a balanced effort to sit tied for third overall at Cleveland State's Tom Tontimonia Invitational after 36 holes on Monday (Oct. 5). The Jaguars carded an opening round 295 but followed up with a 1-under 283 to finish the day at 10-over 578.
Dayton leads the 12-team field at 569 while Horizon League foe Green Bay is second at 574. The Jaguars are tied with Marshall at 578 and three shots clear of Purdue Fort Wayne and Oakland, each tied for fifth at 581.
Three different Jaguars broke par in round two to post a second round 283. Senior
Titus Boswell paced the team at 3-under 68 while both
Brady Schier and
Keaton Parmley shot 1-under 70. Boswell made just one bogey in his 3-under 68 while Schier and Parmley made three birdies each. Senior
Greg Miller rounded out the group of scorers at 4-over 75 and sophomore
Jack Scudder finished at 7-over 78.
Both
Nathan Springer and
Tommy Klinker shot 3-over 74 in the afternoon round.
Round one was largely Miller Time as the senior lead the way with a 1-under 70, fueled by six birdies. Behind him, Schier shot 3-over 74 and Boswell closed at 4-over 75. Parmley rounded out the team's scoring group at 5-over 76 and Scudder finished his round at 83. Springer was tops among the team's three individual entries in the morning round with a 2-over 73, making 14 pars. Just behind him, Klinker shot 3-over 74, highlighted by a hole-in-one on his final hole of the round. Klinker aced the 193-yard, par-3 No. 12 to end his round, playing his final five holes to 3-under.
"I knew it was going to be very windy for the first round today. In practice last week we worked on trying to hit more shots on the strong side, therefore short-siding myself less," Miller said. "With the conditions I was just trying to give myself chances and I made a few really nice putts to start the round.
"When I was comfortable with the wind, I took advantage of those holes with good iron shots and tried to focus on good distance control."
Three players are tied atop the leaderboard at 3-under 139, but 13 other players are within four shots of the lead going into Tuesday's finale.
Play will resume with a 9:00 a.m. shotgun start on Tuesday (Oct. 6).