Men's Golf
Beavers Hold on to Seventh After Two Rounds at the 2005 Super Regional

May 4, 2005

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - [day 2 results] The Bemidji State University men’s golf team moved in to sole possession of seventh place after two rounds of the 2005 NCAA Division II Central/Great Lakes Super Regional Tuesday at the par-71 St. Joseph Country Club in St. Joseph, Mo. The Beavers shaved 15 strokes off of their first-round total on day two carding a 307 (+23). Neil Rude (Fr., White Bear Lake, Minn.) propelled BSU ahead of Truman State University firing a team-best one-over par 72, which places him in a tie for 11th after two rounds of competition.

Washburn University continues to hold down the top team spot carding a 294 (+10). After two rounds WU has totaled 298-294=592, leading its closest competition, Missouri Western State University, and the rest of the field by seven strokes.

Just 24-hours after being the only Central Region golfer to post an sub-par score, Washburn's Chris McGown was pushed out of first place as Brice Garnett from Missouri Western State shot a day 2-best two-under par 69 to take the top spot individually.

BSU's Toby Palmiscno (Sr., Grand Forks, N.D.) posted a second-round 79 (+7) to stay in the top 30 individuals. Matt Gorden (Sr., Detroit Lakes, Minn.) bettered his first round score by 11 strokes to move into 37th place and Allen Zutz (Sr., Red Lake Falls, Minn.) currently sits in 41st place with a two-day total of 79-87=166. Hiraku Aoki (So., Akita, Japan) rounds out BSU's competitors in 42nd spot after a day two score of 81.

In the Great Lakes Regional, also at the St. Joseph Country Club, Northern Kentucky University increased its lead to 18 shots after two rounds. Indianapolis University's Chris Clemens posted an even 71 in day two while day one leader Curtis Phelps (Northern Kentucky) followed a three-under par 68 with a six-over par 77 to finish day 2 in a tie for first.

The final round of the super regional will begin Wednesday at 8:00 a.m.

Day 1- Bemidji State Results
T11. Neil Rude 79-72=151
T29. Toby Palmiscno 78-79=157
37. Matt Gorden 86-75=161
41. Allen Zutz 79-87=166
42. Hiraku Aoki 87-81=168

Day 2- Division II Central Super Regional Team Scores
1. Washburn 298-294=592
2. Missouri Western State 301-298=599
3. Central Missouri State 305-299=604
4. Missouri Southern State 298-307=605
5. Winona State 299-307=606
6. Southwest Baptist 322-302=624
7. Bemidji St. 322-307=629
8. Truman State 319-317=636


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