The Iowa men’s golf season may not be over yet after a strong outing at the Big Ten Championships this past weekend. Heading into the weekend, the Hawkeyes appeared to be on the bubble of reaching their 10th-straight NCAA regional.
Iowa knew it needed a strong outing this past weekend in order to make its case to the selection committee. And after a three-round score of 857 (17-over) and a third-place finish in the Big Ten Championships, it seems as if the Hawkeyes have put themselves in good position to make the tournament.
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Individually, it wasn’t the normal faces of Alex Schaake and Matthew Walker leading the Hawkeyes. Instead, Benton Weinberg posted a solid 54-hole score of 213 (3-over) to snare eighth place.
Behind him was Alex Moorman, who shot 215 to put him in 15th with Schaake right behind him with a 216 score and 18th place.
Iowa’s third-place finish is pretty spectacular after a rough first day after which it thudded into in sixth place. A strong performance by Moorman propelled the Hawkeyes into a tie for third after the second day.
“We were looking for someone to shoot a low number, and Moorman stepped up with a bogey-free 66,” head coach Tyler Stith said in a release. “Everyone improved from yesterday, and that’s what we needed. We moved up three spots and got ourselves into the last group.”
Now, it’s a waiting game for the Hawkeyes; their fate is in the hands of the NCAA selection committee.
The committee’s decision will be announced May 2 on the Golf Channel.