Sunday, April 23
Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
All Day
Purdue Fort Wayne
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Horizon League Championship
Kasey Lilly
Kasey Lilly and Mastodons Lead Horizon League Championship After 18 Holes
4/23/2023 4:05:00 PM | Men's Golf
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. - Purdue Fort Wayne men's golf is in sole possession of first place at the Horizon League Championship after 18 holes of play. The Mastodons shot 290 on Sunday (April 23), two shots better than any other team in the field.
Purdue Fort Wayne's 290 is the seventh-best round of the season. Oakland is the closest team to the 'Dons, shooting 292 on day one. League-favorite Wright State shot 296.
Kasey Lilly is in a tie for first place after an opening round of 69. He had a bogey-free front nine, including a pair of birdies to start the round. After a birdie on 10, he was 3-under. He rattled off five more pars before his first and only bogey of the day came on 16. He quickly made up for it with a birdie on 17. Lilly is tied with Oakland's Yaro Ilyenko for the individual medalist race.
Four shots back of Lilly, Hunter Mefford is in a tie for sixth with a 1-over 73. He also started his round with a birdie and three pars. After a bogey on hole five, he went back under with a birdie on the 430-yard par-4 seventh. On the back nine, he had just one bogey, which came on 13. He parred the rest.
Joining the flock of birdies on the opening hole, Nick Holder also shot 73 to possess sixth place with Mefford. Holder had three bogeys on the front nine, then a very clean back nine of eight pars and a birdie on hole 16.
Jadden Ousley was two shots back of Mefford and Holder with a 75. He is in a tie for 13th. Ousley's round featured three birdies on the front nine on holes three, five and eight. He finished his round with seven pars on the final eight holes.
Burke Pitz shot an 81 in the opening round to sit in a tie for 41st. He had 12 pars in round one, including a stretch of five in a row from hole six to 10.
Purdue Fort Wayne will tee off for round two with tee times starting at 7:30 a.m. on Monday (April 24).
Purdue Fort Wayne's 290 is the seventh-best round of the season. Oakland is the closest team to the 'Dons, shooting 292 on day one. League-favorite Wright State shot 296.
Kasey Lilly is in a tie for first place after an opening round of 69. He had a bogey-free front nine, including a pair of birdies to start the round. After a birdie on 10, he was 3-under. He rattled off five more pars before his first and only bogey of the day came on 16. He quickly made up for it with a birdie on 17. Lilly is tied with Oakland's Yaro Ilyenko for the individual medalist race.
Four shots back of Lilly, Hunter Mefford is in a tie for sixth with a 1-over 73. He also started his round with a birdie and three pars. After a bogey on hole five, he went back under with a birdie on the 430-yard par-4 seventh. On the back nine, he had just one bogey, which came on 13. He parred the rest.
Joining the flock of birdies on the opening hole, Nick Holder also shot 73 to possess sixth place with Mefford. Holder had three bogeys on the front nine, then a very clean back nine of eight pars and a birdie on hole 16.
Jadden Ousley was two shots back of Mefford and Holder with a 75. He is in a tie for 13th. Ousley's round featured three birdies on the front nine on holes three, five and eight. He finished his round with seven pars on the final eight holes.
Burke Pitz shot an 81 in the opening round to sit in a tie for 41st. He had 12 pars in round one, including a stretch of five in a row from hole six to 10.
Purdue Fort Wayne will tee off for round two with tee times starting at 7:30 a.m. on Monday (April 24).
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