Luther Takes the Lead After First 18 Holes of the 2023 A-R-C Men's Golf Championship

5/4/2023 5:49:08 PM

MUSCATINE, Iowa – After 18 holes of the 2023 American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) Men’s Golf Championship, Luther has a six shot (305, +21) advantage over Wartburg College (311, +27). Lucas Geiger of Coe sits atop the leaderboard with a total of 73 (+2). 
 
Mark Devlin of Luther fired a  75 on day one of the championship where he recorded an eagle on the 15th hole, which is a par 5. Joining Devlin in the top 10 of the standings are Haakon Rustad (74, +3) and Jay Fjelstul (78, +7).
 
Second round tee times will begin tomorrow at 9:00a with all teams teeing of No. 1 with the first wave including Buena Vista, Loras, and Dubuque. Nebraska Wesleyan, Coe, and Simpson will begin tee times at 9:50a and Luther, Wartburg, and Central will go off at 10:40a.
 
Team Standings:
1. Luther College (305, +21)
2. Wartburg College (311, +27)
3. Central College (312, +28)
4. Nebraska Wesleyan University (313, +29)
5. Coe College (316, +32)
6. Simpson College (319, +35)
7. Buena Vista University (322, +38)
8. Loras College (323, +39)
9. University of Dubuque (331, +47)
 
Individual Standings:
1. Lucas Geiger, Coe College (73, +2)
2. Haakon Rustad, Luther College (74, +3)
3. Mark Devlin, Luther College (75, +4)
T-4. Harold Dobernecker, Central College (76, +5)
T-4. Andrew Rush, Wartburg College (76, +5)
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