April 12, 2014

Peck Leads Jayhawks after Two Rounds in Iowa City

Hawkeye Invitational
Finkbine Golf Course//Iowa City, Iowa.
Par 72 // 7,239 yards

Junior Logan Philley

Team Leaderboard Thru 2 Rounds Par 576
	Team	Score
1	Iowa (Host)	568 (-8)
2	Minnesota	574 (-2)
3	Kansas	579 (+3)
4	Iowa State	584 (+8)
5	Marquette	585 (+9)
6	Washington State	587 (+11)
7	Denver	592 (+16)
T8	Michigan State	597 (+21)
T8	Wisconsin	597 (+21)
10	Nebraska	607 (+31)
11	DePaul	610 (+34)
12	Northern Illinois	613 (+37)

Individual Leaderboard Thru 2 Rounds Par 144
Place	Name	Team	Score
1	Jose Mendez	Minnesota	137 (-7)
2	Blake Snyder	Washington State	139 (-5)
3	Steve Ihm	Iowa	140 (-4)
T4	Voramate Aussarassakorn	Iowa	141 (-3)
T4	Raymond Knoll	Iowa	141 (-3)

Kansas Leaderboard Thru 2 Rounds Par 144
Place	Name	Score
T7	Connor Peck	143 (-1)
T12	Ben Welle	144 (E)
T14	Chase Hanna	145 (+1)
T19	Logan Philley	147 (+3)
T49	Ryley Haas	154 (+10)
62	David Auer (Individual)	159 (+15)

Iowa City, Iowa. – The Kansas men’s golf team currently sits in third after recording a two round 579 (+3), behind sophomore Conner Pecks 143 (-1), after day one at the Hawkeye Invitational Saturday, at Finkbine Golf Course.

The Jayhawks started off the day with a first round 292 (+4). Kansas went on to improve in their second round by five strokes with a team total of 287 (-1). Peck leads KU after two rounds as he in a tie for seventh in the 65-player field. Peck shot a 70 (-2) in the morning rounds and 73 (+1) in the afternoon’s second round.

KU sophomore Ben Welle came up huge for the Jayhawks in the second round as he tied his career low round with an afternoon card of 68 (-4). Welle birdied the sixth, 12^th, 14^th and 17^th holes and eagled the second en route to his 63. Welle started the day with a 76 (+4) bringing his two round total to 144 (E), placing him in a tie for 12^th.

“We played fairly solid today,” Kansas head coach Jamie Bermel said. “Unfortunately, we didn’t finish real well in the second round, but it was still a solid day of golf. Ben Welle had a very good round in the afternoon and helped our team score. We have some ground to make up on Sunday.”

Jayhawk freshman Chase Hanna currently sits in a tie for 14^th after finishing his day with a 145 (+1). Hanna started the day with a 73 (+1) behind four birdies, while going on to shoot a second round 72 (E).

KU junior Logan Philley began his event with a 73 (+1) and went on to shoot a 74 (+2) in the second round. Philley currently sits at 147 (+3) while sitting in a tie for 19^th. Senior Ryley Haas improved his second round by two strokes as he shot a first round 78 (+6) and a second round 76 (+4). Haas currently sits in a tie for 49^th with a 154 (+10).

Sophomore David Auer, who is playing as an individual, is sitting in 62^nd after shooting a first round 85 (+13) and a second round 74 (+2). Auer has a two round total of 159 (+15).

Host, Iowa, leads the field with a 568 (-8). Iowa shot a morning round of 286 (-2) and a second round of 282 (-6). Minnesota currently sits in second with a 574 (-2), after carding a first round 290 (+2) and a second round 284 (-4).

The Hawkeye Invitational will conclude with one round, 18 holes, on Sunday.

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