Senior Grant Saylor (Newburgh, Indiana) was the top finisher for the Screaming Eagles, tying for 18th. Saylor was consistent all weekend, shooting an eight-over 224 (75-75-74). The next highest Eagle was junior Preston Van Winkle (Santa Claus, Indiana). Van Winkle improved in each round after a 79 in round one. In round two, he shot a 77 before carding a 73 in the third round to tie for 30th with a 13-over 229.
Freshman K.O. Taylor (Madisonville, Kentucky) fired a sub-80 round each day as well, placing 42nd with 17-over 233 (75-79-79).
As a team, USI finished 10th in the 14-team conference tournament. The Eagles were consistent with their scores, firing a 307, 311 and 309 for a three-round total of a 63-over 927. USI was tied for sixth after round one.
The University of Missouri-St. Louis was the team champion with a seven-over 871 (288-292-291). James Inman of Bellarmine University was the individual medalist with a three-under 213 (74-69-70).
Rivercut Golf Course — Springfield, Missouri
Par 72, 6983 yards — 14 teams, 70 players
University of Southern Indiana | 307 | 311 | 309 | Â Â 927 | Â Â Â +63 | Â Â 10th |
Saylor, Grant | 75 | 75 | 74 | Â Â 224 | Â Â +8 | Â Â t-18th |
Van Winkle, Preston | 79 | 77 | 73 | Â Â 229 | Â Â +13 | Â Â t-30th |
Taylor, K.O. | 75 | 79 | 79 | Â Â 233 | Â Â +17 | Â Â 42nd |
Bell, Travis | 78 | 80 | 85 | Â Â 243 | Â Â +27 | Â Â t-60th |
Tanriverdi, Kyle | 82 | 84 | 83 | Â Â 249 | Â Â +33 | Â Â t-64th |
# Indicates individual player