October 24, 2014

KU Men’s Golf in Fourth after Day One in El Paso

Price’s Give ‘Em Five Invitational
Oct. 24-26 * Butterfield Trail Golf Club * El Paso, Texas * Par 72 * 7,307-yards
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Junior Ben Welle

Price’s Give ‘Em Five Invitational
	Team	Score
1.	UTSA	267 (-21)
2.	New Mexico State	272 (-16)
3.	UMKC	275 (-13)
4.	Kansas	276 (-12)
5.	Nevada	277 (-11)
6.	Idaho	279 (-9)
	UTEP	279 (-9)
8.	Colorado State	281 (-7)
9.	Western New Mexico	284 (-4)
10.	Texas State	287 (-1)
	San Jose State	287 (-1)
12.	Air Force	291 (+3)
13.	Northern Colorado	292 (+4)
14.	Utah	293 (+5)

Individual Leaderboard
Place	Name	Team	Score
1	Issac Merry	NMS	63 (-9)
2.	Mitch Tucker	UMKC	65 (-7)
	Nicholas Smits	Nevada	65 (-7)
	Bryce Alley	UTSA	65 (-7)
5.	Chase Hanna	Kansas	66 (-6)

Kansas Leaderboard
Place	Name	Score
5.	Chase Hanna	66 (-6)
T6.	Ben Welle	67 (-5)
T16.	Gary Daoust (Ind.)	69 (-3)
T30.	Brock Drogosch	71 (-1)
T40.	Connor Peck	72 (E)
T59.	Logan Philley	74 (+2)

LAWRENCE, Kan. –The Kansas men’s golf team, led by two top-10 finishers sophomore Chase Hanna and Junior Ben Welle, sits in Fourth after day one at the Price’s Give ‘Em Five Invitational at the Butterfield Trail Golf Course in El Paso, Texas.

Hanna led KU ending the first day carding five birdies and two eagles, shooting his Kansas career low 66 (-6), to finish fifth. Welle carded three birdies and two eagles, also shooting his KU career low 67 (-5) to finish tied for sixth. The leader of the event is Issac Merry, who shot 63 (-9), two-strokes ahead of the runner-up Mitch Tucker 65 (-7).

“Chase and Ben played well, and Gary Daoust played well in the individual spot,” head coach Jamie Bermel said. “We made a lot of birdies and seven eagles today, but way too many bogeys. We had perfect scoring conditions as there was little wind.”

Kansas freshman Gary Daoust played as individual finishing tied for 16^th shooting his KU career low 69 (-3). Redshirt freshman Brock Drogosch shot a 71 (-1) finishing tied for 30^th. Followed by junior Connor Peck, he shot a 72 (E), including two eagles and three birdies to finish tied for 40^th. Senior Logan Philley shot a 74 (+2) to finish tied for 59^th.

UTSA leads the event with a 267 (-21), followed by New Mexico State with 272 (-16). UMKC is in third with 275 (-13), with Kansas behind by one-stroke 276 (-12).

“We need to stay aggressive on Saturday as the conditions are going to be the same,” Bermel said.

Live scoring for the Price’s Give ‘Em Five Invitational will be provided at http://golfstat.com/home.html

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