Friday, March 10
Daytona Beach, Fla.
All Day
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Sacred Heart Invitational
Billy King, Reece Compton, Burke Pitz, Hunter Mefford, Jadden Ousley, Nick Holder, Kasey Lilly
Purdue Fort Wayne Wins Sacred Heart Invitational With Fifth-Man Tiebreaker
3/10/2023 1:45:00 PM | Men's Golf
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Purdue Fort Wayne won the Sacred Heart Invitational on Friday (March 10) after a tie with Butler was decided with a fifth-man tiebreaker.
Butler moved up four spots on Friday with a 6-under performance, bringing the Bulldogs into a tie with the Mastodons. But Burke Pitz was the better fifth man, which ultimately led to the team's win. Pitz' 78-75-153 bested Butler's Henry Quinn's 78-81-159.
After falling behind with three holes left, the Mastodons had their top two players for the week come in clutch down the stretch. Nick Holder and Hunter Mefford finished the last three holes a combined 2-under to move into a tie with Butler.
Friday's win is the fifth team tournament title in Mastodon history. The team's 573 is the ninth-best 36-hole score in program history and the best in a tournament-winning effort.
Holder tied for third individually, turning in a 68-72-140. On Friday, Holder had 14 pars and two birdies. He responded from a bogey on three with a birdie on four, then erased a bogey on 12 with a birdie on 16. He finished the round with six bogey-free holes. This was the first top-10 of Holder's career.
Mefford joined Holder in the top-10, taking seventh with a 70-72-142. Mefford started 2-under in his first seven holes with birdies on two and four. He turned in another birdie on 10. After a tough four-hole stretch, he birdied 17 to move back to even for the round. Mefford's seventh-place finish was the third top-10 of his career.
Jadden Ousley turned in a 72-73-145 to earn 16th place. He had six pars to start his round. Ousley bogeyed seven, but birdied nine to have an even front nine. After three pars to start the back, he traded bogeys and birdies until 17.
Kasey Lilly tied for 17th with a 74-72-146. His even round on Friday came by way of 12 pars, three birdies and three bogeys. He got birdies to fall on five, 10 and 11.
Pitz finished in a tie for 40th with a 78-75-153, and the team's win was in large part to his play on the back nine. After starting 3-over on his first 10 holes, Pitz added an eagle to his scorecard, one of just 13 in the field. He birdied 16 as well to secure the win in the tiebreaker.
Reece Compton competed as an individual, turning in a 76-76-152 to tie for 38th.
The Mastodons have 10 days until their next competition: the ECU Intercollegiate in Greenville, North Carolina on March 20-21.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Butler moved up four spots on Friday with a 6-under performance, bringing the Bulldogs into a tie with the Mastodons. But Burke Pitz was the better fifth man, which ultimately led to the team's win. Pitz' 78-75-153 bested Butler's Henry Quinn's 78-81-159.
After falling behind with three holes left, the Mastodons had their top two players for the week come in clutch down the stretch. Nick Holder and Hunter Mefford finished the last three holes a combined 2-under to move into a tie with Butler.
Friday's win is the fifth team tournament title in Mastodon history. The team's 573 is the ninth-best 36-hole score in program history and the best in a tournament-winning effort.
Holder tied for third individually, turning in a 68-72-140. On Friday, Holder had 14 pars and two birdies. He responded from a bogey on three with a birdie on four, then erased a bogey on 12 with a birdie on 16. He finished the round with six bogey-free holes. This was the first top-10 of Holder's career.
Mefford joined Holder in the top-10, taking seventh with a 70-72-142. Mefford started 2-under in his first seven holes with birdies on two and four. He turned in another birdie on 10. After a tough four-hole stretch, he birdied 17 to move back to even for the round. Mefford's seventh-place finish was the third top-10 of his career.
Jadden Ousley turned in a 72-73-145 to earn 16th place. He had six pars to start his round. Ousley bogeyed seven, but birdied nine to have an even front nine. After three pars to start the back, he traded bogeys and birdies until 17.
Kasey Lilly tied for 17th with a 74-72-146. His even round on Friday came by way of 12 pars, three birdies and three bogeys. He got birdies to fall on five, 10 and 11.
Pitz finished in a tie for 40th with a 78-75-153, and the team's win was in large part to his play on the back nine. After starting 3-over on his first 10 holes, Pitz added an eagle to his scorecard, one of just 13 in the field. He birdied 16 as well to secure the win in the tiebreaker.
Reece Compton competed as an individual, turning in a 76-76-152 to tie for 38th.
The Mastodons have 10 days until their next competition: the ECU Intercollegiate in Greenville, North Carolina on March 20-21.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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