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Note: The following article was updated with corrected results on Monday at 8:45 a.m. (CT).
Rudy Sautron shined in his Nebraska debut, firing rounds of 69 (-2) and 70 (-1) to lead the Husker men's golf team at the Gopher Invitational in Independence, Minn., on Sunday.
Sautron, a sophomore from Reunion Island, France, closed the tournament's first 36 holes in a three-way tie for second at 139 (-3) heading into Monday's final round on the par-71, 7,586-yard layout of the Windsong Farm Golf Club. Sautron's opening round featured a 33 (-3) on the back nine, including an eagle on the par-five 18th hole. He recorded birdies on No. 2, No. 3, No. 17 and No. 18 in the second round to overcome three bogeys.
Sautron, who joined the Huskers after spending his freshman season at NCAA Division II Cameron University in Oklahoma, enters the final round tied with Iowa's Noah Kent and Minnesota's Cormac Sharpe. The Big Ten trio sits one shot back of Furman's Harris Barth, who ended the day at 138 (-4). West Virginia's Kaleb Wilson and Iowa State's Luke Gutschewski are tied for fifth at 140 (-2).
Sautron's opening performance helped the Huskers move to the final round in fourth place at 576 (+8). The Big Red posted an even-par 284 in the second round after opening with a 292. Iowa sits atop the team standings at 571 (+3), clinging to a one-shot lead over the hosts from Minnesota at 572 (+4). Kent State is third at 575 (+7) just one stroke in front of the Huskers.
Senior Hamish Murray and freshman James Ackerman are both hunting top-25 individual finishes for the Huskers. Murray put up solid rounds of 72 and 73 to close the day at 145 (+3) in a tie for 19th. Ackerman enters the final round in a tie for 23rd after putting together a second-round 70 (-1) after starting the tournament with a 76 (+5). The first-year Husker from Leawood, Kan., sits at 146.
Reed Malleck also contributed a strong second round with an even-par 71, after opening with a 79. The graduate student from York, Neb., moves to Monday's final round in a tie for 43rd at 150 (+8).
Redshirt sophomore Evan McDermott contributed an opening-round 75, before settling for a 76 in the second round to end the day in a tie for 50th at 151 (+9).
Action at the Gopher Invitational concludes with Monday's final round beginning with tee times off No. 1 and No. 10 at 7:15 a.m. (CT).