IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa men’s golf team is in first place after round one at the Hawkeye Invitational. The second round of the 54-hole tournament is underway and will be completed on Saturday morning.
The Hawkeyes combined for 277 (-11) in round one, the program’s best 18-hole team finish since Feb. 15, 2022, in the second round of the Puerto Rico Classic.
Junior Callum Macfie led Iowa in the first round, shooting 68 (-4) to tie for second through 18 holes. He finished his round with a team-best eight birdies.
Macfie started his day on hole No. 3; six of his birdies came on the course front nine, including a pair to close out the round on holes No. 1 and No. 2.
Four Hawkeyes enter the second round with top-12 standing on the leaderboard.
Senior Ronan Kleu and sophomore Ian Meyer each fired rounds of 69 (-3) tie for fourth place after one round. Both Hawkeyes finished below par on both nines at Iowa’s home course.
Senior Mac McClear is tied for 12th place after 18 holes at 71 (-1). The Hawkeye veteran has finished in the top five at the event each of the past two seasons.
Iowa leads the field by eight strokes after day one at the Hawkeye Invitational. Second round scores remain unofficial until the round is completed and scores are confirmed.
IOWA SCORECARD
| 1 | TEAM | 277 | — | — | -11 | 277 |
| T-2 | Callum Macfie | 68 | — | — | -4 | 68 |
| T-4 | Ian Meyer | 69 | — | — | -3 | 69 |
| T-4 | Ronan Kleu | 69 | — | — | -3 | 69 |
| T-12 | Mac McClear | 71 | — | — | -1 | 71 |
| T-35 | Hogan Hansen | 74 | — | — | +3 | 74 |
| T-59 | Felipe Pedraza* | 77 | — | — | +5 | 77 |
*Competed individually
HEAR FROM HEAD COACH TYLER STITH
“We got off to a great start this morning. We were ready to play, and I was really happy about that. We got off to a really hot start. Took care of the front nine. Overall, glad to be in the position we are in. Based on what I saw today, we didn’t play the par fives well enough… We have got good teams behind us, and we know that they are going to probably make a run at us. In order for us to maintain that lead, we have to play the par fives better as a team.”
HAWKEYE NOTABLES
- Iowa’s 24 birdies lead the field after round one; counting junior Felipe Pedraza (whose efforts as an individual at this event do not affect team totals), Iowa saw four golfers make five or more birdies in the first round.
- 277 (-11) marks a new season best team score for a single round.
UP NEXT
The final two rounds at the Hawkeye Invitational will conclude on Saturday. The shotgun start is set for 8:30 a.m. (CT).
