Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Southern Illinois University
UD Fall Invitational
Men's Golf wraps up fall schedule at UD Invitational
10/20/2009 | 12:00:00 | Men's Golf
Oct. 20, 2009
By Dana Ingraham
www.SIUSalukis.com
KETTERING, Ohio - The Southern Illinois men's golf team concluded the fall portion of its 2009 schedule Tuesday afternoon at the University of Dayton's UD Fall Invitational.
The 36-hole tournament was played at the par-71, 6,824-yard NCR Country Club South course in Kettering, Ohio.
Play began Monday morning with a delayed start time of 11 a.m. ET due to frost. After the first round of 18-holes, SIU stood in 11th place among the 17-team field with a total score of 314. The University of Toledo sat at the top of the leaderboard Monday evening at 298.
Blake Driskell was the only Saluki to fire his first round in the 70s, carding a 73 and earning a tie for fourth place after day one.
Fellow seniors Patrick Scheil and Jordan Cox posted identical round one scores of 80, while Ryan Hudson and Jake Erickson followed in suit, each one stroke behind at 81 and 82.
The Salukis began Tuesday's final round actively looking to move up in the ranks, however at the conclusion of the last 18-holes they remained stationed at the 11th spot. SIU posted a final score of 624 for the tournament.
Driskell notched his first top-10 finish of the year, shooting a 77 on day two for a total of 150 (+8) to tie for tenth place out of 98 individuals.
Scheil and Cox joined Driskell in the 70s Tuesday, carding a 75 and 76, respectively.
Erickson and Hudson finished the tournament with combined scores of 164 and 166.
Ball State University edged Toledo for first-place overall, posting a 596 to the Rockets' 601.
With the fall 2009 schedule now complete for Southern, the team will resume competition in early spring and begin contention for the Missouri Valley Conference title. The 2010 MVC championship will be hosted by Wichita State University and take place April 26 and 27 at Prairie Dunes Golf Club in Hutchinson Kan.
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