Huskers Finish in 10th Place at Inverness Intercollegiate

Toledo, Ohio- The Nebraska men’s golf team finished its second tournament of the fall with a 10th-place finish Tuesday at the University of Toledo?s Inverness Intercollegiate Invitational at the par-71, 7,255-yard Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio.<?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>

 

The 10th-place finish in the 15-team field is a one-spot improvement on where the team stood through 36 holes yesterday. The Huskers’ final score of 910 (300-303-307) was good enough to beat out four NCAA qualifiers from last year, including Central Florida, Michigan State, Vanderbilt and TCU.

 

<?xml:namespace prefix="st1" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"?>Florida won the tournament with a final team score of 880 (298-295-287).

 

The Huskers’ dominant win on their home course at the Fairway Club Invitational last week combined with their finish at the Inverness earmarks the squad’s improvement upon last year, something that head coach Bill Spangler sees as encouraging.

 

“This is a good finish for us against a great field, and we finished ahead of several teams that qualified for NCAA Regionals last year,” Spangler said. “We are off to a good start to the season with a solid finish against a great field here and the victory last week at our own tournament in Lincoln.”

 

Junior Brady Schnell was Nebraska’s top individual for the second time this fall with a final score of 224 (73-76-75), good enough for a tie for 19th in the tournament. Closing with a consistent 75 on the final round of the challenging Inverness course was enough to impress Spangler.

 

 “This is the hardest and fairest golf course we have played,” Spangler said. “A lot of All-Americans struggled on this course, so I am proud of how our guys played.”

 

Senior Judd Cornell grabbed the second spot on the team with 226 (77-72-77), good enough for a 26th-place tie. Cornell additionally ranked among the top individuals on par-3 scoring, averaging 2.89, or slightly under par.

 

Junior Ryan Lenahan finished with a 228 (76-77-75) for a 36th-place tie, while shooting in the top six on par-5 holes, finishing at three-under par for the tournament and averaging 4.5.

 

Junior Drew Reynolds tied for 53rd place with a 232 (74-78-80), while freshman Trent Price closed out the Husker lineup with a tie for 67th with a 239 (78-79-82).

 

The top individual for the tournament was Florida’s Matt Every, who finished with a 213 (74-71-68). USC snagged spots Nos. 2 and 3, as Joshua Wooding shot a 215 (71-70-74) and Taylor Wood finished with 216 (69-73-74).

 

Texas’ Kevin Schultz shot a 217 (75-69-73) for the fourth spot, while Michigan State’s Matt Harmon (72-74-72) and Texas’ Matthew Mills (75-70-73) rounded out the top five individuals with a two-day score of 218.

 

Southern California was close behind for second place in the tournament with 883 strokes. The remaining top five teams in the tournament were Texas (888), KentState (892) and Coastal Carolina (893).

 

The Huskers are next in action at the Memphis Intercollegiate Golf Classic in Memphis, Tenn. on Oct. 3-4.