FHSU Athletics

Fort Hays State’s Trey Herman had a great start at the NCAA Midwest/Central Regional in Lemont, Ill. The tournament is being held on the Dubsdread Course at Cog Hill Golf and Country Club, a par-72 layout. Herman shot a 4-under par 68 in the opening round to sit in a tie for third place individually, just one stroke back of the lead.

After a bogey to open the day on the first hole, Herman moved back to even with a birdie at the par-5 fifth hole. A bogey at the sixth dropped him to one-over par once again, but then he caught fire at the end of his first nine with birdies at the par-4 eighth and par-5 ninth. Herman was bogey free on the back nine, moving to two-under par with a birdie at the par-5 11th and then 4-under par with back-to-back birdies at the par-4 16th and 17th.

For the day, Herman carded 10 pars, six birdies, and two bogeys. He feasted on par fives with birdies at three of four on the course.

Herman sits just one stroke back of the two-time MIAA Player of the Year Travis Mays of Central Missouri and DJ Vogt of Bellarmine, who is playing as an individual in the tournament. Mays and Vogt each shot 67 (5-under par). Mays had six birdies and one bogey, while Vogt had four birdies, one bogey, and a hole-in-one on the par-3 second hole.

Herman is tied with Zach James of Southeastern Oklahoma State, who led his team to the top of the standings on Friday. Southeastern Oklahoma has the lead as a team at 288, while MIAA champion Central Missouri is three strokes back in second at 291. Southwestern Oklahoma State sits in third a stroke back of UCM.

Scoring conditions were good as 12 players shot under par in the opening round and seven others shot even. Herman will tee off at 8:30 am on the 10th hole for the second day of competition on Tuesday.