Upper Iowa's men's golf team closed out the fall portion of their 2021-22 schedule on Monday and Tuesday at the Holiday Inn Express Classic hosted by Missouri Western State University at the St. Joseph Country Club in St. Joseph, Mo.
The tournament was originally slated to be a 54-hole event with two rounds on Monday and a final round on Tuesday, but a five-hour rain delay on Monday cut the event down to just two rounds.
Upper Iowa placed 13th in the 16-team field after putting together rounds of 306 and 307. The team title was claimed by the University of Central Oklahoma with scores of 280 and 289. The Bronchos posted a margin of just four strokes over the runner-up Ichabods of Washburn University, who turned in rounds of 291 and 282. The host Griffons shot a 299 on day one and a 283 on day two to place third.
Tate Carlson led the Peacocks on day one with an even-par 71 thanks to three birdies to offset three bogeys in his trip around the course.
Trent Shaw shot a 77 on Monday with one birdie, while
Gavin Cote and
Nolan Ross both tied with 79s.
Jacob Mahloch was the fifth Peacock on the course and carded an 83 on day one.
On Tuesday, Carlson fired a 77 with two more birdies to tie for 19th place on the individual leaderboard, while Ross was able to shave three strokes between rounds to shoot a 76 on Tuesday and tie for 46th. UIU's low round on day two came from Mahloch, who carded a 75 marking the top improvement between rounds for the Peacocks as well. Mahloch's 158 landed him in in a tie for 69th place. Shaw turned in a 79 in his second round to tie for 62nd, while Cote fell to 80th place after an 84 in round two.