LOUDON, Tenn. – Senior Barend Botha carded an even-par 70 to lead the Toledo men's golf team on Friday in its opening round of the Visit Knoxville Collegiate at the par-70, 7,280-yard Tennessee National Golf Course. The Rockets are in 12th place in the team standings at 13-over par 293 with the host Volunteers leading the 14-team field at seven-under par 273. UT is just seven shots behind seventh-place Virginia Tech.
Botha is tied for 19th place and registered four birdies and four bogeys in his round. He was at one-under par until bogeying his 17th hole.