Men's Golf Posts Successful Opening to Robert Kepler Intercollegiate

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Robert Kepler Intercollegiate

Men's Golf Posts Successful Opening to Robert Kepler Intercollegiate

April 22, 2017 | Men's Golf

By: Jenna Jorgensen (Assistant Director of Athletic Communications)

Day One Results

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Bowling Green men's golf team kicked off the Ohio State-hosted Robert Kepler Intercollegiate with a first round score of 313, followed by a round of 309 in the second round. Saturday's two-round score of 655, +54 places the Falcons 14th overall heading into Sunday's third and final round of play, while the Falcons combined for a total of 94 par scores in addition to 11 birdies on the day.

Leading the Falcons is senior Brett Rinker with a score of 153, +11. A native of Slippery Rock, Pa., Rinker opened competition with a score of 74, followed up by a round of 79 in the afternoon to place him in a tie for 35th overall in a field of 81 players. Rinker has notched 21 pars and 2 birdies in addition to posting a 3.25, +2 average on par 3 scoring in the first of two days of competition.

A native of Grand Rapids, Mich., redshirt sophomore Max Rispler shaved four strokes off of his first round of 80 to card an afternoon score of 76 for a total of 156, +14. Rispler has marked a team-leading four birdies, as well as a 3.25, +2 average on par 3 scoring in the first day of play.

In his third appearance in the team lineup, sophomore Trey Walker topped the Falcons with 23 par scores on his way to tallying a two-round score of 158, +16. A native of Bowling Green, Ohio, Walker opened with a season-best round of 75 prior to marking a second round of 83. On the day, Walker also averaged 5.33, +2 on par 5 holes.

Senior Jose Narro decreased his single-round play by seven strokes from the first to second rounds when he went from a score of 84 in the morning to card a 77 in the afternoon in the first day of the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate. A native of Tampico, Mexico, Narro tallied 15 pars in addition to three birdies on the day, as well as averaging a team leading 4.83, -1 stroke average on par 5 holes.

Rounding out the Bowling Green lineup is sophomore Pablo Heredia Iglesias, who currently sits tied with Narro by a score of 161, +19. Similar to the senior, Iglesias carded rounds of 84 and 77 to post a significant improvement between rounds of competition. A native of Sevilla, Spain, Iglesias tallied 18 par scores as well as two birdies through 36-holes of play.

Mid-American Conference foe Kent State currently tops the leaderboard by a two-round score of 579, +11, while the Golden Flashes' Chase Johnson leads the individual play with a mark of 144, +2 heading into the third round of competition.

The Bowling Green men's golf program will round out the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate Sunday, April 23 with the third round. Follow the Falcons with live scoring at: http://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=team&tid=11757

14.         Bowling Green                  313, 309 – 622, +54
T35.       Brett Rinker                       74, 79 – 153, +11
T48.       Max Rispler                        80, 76 – 156, +14
T56.       Trey Walker                       75, 83 – 158, +16
T68.       Jose Narro                         84, 77 – 161, +19
T68.       Pablo Heredia Iglesias     84, 77 – 161, +19