Two Yellow Jackets post top-5 in opening round of Yellow Jacket Invitational

WAUSEON, Ohio - The Defiance College men's golf closed out the first day of their Yellow Jacket Invitational at Ironwood Golf Club with two golfers posting top-5 scorecards while the team stands second place.

Just four shots off the lead following the first 18 holes, DC's Jordan Wolford and Sam Theissler finished with rounds of 77 and are tied for fifth place after Round 1. Both golfers posted multiple birides during their strong opening round. Indiana Tech's Logan Keller leads the way after a 73. The whole A Team had at least one birdie on their scorecards as Brenden Garvin, Alex Moritz and Zack Palmer all finished the day 84 or better.

The B Team was led by Sam Boyles with an 86, who had the team's lone birdie on the seventh and his lowest round of the season. Bretton Basford followed with a 90, then Cooper Sloan with a career-low 92 and Zach Canterbury had 95 ahead of Brodee McMahan's 97.

The second day of competition continues on Monday with a 10 a.m. start at Ironwood. The round can be stream,ed thanks to National Golf Network.

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