Mastodon Men's Golf Ties 54-Hole Record, Lilly Finishes Fourth

Tuesday, October 3

Westlake, Ohio

All Day

Purdue Fort Wayne

Tom Tontimonia Invitational

Kasey Lilly

Photo by: Robert Hayes

Mastodon Men's Golf Ties 54-Hole Record, Lilly Finishes Fourth

10/3/2023 4:01:00 PM | Men's Golf

Results

WESTLAKE, Ohio - For the second time this season, the Purdue Fort Wayne men's golf team shot 846, the program's 54-hole record. On Tuesday (Oct. 3), the Mastodons shot 846 at the Tom Tontimonia Invitational to tie for fifth in the 15-team field.

The Mastodons' 846 came thanks to a 2-under-par 282 in the final round of the event. The 'Dons had just one Horizon League team (IUPUI, 835) finish ahead of them. Cleveland State tied the Mastodons, and the 'Dons beat Oakland (848), Robert Morris (853), Northern Kentucky (854), Youngstown State (857), Green Bay (867) and Detroit Mercy (877).

Kasey Lilly highlighted the Mastodons' tournament, shooting 68-71-68-207 to tie for fourth. This is the 10th top-five finish of his career and first of the season. His 207 is the third-best 54-hole mark in program history, behind two of his own scores. In the final round, Lilly started his day with three birdies in four holes. After a bogey on eight, he rattled off seven pars in a row before another bogey. He birdied 17 to go back to 2-under, then found another birdie on hole one to go even lower. He finished his round with two pars to earn the top-five spot.

Nick Holder tied for 12th on Tuesday with a 67-72-70-209, which is also a top-10 score in program history. After a bogey on his opening hole, he was bogey-free the rest of the day. He moved back to even on his third hole, then had 11 pars in a row. He birdied hole one then concluded his round with three pars.

Finishing with his best round of the week, Hunter Mefford tied for 40th with a 73-73-70-216. In round three, he started with a birdie on hole seven and four pars in a row. After a bogey on 12, he was 2-under over the next seven holes with birdies on 15 and 16. He wrapped up his day with four pars in a row to shoot 1-under.

Burke Pitz tied for 48th with a score of 69-73-75-217. He had an eight-hole stretch of bogey-free golf that included a birdie on 14. After making the turn back to the front, he birdied the 426-yard second hole.

Nick Bellush had his score taken in round three, shooting 71-74-74-219. He had birdies on holes eight and 14 and had a stretch of six pars in a row from 16-3.

AJ Agnew was Mr. Consistent, shooting 71-71-71-213 as an individual.

The 'Dons tied for fifth at 846, with Butler winning the event with an 823. Bulldog Damon Dickey won the tournament with a 203. The Mastodons will wrap up their fall season on October 16-17 at the North Alabama Intercollegiate.

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