LINCOLN, Neb. – A group of 11 teams and 64 golfers made up the field of competitors at the fifth Concordia Bulldog Spring Invitational that got underway with 36 holes of action on Monday (April 3). Leading the way for Concordia University Women’s Golf, Emery Custer and Mya Nurse both reside with the top 20 of the individual leaderboard with one round left to be contested at Highlands Golf Course in Lincoln, Neb.
Head Coach Brett Muller’s squad carded a two-round score of 346-344–690 while making its way around the home course. The Bulldogs stand in sixth place as a team in competition against eight other GPAC squads, one NCAA Division II foe and one JUCO institution.
The Broken Bow, Neb., native Custer again reset her career low by shooting a nine-over-par 81 in round one on Monday. Custer (81-83–164) is tied for 12th after day one and is just two strokes out of the top 10. Meanwhile, the West Des Moines, Iowa, native Nurse (80-85–165) sits a stroke behind Custer and is tied for 17th. The rest of the team’s top five includes Lauren Havlat (89-80–169; T-24th), Logan Eschliman (96-97–193; 51st) and Sarah Wilson (106-96–202; 56th). In addition, Ericka Kroeker (106-99–205; T-57th) competed as an individual.
Entering day two, Concordia will be chasing the likes of Iowa Western Community College (633), University of Nebraska-Kearney (640), Briar Cliff (651), Dakota Wesleyan (682) and Morningside (684). This marks the first time the Concordia Invite has ever used a three-round format.
Concordia Invite Results – first two rounds
TEAM: 346-344–690 (6th place)
T12. Emery Custer: 81-83–164
17. Mya Nurse: 80-85–165
T24. Lauren Havlat: 89-80–169
51. Logan Eschliman: 96-97–193
56. Sarah Wilson: 106-96–202
T57. Ericka Kroeker: 106-99–205
The third and final round of the tournament will get started at 8:30 a.m. CT from Highlands. Live scoring will again be available via the Golf Genius app by using the GGID of 23BULLDOGINVITE.