Nebraska Ties for Second in California

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The final round was played in cool and windy weather on Tuesday at Stevinson Ranch Golf Club, and the scores reflected the difficult conditions. Just two teams broke 300 on Tuesday and Nebraska’s 308 team score was the fourth-best score of the day. Kansas State shot the day’s lowest score with a 297 to surge into a tie for second after entering the day in eighth place. Nebraska and the Wildcats were a single shot in front of fourth-place Missouri, while Colorado, Denver and Wichita State were another shot back at 894.

 

Sophomore Brady Schnell continues to pace the Huskers this spring. Schnell posted a 77 in Tuesday’s final round, and his 218 total left him a tie for sixth place with Denver’s James Love. The sixth-place finish marked the third time in four spring tournaments that Schnell has finished sixth or better. Kansas’ Kevin Ward captured the individual title with a three-round total of eight-under par 208, six shots better than Ben Kern of Kansas State.

 

Junior Judd Cornell posted a one-over 73 on Tuesday, tying for the third-best score in the final round. His 220 total left him in a tie for 11th place with Wichita State’s Jesse Schulte. Drew Reynolds carded an 80 on Tuesday and finished tied for 23rd at 227. Tyler Bishop and Kent Schreiner rounded out the NU lineup, tying for 52nd place after shooting rounds of 80 and 78, respectively, on Tuesday.

                                                        

The Huskers began their Spring Break trip last week with a fourth-place finish at the Pioneer Golf Classic in Goodyear, Ariz. Today’s tie for second-place marked Nebraska’s best finish since opening the 2004-05 campaign with a victory in its own Fairway Club Invitational at Firethorn Golf Club last September.

 

Team Scores

1. Kansas                                 286-287-299?872

2. Nebraska                              288-296-308?892

Kansas State                            298-297-297?892

4. Missouri                                289-290-314?893

5. Colorado                                293-292-309?894

Denver                                      291-294-309?894

Wichita State                            295-294-305?894

8. Illinois State                           298-300-308?906

9. CSU-Stanislaus                     301-299-315?915

10. San Diego                            303-299-316?918

11. Drake                                  304-303-312?919

12. Iowa State                           295-295-330?920

13. SW Missouri State               311-298-324?933

14. Boise State                          307-304-327?938

           

Individual Leaders                      

1. Kevin Ward, Kansas                           68-64-76?208 (-8)

2. Ben Kern, Kansas State                     71-68-75?214 (-2)

3. Edward McGlasson, Colorado             70-69-76?215 (-1)

4. Tyler Docking, Kansas                        72-74-70?216 (E)

5. Jimmy Cunningham, Denver                70-72-75?217 (+1)

6. Brady Schnell, Nebraska                 70-71-77?218 (+2)

James Love, Denver                               70-69-79?218 (+2)

 

Other Nebraska Golfers

T11. Judd Cornell                       70-77-73?220

T23. Drew Reynolds                   74-73-80?227

T52. Tyler Bishop                       81-75-80?236

T52. Kent Schreiner                   74-84-78?236