The South Dakota men's golf team is set to compete at the Twin Oaks Intercollegiate tournament hosted by Missouri State. The event will cover two days of action with 54 total holes being played at Twin Oaks Country Club in Springfield, Missouri. The course will play as a par 71 and stretches 6,760 yards.
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South Dakota is one of 16 teams in the field. The Coyotes will get a look at conference opponents Omaha, Oral Roberts, and Western Illinois who are also competing in this tournament. The teams will play 36 holes on Monday and 18 holes on Tuesday. Both days will start with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start.
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USD's lineup features the same six from the previous event at the Jackrabbit Invitational. Junior
Hunter Rebrovich, junior
Max Schmidtke, junior
Ian Johnston, freshman
Logan Hamak, junior
Ryan Neff will be the starting five for the Coyotes. Sophomore
Nick LaMotte will compete as an individual.
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South Dakota is coming off a ninth-place finish at the Jackrabbit Invitational in Boulder City, Nevada. The Coyotes compiled a team score of 898 after the three rounds. Rebrovich recorded a 220 three-round total for a 13th place finish. Johnston is coming off as the lowest scorer for the Coyotes in the final round. He carded a 1-under par 71 in round three and tied a career-best 54-hole score with a 222. Johnston earned his first top-20 placement of the season with an 18th place finish.
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USD last competed in this event last spring nearly one year ago to the day. LaMotte, Johnston, and Neff each competed in that tournament with South Dakota placing 13th.
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Tournament: Twin Oaks Intercollegiate
Dates: March 21-22
Host: Missouri State
Location: Springfield, Missouri
Course: Twin Oaks Country Club
Course Par / Yardage: Par 71 / 6,760 yards
Tournament Field (16): Bradley, Central Arkansas, Drake, Loyola Chicago, Missouri State, North Alabama, Northern Iowa, Omaha, Oral Roberts, South Dakota, SIUE, Tennessee-Martin, Tennessee Tech, Valpraiso, Western Illinois, Wichita State
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