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🏌️♂️ Jayhawks Split with No. 18 Kansas State, Wrap Up Play at Big 12 Match Play Tournament
HOCKLEY, Texas – The Kansas Males’s Golf Workforce wrapped up play for the ultimate day of the Massive 12 Match Play Event, tying their match with No. 18 Kansas State 3-3 at Houston Oaks Golf Course.
The 7-seeded Jayhawks completed 2-2-1 and in fifth place on the three-day match that includes all 10 Massive 12 groups and 5 of the highest 20 nationally ranked groups within the nation.
Kansas had the morning off as groups completed their final matches of pool play. The Jayhawks confronted off with the 5-seeded Kansas State Wildcats within the afternoon, tying 3-3 in a back-and-forth thriller.
“Absolute grind in the present day and it got here all the way down to the final match,” stated Head Coach Jamie Bermel. “We halved the match however received extra holes than Okay-State, so considerably of a win! Davis, Will King and William Duquette all received in the present day, however I assumed the opposite three performed strong and simply received beat!”
Freshman Will King was dominant in his matchup on Wednesday, successful six-of-eight holes to shut the match and defeating Tim Tillmanns 5&4 to complete the week 2-0-2. Junior Davis Cooper led all the closing match, defeating Will Hopkins 3&1 to complete 2-1-2 for the occasion. Junior William Duquette picked up his second win of the match, edging Laurenz Schiergen 3&1 to wrap up his week at 2-3.
Juniors Cecil Belisle, Gunnar Broin and Sion Audrain dropped their fifth and closing match on Wednesday, every ending 2-3 on the week. Junior Hank Lierz made his season debut for the Jayhawks, developing brief within the opening match of the match and ending 0-1.
“We have been the seventh seed coming into the occasion,” stated Bermel. “We completed fifth, so a number of positives to attract from. I actually preferred the way in which we bounced again from Day 1 and performed actually strong the final three matches.”
The 53rd-ranked Jayhawks will play subsequent in Maui, Hawaii and compete on the Ka’anapali Traditional Oct. 28-30.