Second Round Suspended as Huskers Sit in 11th at Desert Mountain

Scottsdale, Ariz. – The Nebraska Men’s Golf team rounded out day one at the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate in Scottsdale, Ariz this evening. The second round was suspended due to darkness. Caleb Badura and Daniel Pearson will finish their rounds at 9:50 Sunday morning. The final round will begin at 11:30.

The Huskers currently sit in 11th in the team standings at +35 dropping one spot, as they finished tied for 10th after round one.

Branden Meyer, Badura and Pearson currently lead the Huskers. Meyer is tied for 29th at seven-over while Badura and Pearson are tied for 37th at nine-over.

Along with the rest of the field, the Huskers saw their scores drop in the second round. Meyer started his second round at even-par but would shoot a seven-over 79. Meyer’s first round would tie for his best round of the year, as he shot a 72 in the second round of the Rod Myers/Duke Invitational.

Badura and Pearson each began their second round at four-over and are both currently five-over in their second round. Badura will have one hole to play tomorrow morning while Pearson will have two holes to play.

Tanner Owen and Tom Westenberger each stand at 14-over after two rounds and are tied for 58th.

Live scoring for the conclusion of the second round and the final round can be found on golfstat.com. Updates can also be found @HuskersGolf on Twitter. 

Desert Mountain Intercollegiate

Desert Mountain Outlaw Course (Par 72 | 7,107 yards)

March 7-8, 2020

Team Standings (1st Round, 2nd Round, Total)

1. Vanderbilt – 268 – +3 Thru 17 – (-17)

2. Mississippi State – 278 – +5 Thru 17 – (-5)

3. Northwestern – 284 – 289 = 573 (-3)

4. Purdue – 287 – +12 Thru 16 –  (+11)

5. Missouri – 280 – +23 Thru 16 – 280 – (+15)

6. Miami University (OH)  – 292 – +16 Thru 16 – (+20)

T7. Lipscomb – 296 – +19 Thru 16 – (+27) 

T7. Michigan – 293 – 310 – = 603  (+27)

9. Southern Illinois – 299 – 307 = 606 (+30) 

10.Ball State – 295 – +26 Thru 17 – (+33)

11. Nebraska – 296 – +27 Thru 16 – (+35)

12. Arkansas-Little Rock – 298 – +31 Thru 15 – (+41)

Final Individual Results

1. John Augenstein, Vanderbilt, 63 – 70 = 133 (-11)

2. David Nyfjall, Northwestern, 70 – 67 = 137 (-7)

3. Garrett Johnson, Mississippi State, 68 – 70 = 138 (-6)

4. Harrison Ott, Vanderbilt, 68 – 71 = 139 (-5)

5. Tyler Green, Ball State, 68 – 72 = 140 (-4)

T6. James Imai, Northwestern, 70 – 71 = 141 (-3

T6. Jack Herceg, Miami University (OH), 71 –  (-2 Thru 17) = -3

8.  Joe Weller, Purdue, 68 – 74 = 142 (-2)

9. Paul Swindell, Lipscomb, 72 – 71 = 143 (-1)

T10. Ford Clegg, Mississippi State, 70 – 74 = 144 (E)

T10. Rory Frannssen, Missouri, 68 – (+2 Thru 16) = E

Husker Lineup

T29. Branden Meyer 72 – 79 =  151 (+7) 

T37. Caleb Badura 76 – (+5 Thru 17) = +9 

T37. Daniel Pearson 76 –  (+5 Thru 16) = +9

T58. Tanner Owen 76 – 82 =  158 (+14) 

T58.Tom Westenberger 72 – 86 = 158 (+14)