Men’s Golf 14th at Western Washington Invitational After Two Rounds

Results

BELLINGHAM, Wash. – The Montana State Billings men’s golf team sits in 14th-place after the first two rounds of the Western Washington Invitational.  The Yellowjackets carded rounds of 320 and 307 for a 627 score at the Bellingham Golf and Country Club.  University of British Columbia leads the 14-team field with a 570 score on the par 72, 6561-yard course.

Chico State is second, four strokes back, followed by Grand Canyon (578), Saint Martin’s (579) and Dixie State with a 580 to round out the top five.  Host Western Washington is seventh (582) and fellow Great Northwest Athletic Conference member, Northwest Nazarene, is 12th with a 620 score.

There is a three-way tie for medalist honors after two rounds as UBC’s Conrado Paderes, Chico State’s Kyle Souza and Grand Canyon’s Daniel Harrington all are six-under with a 138.  Dixie State’s Cameron Crawford is fourth at five-under with a 139.

MSUB is led by Tyler Nicholas’ two-over 146.  He carded rounds of 74 and 72 to open the tournament Monday and sits tied for 18th.  Jacob Harr shot rounds of 76 and 79 for a 155 score and is tied for 55th.  Travis Gates is 67th with a 162 (85 – 77), while KC Kindle is 72nd (85 – 80, 165).  Jeff Allen struggled in the first round with an 87, but followed up with a 79 for a 166 score and currently is 73rd.

The third and final round takes place Tuesday beginning at 8:30 a.m.

14 Montana St. Billings 320 307 627
T 18 Tyler Nicholas 74 72 146
T 55 Jacob Harr 76 79 155
67 Travis Gates 85 77 162
72 KC Kindle 85 80 165
73 Jeff Allen 87 79 166