Malleck Ties Career-Best, Play Suspended at Desert Mountain Collegiate

Scottsdale, Ariz. – Reed Malleck tied his career-best with a 69 (-3) in the first round at the Desert Mountain Collegiate before play was suspended by darkness Saturday evening. 

Action will resume at 9 a.m. central Sunday morning, where teams will finish their second round. Round three will follow immediately after.

Malleck (Jr., York, Neb.) previously shot a 69 at the White Sands Bahamas Invitational (Oct. 28-30). Through 10 holes of his second round, he remains firmly in the top 10, sitting in seventh place. His career-high finish currently is T-34th, which he achieved at the Git-R-Done Invitational in Lincoln on April 18, 2021. 

Led by Malleck’s strong round, Nebraska finished round one firmly in the hunt in 4th place. Will Marshall (Sr., Elburn, Ill.) also added a 71 (-1) to put him in ninth place. As a team, Nebraska sits tied for 11th place through 31 holes. 

Make sure to follow along on Twitter/Instagram @HuskersGolf as action wraps up Sunday.

Nebraska Lineup (Round 1 Results)

T3. Reed Malleck 69 (-3)

T9. Will Marshall 71 (-1)

T43. Grant Jabenis 75 (+3)

T54. Jeremy Sisson 76 (+4)

T66. Evan McDermott 77 (+5)

Team Leaderboard (Round 1 Results)

1. Mississippi State 283 (-5)

T2. Lipscomb 288 (E)

T2. Santa Clara 288 (E)

4. Nebraska 291 (+3)

5. New Mexico State 292 (+4)

6. Michigan 293 (+5)

7. ULM 295 (+7)

T8. Miami University(OH) 296 (+8)

T8. Little Rock 296 (+8)

10. Texas El Paso 297 (+9)

11. Illinois State 298 (+10)

12. Connecticut 299 (+11)

T13. South Dakota State 300 (+12)

T13. Southern California 300 (+12)

15. DePaul 303 (+15)

16. Central Michigan 306 (+18)