RIVERSIDE, Iowa – The University of Iowa men’s golf team placed second at the ANF Fall Classic on Wednesday. Fifth year senior Mac McClear won the tournament for the second year in a row after shooting a 67 (-5) in the final round of the tournament. McClear played the final two rounds of the tourney at 10-under par.

Despite the chilly morning at Blue Top Ridge Golf Course, McClear carried his momentum from the second round over into the final round. McClear birdied eight of nine holes including making six birdies in a row. McClear opened his final round with a birdie putt to cut his deficit to two strokes. McClear took the outright lead on hole 15 and never looked back. McClear has now won six tournaments as a Hawkeye and tied a school record. (Lonnie Nelson, 1976)

At the turn of the final round, the Hawkeyes had four golfers ranked in the top-25 of the standings. McClear was in a tie for first at 11-under par, Noah Kent was in a tie for 12th at even par, Hogan Hansen was in a tied for 17th at 2-over par, and Josh Lundmark was tied for 19th at 3-over par.

Lundmark, Ian Meyer, and Max Tjoa tied for 34th place with a 225 (+9). All three competed individually.

Cale Leonard also competed individually. Leonard finished tied for 25th after carding a 73 (+1) today.

Felipe Pedraza withdrew from the tournament after the second round.

IOWA SCORECARD 

2          Team                           283      290      289      -2         862

1          Mac McClear              70        67        67        -12       204

T11      Noah Kent        70        73        73        +1        217

T16      Hogan Hansen     71       74        74        +3        219

T34      Max Tjoa                    71        78        76        +9        225

T41      Callum Macfie            75        76        75        +10      226

25        Cale Leonard*            72        76        73        +5        221

T34      Josh Lundmark*         72        76        77        +9        225

T34      Ian Meyer*                 74        74        77        +9        225

WD      Felipe Pedraza*         73        91        –           +20      –

*Competing individually

HEAR FROM MAC McCLEAR 

“The first twenty-seven holes weren’t very good. I hung in there though. I am proud of how I handled myself and was able to fight through the bad shots and still end up winning. It’s always good to come out on top.”

HAWKEYE NOTABLES 

• Mac McClear tied a school record, previously set by Lonnie Nelson in 1976, for most wins as a Hawkeye with six.
• Mac McClear led all individuals in par breakers with 17 birdies.

UP NEXT 

The Hawkeyes travel to Chicago, Illinois, to compete in the Chicago Highlands Collegiate tournament hosted by Wake Forest. The tournament will take place from Sept. 18th-19th.