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Wagner leads Aces at Benbow Invitational

3/12/2019 4:43:00 PM

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - In its annual spring break tournament, the University of Evansville earned a top five finish at the Benbow Invitational at Blue Sky Golf Club in Jacksonville, Fla.

The Aces finished fourth in the tournament, recording a two-round total of 602 (297-305) as a team, finishing just two strokes off a podium finish. Tallying a pair of sub-300 rounds, Albany State won the invitational with a team score of 588, besting tournament host Butler by two strokes.

After an impressive 70 in the opening round, sophomore Spencer Wagner finished under-par for the tournament with a final-round 73. Wagner finished the tournament with a total of 143, capturing Wagner a third-place finish.

Also finishing in the top five for Evansville was freshman Tyler Roat, who carded a 78 in Tuesday's second round for a total of 148, placing Roat in a tie for fifth. Finishing two strokes back of Roat, fellow freshman Dallas Koth secured a top 15 finish with a two-round total of 150 (73-77), finishing in a tie for 13th.
 
Final Team Results (PDF) - Final Individual Results (PDF)

Improving by three strokes in the final round, junior Matthew Ladd recorded a second-round 77 to earn a 21st-place finish with a total of 153 (78-75). Just a stroke behind Ladd was senior Gabe Rohleder, who dropped his second-round score by four strokes to finish in a tie for 22nd while competing as an individual with a total of 154 (79-75).

Separated by just one stroke, sophomore Jessie Brumley (158 = 78-80) and junior Robert Waggoner (159 = 81-78) finished in 35th and 36th-place, respectively. Earning a tie for 41st, senior Noah Reese recorded a tournament-total of 161 (76-85) in the two-round invitational.

Evansville is back in competition on March 18 and 19 at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate at Sevierville Golf Club in Sevierville, Tenn.
 
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