Southern Illinois leads Wichita State by five shots after the first two rounds of the men’s MVC Championships golf tournament at Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson.
The Shockers opened with a 288 and led SIU by one shot after the first round. WSU shot a second-round 299 to drop to a 27-over-par 587. SIU’s second-round 293 puts it a 582. The teams will play 18 holes in Tuesday’s final round.
SIU’s Peyton Wilhoit opened with a 68 and finished with a 141 to lead the field. WSU’s Grant Bennett is third with a 143.
WSU’s Conrad Walcher shot an opening-round 69 before slipping to 146 and a tie for seventh.