Holder's Hole-in-One Highlights Mastodons' Opening Day at Xavier Invitational

Monday, October 20

Cincinnati, Ohio

All Day

Purdue Fort Wayne

Xavier Invitational

Nick Holder

Holder's Hole-in-One Highlights Mastodons' Opening Day at Xavier Invitational

10/20/2025 8:03:00 PM | Men's Golf

Results

CINCINNATI, Ohio - It's the moment about which every golfer dreams: draining a hole-in-one in live competition.

While not the first ace of his life, Nick Holder did just that. The Purdue Fort Wayne redshirt-senior buried a 210-yard tee shot for a hole-in-one on hole 12 at the Xavier Invitational on Monday (Oct. 20). His 6-iron one-hopped straight into the cup.

While that shot was just one of Holder's 146 strokes in 36 holes at the Maketewah Country Club, it was definitely the most exciting. It set him up for a competitive day that had him in 16th place when it was all said and done. He had nothing worse than a bogey all day, turning in a scorecard with 11 pars in round one and 12 in round two. His second round featured a pair of birdies on seven and 16.

Brock Reschly turned in a 77-74-151, putting him in 39th place after 36 holes. Reschly was even over his last seven holes in round one thanks to birdies on one and seven, then started round two with a birdie on eight. Another birdie on 12 highlighted a seven-hole bogey-free stretch and an even back nine.

The third Mastodon to have his scores taken, Cody Coleman shot 74-79-153 for 47th place. The sophomore's first round included 13 pars and a birdie on hole two, which sparked a stretch of six pars in a row immediately following. In the afternoon, Coleman birdied 11, made the turn without another, but got a birdie to fall on the 355-yard hole one. He got another birdie on hole seven before finishing his round on nine.

Justin Hicks shot 80-77-157, having his second round taken for the team score. His first round had a stretch of five pars in a row, shortly before a birdie on hole 14. In the afternoon, Hicks birdied seven and got a second on 14. He is in 66th place.

Julian Dugan shot 78-81-161 for 69th place. He totaled 13 pars and four birdies, coming on holes one and eight in the morning an one and 14 in the afternoon.

AJ Agnew played as an individual, turning in a 77-73-150 for 32nd place.

As a group, the Mastodons shot 303-302-605, tying with Southern Indiana for 11th place. The host Musketeers lead the field with a 559.

The final 18 holes of the Xavier Invitational, and the fall season for the Mastodons, will begin on Tuesday morning (Oct. 21).

~ Feel the Rumble ~