IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa men’s golf team concluded the first two rounds of play in the Hawkeye Invitational on Saturday at Finkbine Golf Course. The Hawkeyes are in fifth place at 3-under par (283/282). Wisconsin leads the field at 10-under par.
Sophomore Hogan Hansen is in third place at 5-under par. Hansen fired a bogey free 68 (-3) in the first round and followed it up with a 69 (-2) in the second round. Hansen is two shots off second place and five shots back form the leader, Cameron Huss of Wisconsin.
Freshman Noah Kent is in a tie for 17th place at one-under par after shooting even par (71) in the first round of the tournament before carding a 70 (-1) in the second round. Kent had a stretch of three consecutive birdies on the back nine.
Junior Ian Meyer sits at one-over par in a tie for 31st. Freshman Max Tjoa, competing individually, is tied for fourth place at 4-under par. Tjoa carded back-to-back 69s.
HAWKEYE SCORECARD
| 5th/16 | Team | 283 | 282 | — | -3 | 565 |
| 3 | Hogan Hansen | 68 | 69 | -5 | 137 | |
| T17 | Noah Kent | 71 | 70 | -1 | 141 | |
| T31 | Ian Meyer | 71 | 72 | +1 | 142 | |
| T53 | Mac McClear | 73 | 73 | +4 | 146 | |
| T73 | Callum Macfie | 79 | 71 | +8 | 150 | |
| T4 | *Max Tjoa | 69 | 69 | -4 | 138 | |
| T73 | *Cale Leonard | 75 | 75 | +8 | 150 | |
| T79 | *Josh Lundmark | 70 | 81 | +9 | 151 | |
| T82 | *Felipe Pedraza | 77 | 75 | +10 | 152 |
*Competing Individually
HAWKEYE NOTABLES
- Iowa’s par four average of 4.12 (+13) is tied for second in the tournament.
- The Hawkeyes have 38 birdies, the second most in the field.
- Hansen’s par four average of 3.91 (-2) is tied for third of all golfers.
UP NEXT
The final round of the Hawkeye Invitational tees off on Sunday morning at 8:15 a.m. (CT) at Finkbine Golf Course.