Iowa Tied for Sixth at Fighting Irish Classic

Iowa Tied for Sixth at Fighting Irish Classic

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Iowa men’s golf team finished two rounds of play at the Fighting Irish Classic on Sunday. The Hawkeyes currently sit in sixth place out of 15 teams.

Sophomore Noah Kent and junior Gage Messingham are both leading the Hawkeyes, tied for 8th place overall. Kent shot 1-over (71) in the first round and 1-under (69) in the second round, finishing with a total score of 140. Messingham join Kent as the only other Hawkeye to go under-par today in a round.

Sophomore Max Tjoa is tied for 37th place, shooting rounds of 74 and 72, with a total score of 146. Senior Chance Rinkol posted scores of 71 and 77 in the first and second rounds, respectively, and sits tied for 51st place with a score of 148. Senior Josh Lundmark recorded rounds of 79 and 71, finishing tied for 64th place with a total score of 150.

HAWKEYE SCORECARD

6/15 Team +5 +3 148
T8 Gage Messingham -1 +1 140
T8 Noah Kent +1 -1 140
T37 Max Tjoa +4 +2 146
T51 Chance Rinkol +1 +7 148
T64 Josh Lundmark +9 +1 150

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH TYLER STITH
“Today was a very strong team performance with Noah and Gage leading the way. We showed a lot of grit all day but especially down the stretch. We’re in a great position heading into the final round.”

UP NEXT
The final round of the Fighting Irish Classic is set to tee off on Monday morning.