Scheve Ties Career Best to Finish Top-15 in Knoxville – University of Nebraska

Senior Gentry Scheve capped off a strong first tournament of the season with a top-15 finish for the Nebraska men’s golf team, tying his personal best 54-hole score with a 208 at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate in Loudon, Tenn. 

Scheve didn’t let up after a stellar first day, where he put up only 66 strokes, but instead was able to fire off a 73 (+3) and a 69 (-1) in the remaining two rounds. Scheve added five birdies to his tournament total in the final round on Sunday to bring him to one-under on the day, and two-under for the tournament. Four other players tied Scheve for 12th at 208 (-2) on the 7,280-yard Tennessee National course. He has only matched that score one other time in his collegiate career, on April 11th, 2023 at the Tiger Collegiate in Colombia, Mo. 

Reed Malleck remained consistent on Sunday with a 73 (+3), to go with the 72 (+2) and 71 (+1) from the first two days. The senior from York, Neb., finished with 216 (+6) and tied for 37th. 

Grant Jabenis and Will Marshall tied at 53rd on the leaderboard, leaving the opener with a score of 220 (+10). Jabenis closed out strong, going even (70) on the last day.

Harry Crockett, the junior out of Oxted, England, wrapped up the Nebraska contingent with a 222 (+12), tying for 60th. 

Nebraska dropped below Cincinnati for a ninth-place finish out of the 14-team field. The Big Red lineup went 19-over with 859 strokes.

Tournament hosts No. 9 Tennessee (815) were able to fend off an incredible 18-under day from in-conference competitors No. 29 Ole Miss (816) to walk away with the team championship. No. 28 Mississippi State (827) slipped from second to third place, only leading the fourth-place finishers No. 21 East Tennessee State (829) by 2 strokes. No. 25 North Florida (843) held their ground and secured a top-five finish, going three-over. 

Mississippi State’s Hunter Logan (199) went 11-under on the tournament and took sole possession of first place as an individual. 

Up Next

Nebraska will head to Cincinnati, Ohio for their second tournament of the 2023-24 season. Play is scheduled to begin on Monday, September 18th through the 19th. 

Team Leaderboard (Final)

1. (9) Tennessee – 815 (-25)

2. (29) Ole Miss – 816 (-24)

3. (28) Mississippi State – 827 (-13)

4. (21) East Tennessee State – 829 (-11)

5. (25) North Florida – 843 (+3)

6. Virginia Tech – 849 (+9)

7. Wisconsin – 856 (+16)

8. Cincinnati – 858 (+18)

9. Nebraska – 859 (+19)

10. Toledo – 863 (+23)

11. South Florida – 864 (+24)

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