Story by NU Athletic Communications
Evan Myers and Hamish Murray both put together a pair of solid rounds to close the first 36 holes of The Johnnie-O at Sea Island in the top 15 individually, while helping the Nebraska men's golf team to a tie for seventh in a loaded 14-team field after the first day in St. Simons Island, Ga.
Myers, a senior from Northbrook, Ill., produced six birdies in his first round on the par-72, 7,060-yard layout at the Sea Island Golf Course on his way to a 68 (-4). He added a second-round 73 (+1) to close the day in a tie for 11th in an 80-player field at 141 (-3) in his third lineup appearance for the Big Red this season.
Murray, a junior from Canberra, Australia, started the day with a 73 (+1) before heating up with a second-round 69 (-3). Murray closed the day just one shot behind Myers in a tie for 15th at 142 (-2).
Harry Crockett got off to a strong start with six birdies of his own in the first round on his way to a 70 (-2), before managing a 75 (+3) in the second round. Crockett ended the day in a tie for 29th at 145 (+1).
Freshman Quinn Yost contributed an excellent first round with a 71 (-1), joining Myers, Crockett and Murray in producing an opening-round 282 (-6) for the Huskers.
Nebraska moved to the second round in second place, trailing only Cincinnati's opening-round 278. The Huskers settled for a second-round 290 (+2) and slipped into a tie for seventh with the hosts from Rutgers at 572 (-4) through 36 holes of the 54-hole event.
Notre Dame, which started the second round nine strokes back of the Huskers, stormed to the top of the team standings with a 270 (-18) in the second round. Cincinnati sits in second place at 562 (-14) after a second-round 284 (-4), while Michigan State and Texas are tied for third at 563 (-13).
Yost managed a 76 in the second to end the day at 147 (+3) in a tie for 49th, while Davis Johnson contributed rounds of 75 and 73 to sit in a tie for for 57th at 148 (+4). Johnson's second-round 73 (+1) tied for Nebraska's second-best score of the round.
Tuesday's final round of the Johnnie-O begins with a shotgun start at 7 a.m. (CT). Live stats and updates for the Johnnie-O can be found at HuskersGolf on Instagram and X, and Golfstat.com, and complete tournament coverage will be available on Huskers.com.
The Johnnie-O at Sea IslandMarch 11-12, 2024St. Simons Island, GeorgiaSea Island Golf Club (Par 72, 7,060 Yards)
Team Standings (Two Rounds)1. Notre Dame - 287-270-557 (-18)2. Cincinnati - 278-284=562 (-13)T3. Michigan State - 287-276=563 (-12)T3. Texas - 287-276=563 (-12)5. UNCG - 283-284=567 (-9)6. Illinois - 282-288=570 (-6)T7. Rutgers - 290-282=572 (-4)T7. Nebraska - 282-290=572 (-4)9. Minnesota - 285-291=576 (E)10. Kansas - 291-287=578 (+2)11. Augusta - 295-284=579 (+3)12. Penn State - 292-288=580 (+4)13. Kansas State - 297-287=584 (+8)14. Marquette - 291-296=587 (+11)
Individual Standings (Two Rounds)1. Ashton McCulloch, Michigan State - 68-62=130 (-14)2. Palmer Jackson, Notre Dame - 69-65=134 (-10)3. Christiaan Maas, Texas - 69-68=137 (-7)T4. *Christopher Bagnall, Notre Dame - 70-68=138 (-6)T4. Jack Marcotte, UNCG - 69-69=138 (-6)T4. Connor McNeely, Cincinnati - 68-70=138 (-6)T7. Jacob Modleski, Notre Dame - 72-67=139 (-5)T7. Tyler Goecke, Illinois - 71-68=139 (-5)T9. Ty Gingerich, Cincinnati - 71-69=140 (-4)T9. Ben Warian, Minnesota - 70-70=140 (-4)
Nebraska IndividualsT11. Evan Myers - 68-73=141 (-3)T15. Hamish Murray - 73-69=142 (-2)T29. Harry Crockett - 70-75=145 (+1)T49. Quinn Yost - 71-76=147 (+3)T57. Davis Johnson - 75-73=148 (+4)