PALM COAST, Fla. -- After topping Nebraska, 3.5-2.5, in the first round of the 2016 Big Ten Match Play Championships early Friday morning, the University of Iowa men's golf team fell to Purdue, 2-4, in the second. The two-day event is being played at the Hammock Beach Resort in Palm Coast, Florida.
In Iowa’s first round tilt with Nebraska, the Hawkeyes earned victories from seniors Nate Yankovich and Voramate Aussarassakorn and freshman Matthew Walker.
Through four holes, Yankovich trailed Nebraska’s Jackson Wendling by one before winning six of next 13 holes on his way to posting a 3-and-1 victory.