Tuesday, October 5
Westlake, Ohio
Purdue Fort Wayne
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Tom Tontimonia Invitational
Kasey Lilly with the Tom Tontimonia Invitational medalist trophy
VICTORY! Kasey Lilly Wins Tom Tontimonia Invitational
10/5/2021 4:42:00 PM | Men's Golf
LAKEWOOD, Ohio - Thanks to three-straight birdies on his final three holes, Kasey Lilly of the Purdue Fort Wayne men's golf team won the Tom Tontimonia Invitational with a 69-68-137 at the Lakewood Country Club on Tuesday (Oct. 5).
Lilly's tournament win is the first for the program since Zach Schroeder won the Wright State Invitational in April of 2019.
The junior opened his round with two birdies in his first four holes. After a bogey on hole five, he had eight straight holes of par or better, with a birdie on 10. After two bogeys on 14 and 15, Lilly closed his round with three straight birdies, capped off by sinking a 12-foot putt on 18. After his round was over, Oakland's Anthony Comito was still on the course, sitting even with Lilly with four holes to play. Comito bogeyed 16 and parred 17 and 18, giving way to Lilly's first tournament win. Lilly had 10 birdies this week, which tied for the most in the field. In his junior season, Lilly has amassed a 323-17 record, a win percentage of .950.
Brett Seward shot 72-70-142 to finish in a tie for seventh. This is his first top-10 finish of his time as a Mastodon. Seward's last round of the tournament started with a birdie on hole one before he rattled off seven straight pars. He had a bogey-free back nine with a birdie on the 158-yard par-3 16th hole.
Tyler Green used two birdies on his front nine to conclude his week with 76-73-149. He finished in a tie for 45th after an even front nine. He had 12 pars with birdies on four and nine. Reece Compton shot a 74 to have his score taken in round two. He finished the week in a tie for 56th with a 78-74-152. His only birdie on Tuesday came on the 589-yard par-5 ninth to pair with his 13 pars.
Burke Pitz also competed for the team score and fired a 75-75-150. His final round featured four birdies, coming on holes two, five, nine and 16.
As a team, the Mastodons finished in third with a 292-285-577, just one shot back of Dayton. Oakland won the tournament with a 570. This season, Purdue Fort Wayne has a record of 15-3 against Horizon League schools.
Purdue Fort Wayne will take to the course again on October 18, when the Mastodons play at the Dayton Flyer Invitational in Kettering, Ohio.
Lilly's tournament win is the first for the program since Zach Schroeder won the Wright State Invitational in April of 2019.
The junior opened his round with two birdies in his first four holes. After a bogey on hole five, he had eight straight holes of par or better, with a birdie on 10. After two bogeys on 14 and 15, Lilly closed his round with three straight birdies, capped off by sinking a 12-foot putt on 18. After his round was over, Oakland's Anthony Comito was still on the course, sitting even with Lilly with four holes to play. Comito bogeyed 16 and parred 17 and 18, giving way to Lilly's first tournament win. Lilly had 10 birdies this week, which tied for the most in the field. In his junior season, Lilly has amassed a 323-17 record, a win percentage of .950.
"I knew it was my day."
— Purdue Fort Wayne MG (@MastodonMGolf) October 5, 2021
- Kasey Lilly, Tom Tontimonia Invitational Medalist#FeelTheRumble #HLGolf pic.twitter.com/Ue8fmjRTjc
Brett Seward shot 72-70-142 to finish in a tie for seventh. This is his first top-10 finish of his time as a Mastodon. Seward's last round of the tournament started with a birdie on hole one before he rattled off seven straight pars. He had a bogey-free back nine with a birdie on the 158-yard par-3 16th hole.
Tyler Green used two birdies on his front nine to conclude his week with 76-73-149. He finished in a tie for 45th after an even front nine. He had 12 pars with birdies on four and nine. Reece Compton shot a 74 to have his score taken in round two. He finished the week in a tie for 56th with a 78-74-152. His only birdie on Tuesday came on the 589-yard par-5 ninth to pair with his 13 pars.
Burke Pitz also competed for the team score and fired a 75-75-150. His final round featured four birdies, coming on holes two, five, nine and 16.
As a team, the Mastodons finished in third with a 292-285-577, just one shot back of Dayton. Oakland won the tournament with a 570. This season, Purdue Fort Wayne has a record of 15-3 against Horizon League schools.
Purdue Fort Wayne will take to the course again on October 18, when the Mastodons play at the Dayton Flyer Invitational in Kettering, Ohio.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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