Youngstown State University
NKU's The Jewell
Kordupel Leads The Way Once Again at NKU's The Jewell
4/11/2023 4:30:00 PM | Men's Golf
Fifth-year senior Bryan Kordupel finished tied for ninth place to earn his fifth top-10 finish of the season and lead the Youngstown State men's golf team to an eighth-place finish at The Jewell hosted by Northern Kentucky which concluded on Tuesday.
Kordupel's performance was highlighted by a spectacular second-round seven-under-par score of 64 on Monday. The round, which featured 11 pars and seven birdies, tied for the second-lowest 18-hole score in YSU history.
Only Ross Beal's round of 63 on Oct. 9, 2007 at the IPFW Fall Classic was lower than Kordupel's second round. Kordupel joins D.J. Holub (Sept. 16, 2013) and Kevin Scherr (Sept. 9, 2019) as the only other Penguins to shoot below 65 in a round. He is the only YSU golfer to card such a round in a spring tournament.
For the event, Kordupel finished with a three-round score of 214. On Monday he opened with a 76 before improving 12 shots on his later round. On Tuesday, he had a final-round 74 which tied for team-low honors.
Ryan Sam used rounds of 70 and 71 on Monday to finish in the top 25. Sam had a final-round score of 78 to finish with a total of 219. He matched his career-low with his opening round of 70. Sam was one of three players tied for 24th.
Two Penguins tied for 39th as Cade Kreps and Dean Austalosh each finished with three-round totals of 223. Kreps opened with rounds of 71 and 78 on Monday before finishing with a final round of 74. Austalosh matched his YSU career-low round with an even-par 71 during the second round. He had a 77 in his first round and a 75 in his final round.
Jacob Sylak posted a total of 236 with rounds of 76, 78 and 82 while Conner Stevens had a 245 as an individual.
As a team, the Guins finished the event with an 878 following rounds of 293, 284 and 301. The host Norse ran away with the team title carding an 852. Fellow Horizon League members Purdue Fort Wayne (859) and Robert Morris (861) finished third and fourth respectively.
Zackary Beard of NKU and Ballard Harris of Bellarmine each finished five-under par for the event with a 208.
Youngstown State will play its final pre-Horizon League Tournament of the year on April 16-17 at the Wright State Spring Invitational at Heatherwoode Golf Club in Springboro, Ohio.
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