RESULTS: Golf Genius (GGID = 23WGPAC)
SPENCER, Iowa – With two rounds in the books on the first of two days at the 2023 GPAC Women’s Golf Championship, Concordia University Women’s Golf resides in 10th place amongst the 12 conference squads. Thirty-six holes of conference tournament action took place at Spencer Golf and Country Club in Spencer, Iowa, on Monday (May 1). The Bulldogs carded a two-round total of 365-372–737 on another gusty spring day in the Midwest. Not a single GPAC competitor carded a round in the 70s for the day.
Head Coach Brett Muller’s program is coming off a fifth-place conference finish in 2021-22. When the 2023 tournament resumes on Tuesday, Concordia (+161) will attempt to catch some of the teams immediately in front of it, such as Hastings (+152), Morningside (+158) and Dordt (+160).
The top three in the Bulldog lineup were closely bunched on Monday. Freshman Emery Custer of Broken Bow, Neb., sits just one stroke out of the 10 in a field of 54 golfers that completed rounds one and two. Custer shot 88-91–179 (tied for 12th place), a strong total given the blustery conditions. She was followed closely by teammates Logan Eschliman (90-91–181; T-18th) and Lauren Havlat (88-94–182; T-20th), two seniors on the verge of wrapping up their collegiate careers. Meanwhile, Mya Nurse shot 99-96–195 (T-43rd). In the No. 5 spot in the lineup, Ashley Gerczynski (102) and Sarah Wilson (111) both took a turn navigating the course.
The course in Spencer is an unfamiliar one for Concordia. Since playing in the Phoenix area over spring break, the Bulldogs have stuck close to home this spring. Entering the week, Concordia sported a team 18-hole scoring average of 357.6. Its best score of the spring was a 344 in round two of the Concordia Invite.
Concordia GPAC Championship Scores, Day 1
TEAM: 365-372–737
T12. Emery Custer: 88-91–179
T18. Logan Eschliman: 90-91–181
T20. Lauren Havlat: 88-94–182
T43. Mya Nurse: 99-96–195
Ashley Gerczynski: 102
Sarah Wilson: 111
The third and final round of the 2023 GPAC Women’s Golf Championship is scheduled to get underway at 9 a.m. CT on Tuesday from Spencer. Live scoring can be found via the Golf Genius app while using the Golf Genius ID of 23WGPAC.