By: Jason Ferro
NEWTON - USF Men's Golf manages to finish two rounds despite the shortened day due to darkness. The Cougars sit in 15th as one of only two teams able to finish all 36 holes today.
USF improved on its first round 40-over 328 with a 27-over 315 to close out the day. Minnesota Crookston was the only other team able to finish today.
Top teams through day 1
1.Missouri Southern
2.Concordia St. Paul
3.Rogers State
Top players through day 1
Ben Marckmann - Missouri Southern
Bennett Baldwin - Central Oklahoma
Jackson Cole - Arkansas Tech
USF stats through 2 rounds
Mason Weeks - t36th, +10, 154 (78-76), Round 1: 1 birdie & 11 pars,
Round 2: 3 birdies & 9 pars, Total: 4 birdies & 20 pars
Cole Harste - t48th, +13, 157 (80-77),Round 1: 2 birdies & 11 pars,
Round 2: 2 birdies & 11 pars, Total: 4 birdies & 22 pars
Devon Verhasselt - t75th, +22, 166 (85-81),Round 1: 8 pars,
Round 2: 1 birdie & 10 pars, Total: 1 birdie & 18 pars
John Young - t76th, +23, 167 (85-82),Round 1: 1 birdie & 6 pars,
Round 2: 10 pars, Total: 1 birdie & 16 pars
Jimmy Clark - t78th, +24, 168 (87-81), Round 1: 1 birdie & 7 pars,
Round 2: 1 birdie & 9 pars, Total: 2 birdies & 16 pars
The remainder of round 2 and all of round 3 will be played tomorrow beginning approximately at 9am.