NDSU men’s golf 3rd place after first day in Mexico

MONTERREY, Mexico – The North Dakota State men’s golf team opened the Monterrey Collegiate Classic at Club Campestre Monterrey on Friday, sitting in third place overall at -10 at halftime.

The Bison played the first 27 of 54 holes of the event with an opening round of -8, followed by -2 through nine holes in the second round. The Bison are three shots off the lead, held by Loyola Maryland (-13).

Rylin Petry After day one, the Bison are in the lead and are in a tie for seventh overall at -4. Petry opened with a 70 (-2) in the first round and lost two more shots in the first nine holes of the second round.

Josh Galvin And Ian Simonich are a shot back in a draw for 11^Th in total. Both golfers led NDSU with a first-round 69 and were -3. The duo tied the first nine holes of the second round.

Jake Skarperud Finished the scoring for NDSU in the first round with an even-par 72. Skarperud remains even on the second day, tied at 28 points^Th total in the 73 golfer field.

Gabe Benson is at 44^Th overall at +2. Benson shot a 74 in the opening round, but has held his own so far in the second round, even shooting through nine holes. Max Wilsonwho plays as a single player is ranked 47th^Th overall at +3. Wilson shot -1 in round one but is +4 on the first nine holes of round two.

The Bison will close the event on Saturday with the final 27 holes at Club Campestre Monterrey.

You can find the tournament standings here.