Iowa Wraps Up Round 2 at The Hootie

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The University of Iowa men’s golf team continued play at The Hootie at Bulls Bay Golf Club on Monday. The Hawkeyes moved into 11th place after shooting one under as a team in the second round.

The Hawkeyes were led by junior Gage Messingham, who fired a five-under-par 67, surging 31 spots to tie for seventh place after his season-best round. Messingham carded eight birdies on the day, including five on the back nine.

Sophomore Maxwell Tjoa posted a one-under-par 71 to finish the round tied for 16th place. He recorded four birdies with three coming on the back nine, and holds a two-day total of three under par.

Senior Ian Meyer turned in an even-par 72, climbing 10 spots on the leaderboard to sit in a tie for 45th place. Meyer carded three birdies on the day. Freshman Ryan Shellberg rounded out Iowa’s second-round performance shooting a five-over-par 77 to finish tied for 80th place.

Iowa is 14 under on all par 5s, ranking fourth among all teams with an average of 4.71. The Hawkeyes are also tied for fourth on par 4s, shooting four under with an average of 3.94. Iowa holds a two-stroke lead over conference opponent Rutgers.

HAWKEYE SCORECARD

T14/15	Team	288 (E)	287 (-1)	575 (-1)
T38	Gage Messingham	72 (E)	67 (-5)	139 (-5)
T16	Max Tjoa	70 (-2)	71 (-1)	141 (-3)
T55	Ian Meyer	73 (+1)	72 (E)	145 (+1)
T76	Ryan Shellberg	76 (+4)	77 (+5)	152 (+9)
T55	Josh Lundmark	73 (+1)	N/A	N/A

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH TYLER STITH
"I’m proud of how we responded today. We played in the later wave of tee times and the wind was more of a factor. We were a player down after 3 holes due to an injury. To their credit, the guys stepped up. Gage was superb. 67 in the late wave is a really good round."

UP NEXT
Iowa will conclude play at The Hootie with the third round set for tomorrow at Bulls Bay Golf Club.