(LEBANON, Ill., April 14)—The McKendree University men's golf team captured first place in the Benedictine Bulldog Classic on Monday. The 36-hole event was held at Panther Creek Golf Club in Springfield, Ill., and was hosted by Benedictine University-Springfield College.
The Bearcats' A squad was two strokes behind entering the final round, but blistered the course for a team score of 294 over the final 18 holes to hold off Missouri Baptist University by two strokes. McKendree finished with a 36-hole score of 589.
Individually, Justin Mueller (Belleville, Ill./Mascoutah) finished in a tie for second place. Mueller posted a score of 146, which included a 72 in the first round.
McKendree will now have two weeks to prepare for the American Midwest Conference/A.I.I. Unaffiliated Tournament, which will be held April 28-May 1 in Sioux City, Iowa. That tournament will serve as the qualifier for the NAIA National Championship, which is set for May 18-21 in Silvis, Ill.
McKENDREE UNIVERSITY MEN'S GOLF RESULT
BENEDICTINE BULLDOG SPRING CLASSIC
APRIL 12 AT PANTHER CREEK G.C., SPRINGFIELD, ILL.
Team Scores
McKENDREE A 295-294—589
Missouri Baptist 294-297—591
Rend Lake 293-299—592
Monmouth 298-303—601
Vincennes 307-303—610
Benedictine-Springfield 307-306—613
Southwestern Illinois 318-307—625
Kaskaskia 313-317—630
McKENDREE B 320-311—631
Holy Cross 310-333—643
Lincoln 333-318—649
Lewis and Clark 327-336—663
McKendree Individuals
Ryan Keller 77-72—149
Cole Garrison 73-77—150
Garrett Sneed 79-75—154
Rich Francis 82-84—166
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