VERMILLION, S.D. – The South Dakota Men's Golf team will send seven golfers to compete in a three round three-day meet, at the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational in Wichita, Kansas. The first round will begin Sunday at 9:30 a.m. with the Coyotes' first tee time being 10:20 a.m.
Tournament Information
Host: Wichita State University
Dates: Sunday, October 5 - Tuesday, October 7
Course: Sand Creek Station
Course Par/Yardage: 72 / 7,187 yards
Tee Times: 9:30 AM Tee Times Sunday, 8:30 AM Tee Times Monday, 8:30 AM Shotgun Start on Tuesday
Format: Stroke Play, 54 holes being played over three competition days
Teams: 17 teams
South Dakota's representatives at the event include:
IND: Christopher Whittle
IND: Ryan Seevers
Last Time Out
Holtz led wire-to-wire, carding rounds of 68-70-70 to finish at 5-under-par (208) and secure the tournament title. He was the only player in the field to shoot under par in all three rounds.
The Coyotes posted team scores of 291-285-280 to finish at 4-over-par (856), surging into second place with a 4-under final round, the lowest team scores of the tournament.
Shoma Taguchi added a top-5 finish of his own, placing T-4 with rounds of 71-72-68 (-2). Parker Etzel, Cole Witherow, and Joe Rohlwing also contributed solid rounds to the Coyotes team total.
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