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.

Ames native Joe Evans is looking forward to his final game in Jack Trice Stadium. The former Ames High School quarterback began his career at Iowa as a walk-on and now as a senior defensive end he is one of the captains. As an Ames native he has a unique perspective.

Evans talks about his last trip to Ames in 2021.

Iowa State linebacker Caleb Bacon had a breakout game against Northern Iowa. The walk-on from Lake Mills had five tackles and two sacks in a 30-9 win over the Panthers.

Saturday Bacon and his Cyclone teammates will try to beat Iowa for the second straight season.

U-N-I wide receiver Sam Schnee says the offense had a disappointing performance against Iowa State and they want to turn that around at home against ninth ranked Weber State. The Redshirt senior from Dubuque had four catches for 34 yards in a 30-9 loss at Iowa State.

Quarterback Theo Day was a part of the offensive woes, and Schnee believes he will bounce back.

Drake coach Todd Stepsis says the Bulldogs hope to bounce back from a dissapointing effort Saturday night when they host defending NAIA champion Northwestern College. Drake opened with a 55-7 loss at 15th ranked North Dakota. After trailing 14-0 at halftime the game unraveled in the second half.

North Dakota piled up 652 yards of offense in that game, including 288 on the ground.

Defending national camp Northwestern is top ranked in the NAIA Poll and opened the season with a 48-35 win over Concordia of Nebraska.

Stepsis says the Drake offense will need to keep pace.

Stepsis says the Red Raiders are highly skilled on offense.