ZIONSVILLE, Ind. – Senior Bence Kotel fired a two-under-par 69 in Monday’s second round to move within three strokes of the lead at the 2026 Mid-American Conference Men’s Golf Championships. Kotel is now tied for third place with a score of three-over par after shooting the second-best round of the day at the par-71, 7,349-yard Holliday Farms Golf Club.

Kotel entered the day tied for 19th place when he teed off on the back nine. He opened his round with back-to-back birdies and then followed with another on the par-four, 393-yard No. 15 hole. Kotel’s only blemish was a double bogey on the par-three, 196-yard No. 4 hole. He closed out his round with five pars and a birdie on the par-five, 623-yard No. 7 hole.

 

First-round leader Eastern Michigan leads the nine-team field at 16-over par. The Eagles saw their eight-shot lead diminish to one stroke ahead of Miami in today’s action.

Northern Illinois’ Patrick Raupp and EMU’s Joshua Hess are tied for the individual lead at even-par.

The Rockets are scheduled to tee off at 8:00 a.m. off the No. 10 tee in Tuesday’s final round.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Eastern Michigan 288-296=584 (+16); 2. Miami 296-289=585 (+17); 3. Northern Illinois 297-296=593 (+25); 4. Central Michigan 300-303=603 (+35); T5. Ball State 308-299=607 (+39); T5. Kent State 304-303=607 (+39); T5. Bowling Green 305-302=607 (+39); 8. Ohio 311-304=615 (+47); 9. TOLEDO 318-306=624 (+56)

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS

T1. Patrick Raupp (NIU) 69-73=142 (E); T1. Joshua Hess (EMU) 70-72=142 (E). T3. Bence Kotel 76-69=145 (+3); T3. Rory McDonalid O’Brien (EMU) 70-75=145 (+3); T5. Liam Nelson (Miami) 70-76=146 (+4); T5. Tyler Anderson (Miami) 75-71=146 (+4); T5. Robby Turnbull (EMU) 74-72=146 (+4); T5. Angelo Luciani (BGSU) 75-71=146 (+4)

TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS

T3. Bence Kotel 76-69-145 (+3); T34. Mason Deal 80-78=158 (+16); 41. Marijn Hoogeveen 79-83=162 (+20); 42. Bence Bertenyi 86-85=171 (+29); SUB. Solomon Petrie 83 (+12)-Round 1; SUB. Braden Herstich 76 (+5)-Round 2



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