Bruins out front after Day One of NSAA Championships
Alex Zillig holds a 3-stroke individual lead and BU leads by 24 strokes as a team after 18 holes at the NSAA Championships.
ALBERT LEA, Minn. -- Four of five Bruins golfers are among the top five overall after one day of play at the 2022 North Stat Athletic Association Men's Golf Championships.
NSAA Championships:
Location: Albert Lea, Minn.
Host: Waldorf University & North Star Athletic Association
Course: Wedgewood Cove Golf Club
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,810
Teams: 6
Golfers: 30
Recap:
Alex Zillig paced the field with the lone sub-par score of the day. He shots a 2-under 72 and holds a three-stroke lead over Waldorf's Thomas Houdayer.
Teammates Rodrigo Navarrete, Hugo Ronnberg, and Hugo Brandt hold the 3-through-5 spots on the individual leaderboard with scores ranging from 74-to-76.
Bellevue's fifth golfer, Floris-Jan Oosterhof, finds himself in a three-way tie for eighth place after shooting a 7-over 79 on the afternoon.
Behind a balanced scoring effort, BU holds a 24-stroke lead over second place Waldorf. The Bruins shot 295 (+7) as a team to Waldorf's 319 (+31). Viterbo (326), Dickinson State (335), Valley City (353), and Dakota State (384) round out the field.
Up Next:
Tomorrow's final round will begin with a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start with the tournament winner advancing to the NAIA National Tournament.
