Eagles place 10th at GLVC Championship

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University of Southern Indiana Men’s Golf concluded its season Monday afternoon at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championship, finishing 10th in the conference tournament at Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield, Missouri.

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).

4/23-24/2017 — GLVC Championship
Rivercut Golf Course — Springfield, Missouri
Par 72, 6983 yards — 14 teams, 70 players

University of Southern Indiana 307 311 309   927    +63   10th
Saylor, Grant 75 75 74   224    +8   t-18th
Van Winkle, Preston 79 77 73   229    +13   t-30th
Taylor, K.O. 75 79 79   233    +17   42nd
Bell, Travis 78 80 85   243    +27   t-60th
Tanriverdi, Kyle 82 84 83   249    +33   t-64th

# Indicates individual player