Completed Event: Men's Golf versus Gopher Invitational on September 7, 2025 , , T-4th/15

09.07.2025 | Men's Golf
INDEPENDENCE, Minn. - Paul Beauvy finishes the first day of the Gopher Invitational tied for third place (-4), just two strokes behind the leaders. Beauvy shot back-to-back 69's and tallied six birdies on the day. The senior from Saint-Alban, France shot one-under on Par 4's, tying the fifth-lowest score in the field, and shot three-under on Par 5's, tied for the fourth-best score. The Cyclones as a team moved up five spots after the first round to sit in seventh place, carding a 293-284 (+9).
After shooting four-over in the first round, Zach May rallied back to even par (T16th) with a 67 in the second round, tying the second-lowest round of his career. The senior carded a team-high eight birdies in the first two rounds of the tournament. May shot -1 on Par 3's today, tying the sixth-best mark in the field. Junior Dianchao Wu is also tied for 16th after carding a 72-70Â (E). Wu totaled four birdies on the day and also shot -1 on Par 4's in the first two rounds.
Jackson McCommon is in 75th place (+13) at the end of the first day, carding two birdies. Owen Sawyer sits in 79th (+16) with back-to-back 79's. Sawyer tallied one birdie on the day. In his first career tournament, freshman Julian Geerebaert played as an individual and is tied for 49th after carding a 73-75 (+6). Geerebaert totaled three birdies in his first two rounds.
West Virginia holds the lead in the team race after the first day, sitting five-under par. Texas A&M's Aaron Pounds and South Carolina's Frankie Harris share the individual lead at six-under par.
The third and final round of the Gopher Invitational will be played tomorrow morning, with tee times beginning at 7:02 CT.
Iowa State Scorecard
T3 - Paul Beauvy - 69-69 = 138
T16 - Zach May - 75-67 = 142
T16 - Dianchao Wu - 72-70 = 142
T49 - (I) Julian Geerebaert - 73-75 = 148
75 - Jackson McCommon - 77-78 = 155
79 - Owen Sawyer - 79-79 = 158