JOLIET, Ill. – The Olivet Nazarene University men's golf team competed in the St. Francis Spring Invitational on Tuesday. The Tigers finished in second place overall and finished with the best team 18-hole score this season.
Conor Butts led the Tigers with a first-place finish as he shot a 68 (-3). This is the first time a Tiger finished under par this season. Jack Busch then followed behind Butts with a tied for sixth-place finish and carded a 72 (+1). With the score of 72, Busch set a new career-high for the lowest 18-hole score. Kyle Spence and Caleb Stinespring rounded out the top-20 finishers for the Tigers and finished in a tie for 19th place. Spence and Stinespring both wrote a 76 (+5) in their scorecards.
Below are the final standings from the USF Spring Invitational
- Heartland CC: 284 (E)
- Olivet Nazarene: 292 (+8)
- St. Francis: 301 (+17)
- DuPage CC: 319 (+35)
- Saint Xavier: 322 (+38)
- Clarke: 323 (+39)
- Clarke (B): 334 (+50)
- Governors State: 334 (+50)
Below are all of the finishers for the Tigers
1: Conor Butts: 68 (-3)
T6: Jack Busch: 72 (+1) (Career-High)
T19: Kyle Spence: 76 (+5)
T19: Caleb Stinespring: 76 (+5)
T36: Cole Cox: 80 (+9) (Season-High)
T40: Jordan Evans: 81 (+10)
T47: Sam Nelson: 84 (+13)
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Tigers travel to the Pilot Spring Invitational at the Blackthorn Golf Club on Friday, April 15th through Saturday, April 16. Tee times have not been announced yet. Please visit onutigers.com for more information.
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*Contact: Sam Viebrock, Sports Information Director, stviebrock@olivet.edU