University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Panther men’s golf to take on challenging Zach Johnson Invitational field
9/23/2023 2:00:00 PM | Men's Golf
UNI men's golf at Zach Johnson Invitational
- West Des Moines, Iowa | Glen Oaks Country Club
- Sept. 25, 2023 | 8:30 a.m. CT (36-hole shotgun)
- Sept. 26, 2023 | 9 a.m. CT (18-hole shotgun)
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — UNI men's golf will stay in-state starting Monday morning as it heads to West Des Moines for this year's Zach Johnson Invitational, hosted by Drake University at Glen Oaks Country in its third showing of the season.
The Panthers will begin play at 8:30 a.m. on Monday morning with a two round 36-hole shotgun start, followed by a 9 a.m. 18-hole round on Tuesday morning.
UNI placed sixth at last year's Zach Johnson Invitational out of a 1- team field with Griffin Parker finishing in a tie for 18th place, carding a 219 (+1). The Panthers will be entering a challenging field of 11 teams including Iowa State, Indian Hills, Loyola-Chicago and North Dakota on the par-71, 6,900-yard course.
Parker, who is averaging a score of 72 per round through his first two tournaments this fall, took fourth place individually in his last outing at Air Force's Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational in Colorado, and scored a season-best 69 in the second round out west. Conor Van Weelden has averaged 75 per round, while J.D. Pollard has notched 76.33 per round.