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Schmid Leads Men's Golf to a Second-Place Finish at the Hayt Invitational
April 02, 2019 | Men's Golf
Matthias Schmid finishes in a tie for third.
Highs winds and rain played havoc with the scores in the third round, but the University of Louisville men's golf team battled through the conditions to earn a second-place tie at the Hayt Collegiate Invitational Monday at the Sawgrass Country Club.
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 Louisville and North Carolina were knotted in first place at even par after 36 holes on Sunday, but the Cardinals carded a 24-over-par final round to move into a tie with UNC for second. Tennessee won the team title by 13 strokes over Louisville and North Carolina. Entering the day in seventh place, Tennessee won the tournament after a third-round 294, which was better than anyone in the field.
Louisville opened the tournament with an 8-under-par 280 and moved to even par after firing an 8-over-par 296 to head into the last day with a share of the lead. However, rough weather caused all the scores to soar in the final round.
Sophomore Matthias Schmid posted his fifth top-five finish this season by finishing in a tie for third, despite shooting a 1-over-par 216. He placed in a tie for fourth at the Linger Longer Invitational with his score of 6-under-par.
This week, Schmid shot an opening round score of 65 and entered the final round at 6-under-par. However, due to the adverse conditions, Schmid shot a final round 77 to the the tournament at 1-under-par.
Junior John Murphy was the second Cardinal to finish in the top 15 by firing a 5-over-par 221 to finish in a tie for 14th place. Entering the final round at 1-over-par, Murphy battled with a 4-over-76 to post his best finish since a sixth-place ending at the Seminole IntercollegiateÂ
Freshman Jiri Zuska and Devin Morley each tied for 40th after shooting a 13-over-par 229, while Simon Zach tied for 49th after carding a total of 230.
Louisville returns to action April 12-13 at the Stitch Intercollegiate in Cary, N.C..
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 Louisville and North Carolina were knotted in first place at even par after 36 holes on Sunday, but the Cardinals carded a 24-over-par final round to move into a tie with UNC for second. Tennessee won the team title by 13 strokes over Louisville and North Carolina. Entering the day in seventh place, Tennessee won the tournament after a third-round 294, which was better than anyone in the field.
Louisville opened the tournament with an 8-under-par 280 and moved to even par after firing an 8-over-par 296 to head into the last day with a share of the lead. However, rough weather caused all the scores to soar in the final round.
Sophomore Matthias Schmid posted his fifth top-five finish this season by finishing in a tie for third, despite shooting a 1-over-par 216. He placed in a tie for fourth at the Linger Longer Invitational with his score of 6-under-par.
This week, Schmid shot an opening round score of 65 and entered the final round at 6-under-par. However, due to the adverse conditions, Schmid shot a final round 77 to the the tournament at 1-under-par.
Junior John Murphy was the second Cardinal to finish in the top 15 by firing a 5-over-par 221 to finish in a tie for 14th place. Entering the final round at 1-over-par, Murphy battled with a 4-over-76 to post his best finish since a sixth-place ending at the Seminole IntercollegiateÂ
Freshman Jiri Zuska and Devin Morley each tied for 40th after shooting a 13-over-par 229, while Simon Zach tied for 49th after carding a total of 230.
Louisville returns to action April 12-13 at the Stitch Intercollegiate in Cary, N.C..
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