Monday, March 29
Indianapolis, Ind.
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Butler Spring Invitational
Kasey Lilly
Mastodon Men's Golf Set For Butler Spring Invitational
3/28/2021 12:00:00 PM | Men's Golf
Presented by Glenbrook Dodge
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Purdue Fort Wayne men's golf will play in another tournament hosted by Butler this week: the Butler Spring Invitational.
Event: Butler Spring Invitational
Host: Butler
When: March 29-30 (18 holes Monday and Tuesday, 9 a.m. shotgun start)
Where: Highland Golf Club | Indianapolis, Ind.
Par: 70
Yardage: 6,551
Format: Play 5, take 4
Live Results: Golfstat
Competing Teams
Butler, Chicago State, Cleveland State, DePauw, Green Bay, Indian Hills, Indiana Wesleyan, University of Indianapolis (individuals only), IU Kokomo, Loyola Chicago, Purdue Fort Wayne, and Valparaiso.
Highland Golf Club
The game of golf hit Indiana like a storm in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Riverside Park became home to the first municipal in Indianapolis in 1900 and from there a group of enthusiastic golfers formed their own private club. The group obtained a lease from the city in 1903 for a tract of unused park land and, in November of that year, filed Article of Incorporation with the Secretary of State to form Highland Golf Club. The Articles were signed by: William W. Carter; I. N. Cleaver; William Donaldson; Arthur M. Hall; James Kepperley; Edward L. Lennox; E. D. Moore; Samual E. Rauh; William Root and H. F. Waterman. They hired Scotsman James Conacher to design and build the course and, in 1904, the new 18-hole Highland Golf Club opened and was considered one of the finest links in the country. When the city terminated this lease in 1919, the growing club needed a new location. A spectacular 143-acre farm was found in "north" Indianapolis, owned by early pioneers named Eastman. The partially wooded land on a high bluff of White River became home to the new Highland Golf and Country Club and their old course at Riverside became Coffin Golf Course. Founders Clarence L. Kirk; Charles Hall; George Schneider and L.M. Wainwright led her transition. Highland Realty was formed and handled the financials for the purchase, the conversion of the farm to a golf course, and the building of the clubhouse. Willie Park Jr. designed and built the course with assistance from Bill Diddel and they created a course hailed by golfers near and far. In 1940, the realty company sold the property and its improvements to the club and the club retired this initial debt in 1941. There was great merriment in the clubhouse that day. Over the years, our club has weathered economic depressions, wars and cultural changes but is still known as "the golfinest club hereabouts!" A debt of gratitude goes to our members and leaders who were, and still are, dedicated to keeping our beautiful club thriving.
Where They Rank
Eric Brinker is fifth in program history in career scoring average at 75.25. Kasey Lilly, who has only played 19 rounds as a Mastodon, will soon meet the minimum qualification of 25. If his 74.47 average holds, he will have the second-best career average in program history, only behind Zach Schroeder.
Top-10 Finishes
Eric Brinker has five top-10 finishes in his career. He had two in each of his freshman and sophomore seasons and one as a junior in 2019-20. Kasey Lilly has been in the top 10 twice, tying Brinker for seventh at the Gary Freeman Invitational in March 2020 and tying for seventh at the Benbow Invitational in 2021.
Last Time Out
The 'Dons are coming off a seventh-place finish at the Benbow Invitational, led by Kasey Lilly who was the seventh-best golfer in the field, carding a 77-75-152.
Next Time Up
Purdue Fort Wayne will visit Kettering, Ohio to play in the Dayton Flyer Invitational at NCR South on April 12-13. Last season at this tournament, Kasey Lilly had an eagle and a double-eagle in the same day.
Event: Butler Spring Invitational
Host: Butler
When: March 29-30 (18 holes Monday and Tuesday, 9 a.m. shotgun start)
Where: Highland Golf Club | Indianapolis, Ind.
Par: 70
Yardage: 6,551
Format: Play 5, take 4
Live Results: Golfstat
Competing Teams
Butler, Chicago State, Cleveland State, DePauw, Green Bay, Indian Hills, Indiana Wesleyan, University of Indianapolis (individuals only), IU Kokomo, Loyola Chicago, Purdue Fort Wayne, and Valparaiso.
Highland Golf Club
The game of golf hit Indiana like a storm in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Riverside Park became home to the first municipal in Indianapolis in 1900 and from there a group of enthusiastic golfers formed their own private club. The group obtained a lease from the city in 1903 for a tract of unused park land and, in November of that year, filed Article of Incorporation with the Secretary of State to form Highland Golf Club. The Articles were signed by: William W. Carter; I. N. Cleaver; William Donaldson; Arthur M. Hall; James Kepperley; Edward L. Lennox; E. D. Moore; Samual E. Rauh; William Root and H. F. Waterman. They hired Scotsman James Conacher to design and build the course and, in 1904, the new 18-hole Highland Golf Club opened and was considered one of the finest links in the country. When the city terminated this lease in 1919, the growing club needed a new location. A spectacular 143-acre farm was found in "north" Indianapolis, owned by early pioneers named Eastman. The partially wooded land on a high bluff of White River became home to the new Highland Golf and Country Club and their old course at Riverside became Coffin Golf Course. Founders Clarence L. Kirk; Charles Hall; George Schneider and L.M. Wainwright led her transition. Highland Realty was formed and handled the financials for the purchase, the conversion of the farm to a golf course, and the building of the clubhouse. Willie Park Jr. designed and built the course with assistance from Bill Diddel and they created a course hailed by golfers near and far. In 1940, the realty company sold the property and its improvements to the club and the club retired this initial debt in 1941. There was great merriment in the clubhouse that day. Over the years, our club has weathered economic depressions, wars and cultural changes but is still known as "the golfinest club hereabouts!" A debt of gratitude goes to our members and leaders who were, and still are, dedicated to keeping our beautiful club thriving.
Where They Rank
Eric Brinker is fifth in program history in career scoring average at 75.25. Kasey Lilly, who has only played 19 rounds as a Mastodon, will soon meet the minimum qualification of 25. If his 74.47 average holds, he will have the second-best career average in program history, only behind Zach Schroeder.
Top-10 Finishes
Eric Brinker has five top-10 finishes in his career. He had two in each of his freshman and sophomore seasons and one as a junior in 2019-20. Kasey Lilly has been in the top 10 twice, tying Brinker for seventh at the Gary Freeman Invitational in March 2020 and tying for seventh at the Benbow Invitational in 2021.
Last Time Out
The 'Dons are coming off a seventh-place finish at the Benbow Invitational, led by Kasey Lilly who was the seventh-best golfer in the field, carding a 77-75-152.
Next Time Up
Purdue Fort Wayne will visit Kettering, Ohio to play in the Dayton Flyer Invitational at NCR South on April 12-13. Last season at this tournament, Kasey Lilly had an eagle and a double-eagle in the same day.
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