The Upper Iowa men's golf team placed 13th at the Holiday Inn Express Classic hosted by Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Mo. on Oct. 7 & 8. Upper Iowa posted rounds of 299 and 302 on Monday as well as a 305 on Tuesday for a total of 906 strokes. The Peacocks were able to place higher than seven other teams competing at the tournament.
Chris Cooksley led the way for the Peacocks, improving each round he played on the way to a tie for 10th place. Cooksley shot a 74 and 72 on day one, he followed up with a two under 70 stroke performance on day two for 216 total strokes. Cooksley was even on par threes, two under par on par fives and had 10 birdies on the tournament.
Logan Schweinefus was the next Peacock on the leaderboard finishing with a share of 42nd place. Schweinefus put up rounds of 72 and 78 on Monday as well as shaving three strokes off his previous round posting a 75 on Tuesday for a total of 225 strokes.
Will Babcock wasn't far behind Schweinefus shooting 230 total strokes tying for 57th place. Babcock's first round was a 79, he shaved five strokes off that performance with a 75 later that day. On day two, Babcock finished strong with a 77 stroke outing.
Also competing for the Peacocks was Hunter Schulte (74, 78, 83 - 235) and Nolan Leaton (79,87,84 - 250).
Central Missouri University won the team title, posting rounds of 277, 289, and 291 for a combined five over par finish. Placing second was Washburn University after shooting rounds of 284, 286 and 292. Rounding out the top three was Central Oklahoma University with rounds of 289, 284, and 298 just beating out fourth place Winona State University by two strokes. Sharing medalist honors were Central Missouri teammates Matt Hoemann (67,74,70) and Sam Parrott (66,72,73) who both ended 211 total strokes.
PEACOCK OF THE TOURNAMENT...
- Chris Cooksley's two stroke improvement each round led to an even performance and a tenth place finish, his best so far this season.
UP NEXT... Upper Iowa will compete in their final tournament of 2019 on Oct.14 & 15 at the NCAA Preview hosted by Lindenwood University in St. Albans, Mo.
