TOPEKA, Kan. — The Concordia-St. Paul men's golf team completed rounds one and two of the Washburn Invitational on Monday afternoon. The Golden Bears shot a collective 300 (+16) in round one and a 303 (+19) in round two for a score of 603 (+35) to end the day in 13th place.
Brennan Weckwerth ended the day as CSP's individual leader with a 71 (E) first round and a 75 (+4) second round for a two round total of 146 (+4) to finish the day in 26th place. Weckwerth's opening round included four birdies, all of which came on the back nine where he shot a 34. In round two the freshman added three more birdies for a two round total of seven with 18 pars.
Carson Boe put together rounds of 76 (+5) and 72 (+1) to end day one in a tie for 41st place. Boe's opening round included one birdie on hole two, with 13 pars mixed in. In round two the sophomore added two more birdies and a 34 on the front nine, with 13 more pars to close the afternoon.
Tyler Gandrud opened the day with a 76 (+5) in round one, before shooting a 78 (+7) in round two for a 36 hole score of 154 (+12) to finish the day in 73rd place. Gandrud birded five times throughout the afternoon, including three times in round two, while adding in 16 pars.
Josh Esterley rounded out the scoring for CSP with rounds of 77 (+6) and 78 (+7) for a two round score of 155 (+13). Esterley's opening round included two birdies on holes three and 16, adding one more on hole 12 in round two.
Rounding out the CSP five was Sean Luetner who turned in rounds of 82 (+11) and 79 (+8) for a two round score of 161 (+19).
Two Golden Bears competed independently with Camden O'Malley shooting a 150 (+8) across both rounds, finishing in 54th place. Cale Thompson carded a 151 (+9) across both rounds to end the day in 63rd place.
Winona State ended the day atop the team leaderboard with a two round score of 564 (-4) to hold a six stroke lead on second place Missouri Western. Javier Ramos Casariego of Winona State ended the day as the individual leader with a two round score of 135 (-7).
The third and final round of the Washburn Invitational gets underway tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 p.m. with a shotgun start at the Topeka Country Club.
