Huskers Hunting for Badger Title – University of Nebraska

The Nebraska men’s golf team put up an outstanding score for the second straight day to climb into second place after 36 holes at the 18-team Badger Invitational in Wisconsin on Monday.

The Huskers produced a 283 (-5) in Monday’s second round after opening the tournament with a 282 (-6). They head to Tuesday’s final round at 565 (-11). The Big Red nearly cut Florida Gulf Coast’s first-round lead in half, as FGCU followed an opening-round 274 (-14) with a 286 (-2) on Monday to sit at 560 (-16). The Huskers are five strokes back of FGCU entering the final round. 

Nebraska surged ahead of third-place Middle Tennessee, which closed the second round at 566 (-10) after a second-round 285 (-3). VCU sits in fourth at 568 (-8) after a strong second-round 280 (-8), while Illinois State rounds out the top five in the team standings at 571 (-5), including an even-par 288 on Monday.

The 18-team Badger Invitational field features six 2023 NCAA Regional qualifiers, including Illinois State, Long Beach State, Marquette, Middle Tennessee, Northern Illinois and the hosts from Wisconsin. The Badgers enter the final round in 14th at 590 (+14), while fellow Big Ten foe Maryland is 18th at 608 (+32).

Huskers Will Marshall, Hamish Murray and Quinn Yost all head to the final round among the individual top 10 with identical 36-hole scores of 141 (-3) to sit in a tie for ninth.

Marshall led Nebraska’s performance on Monday with a 68 (-4) that included six birdies and 11 pars on the par-72, 7,271-yard layout at University Ridge Golf Course. The only blemish on the playing card of the fifth-year senior from Elburn, Ill., came with a double bogey on No. 10, after playing the front nine at 32 (-4) with four birdies that included three straight on No. 7, 8 and 9. Marshall quickly bounced back with a birdie on No. 11, before adding his final birdie of the day on No. 16. He vaulted 35 spots up the leader board, after closing the first round in a tie for 44th at 73 (+1).

Murray continued to play solid golf for the second straight round, carding an even-par 72 with three birdies, 12 pars and three bogeys. The junior transfer from Sydney, Australia, has played four of his first five rounds as a Husker at or below par, as he seeks his second consecutive top-10 tournament finish.

Yost matched Murray shot-for-shot for the second straight day, producing an even-par 72 of his own after opening the tournament with a 69 (-3).  Yost, a sophomore from Farmington, N.M., notched 14 pars to go…