Story by NU Athletic Communications
Hamish Murray played outstanding golf to open his Husker career, ending the first 36 holes of the Bearcat Invitational in a tie for third individually after back-to-back rounds of 69 (-2) in Cincinnati on Monday.
Murray, a junior transfer from Sydney, Australia, closed the day at 138 (-4) on the par-71, 7,279-yard layout of the Coldstream Country Club. His opening round included five birdies against three bogeys, before his second round featured three birdies, 14 pars and just one bogey.
The NCAA Division II transfer from Cameron University in Oklahoma helped Nebraska rally from a slow start to climb to sixth in the 17-team field through two rounds. The Huskers ended the day 570 (+2) after rounds of 286 and 284.
In addition to the impressive play from Murray, Nebraska got a solid performance from Reed Malleck. The senior from York, Neb., closed the day at 143 (+1), including a second-round 69 (-2) to match Murray for NU's best round of the day.
Junior Harry Crockett (Oxted, England) added strong rounds of 71 and 73 to head to Tuesday's final round in a tie for 34th in the 90-player field at 144 (+2).
Fifth-year senior Will Marshall (Elburn, Ill.) ended the day in a tie for 51st at 147 (+5), including an opening-round 72 (+1) to provide one of Nebraska's four counting scores in the first round. Senior Gentry Scheve (Emporia, Kan.) rounded out the Husker contingent at 149 in a tie for 68th, including a second-round 73 that counted toward Nebraska's even-par team score for the round.
The hosts from Cincinnati own the top spot in the team standings at 557 (-11) heading to the final round. The Bearcats own a two-shot lead over Chattanooga at 559 (-9), while Louisville sits in third at 563 (-5).
Cincinnati's Connor McNeely sits atop the individual leader board at 133 (-9) after rounds of 65 and 68. McNeely owns a three-stroke lead over Louisville's Sebastian Moss at 136 (-6), while Nebraska's Murray is in a four-way tie for third at 138 (-4).
The Bearcat Invitational concludes Tuesday with the final-round shotgun start at 8 a.m. (CT). Live scoring will be available from Golfstat.com
Bearcat InvitationalSept. 18-19, 2023Coldstream Country Club (Cincinnati, Ohio)Par 71, 7,279 Yards
Team Standings (Two Rounds)1. Cincinnati - 277-280=557 (-11)2. Chattanooga - 276-583=559 (-9)3. Louisville - 286-277=563 (-5)4. Middle Tennessee State - 281-283-564 (-4)5. BYU - 281-287=568 (E)6. Nebraska - 286-284=570 (+2)7. UNC Greensboro - 282-289=571 (+3)8. FGCU - 288-285=573 (+5)9. Southern Miss - 293-282=575 (+7)10. Virginia Tech - 289-288=577 (+9)11. Memphis - 286-292=578 (+10)12. Jacksonville - 292-287=579 (+11)13. UCF - 285-295=580 (+12)14. Little Rock - 288-295=583 (+15)15. Illinois State - 290-296=586 (+18)16. Arkansas State - 293-294=587 (+19)17. Sam Houston - 304-289=593 (+25)
Individual Standings (Two Rounds)1. Connor McNeely, Cincinnati - 65-68=133 (-9)2. Sebastian Moss, Louisville - 67-69=136 (-6)T3. Hamish Murray, Nebraska - 69-69=138 (-4)T3. Owen Stamper, Middle Tennessee State - 68-70=138 (-4)T3. Garret Ebbert, UCF - 68-70=138 (-4)T3. Paul Conroy, Chattanooga - 68-70=138 (-4)T7. Robbie Latter, Southern Miss - 70-69=139 (-3)T7. Jack Tanner, Memphis - 70-69=139 (-3)T7. S. Espinosa-Trueba, Chattanooga - 69-70=139 (-3)T10. Max Kennedy, Louisville - 71-69=140 (-2)T10. William McDonald, Cincinnati - 71-69=140 (-2)T10. Symon Balbin, UNC Greensboro - 67-73=140 (-2)
Nebraska IndividualsT3. Hamish Murray - 69-69=138 (-4)T28. Reed Malleck - 74-69=143 (+1)T34. Harry Crockett - 71-73=144 (+2)T51. Will Marshall - 72-75=147 (+5)T68. Gentry Scheve - 76-73=149 (+7)