BILOXI, Miss. – The University of Iowa men’s golf team completed the first round of play at the Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational on Saturday. The Hawkeyes are currently in seventh place out of 13 teams after 18 holes and are ahead of RV UNLV.
Sophomore Noah Kent is leading the Hawkeyes, sitting tied for 13th place overall. Kent shot an even-par 72 to pace Iowa in the first round.
Junior Gage Messingham and freshman Ryan Shellberg both finished tied for 39th place, each posting rounds of 3-over-par 75. Senior Josh Lundmark is tied for 49th place after shooting a 4-over-par 76, while senior Max Tjoa is tied for 63rd place with a 6-over-par 78.
Iowa tallied 14 birdies in the first round, with Noah Kent and Ryan Shellberg each recording four.
HAWKEYE SCORECARD
| T7/13 | Team | 298 | 298 |
| T14 | Noah Kent | 72 (E) | 72 (E) |
| T38 | Gage Messingham | 75 (+3) | 75 (+3) |
| T38 | Ryan Shellberg | 75 (+3) | 75 (+3) |
| T52 | Josh Lundmark | 76 (+4) | 76 (+4) |
| T63 | Max Tjoa | 78 (+6) | 78 (+6) |
HEAR FROM HEAD COACH TYLER STITH
“We made a lot of birdies today as a team but had far too many bogeys. It’s a tough golf course to play from out of position. We need to simplify our process tomorrow and reduce the sloppy bogies. A solid round from Noah after a tough start. He demonstrated a lot of patience and composure to get it back to even.”
UP NEXT
The second round of the Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational is set to tee off on Sunday morning.