Men’s golf heads to Big Blue Invitational

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Event to take place on Monday and Tuesday

  Reigning Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Golfer of the Week Wil Pahud and his Purple Aces teammates head to the Big Blue Invitational on Monday and Tuesday.

The tournament will be played on the Par-72, 7,044 yard President’s Reserve Course at Hermitage Golf Club. Monday, Apr. 10 is set for 36-holes, with the final 18 to be played on Tuesday, Apr. 11. A shotgun start at 8:00 a.m. is set for both days.

The tournament field will consist of 12 teams: Chicago State, Detroit, Evansville, Murray State, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, UT Martin, Wisconsin-Green Bay, Christian Brothers, John A. Logan, Walters State and West Georgia.

Wil Pahud shot a 1-under 70 on Sunday as he finished the Hoosier Invitational in a tie for third place at the IU Golf Course earlier this week.  Coupled with his first two rounds, Pahud finished the tournament with a 210, just four strokes off of the win.  His opening-day totals finished at 71 and 69.

Tyler Gray also had a nice finish.  A 2-over 73 in the last round saw him complete the event in a tie for 12th place.  His tally checked in at 215.  Matthew Ladd was third on the squad.  His final round finished at 80 to give him a final score of 229.  He tied for 62nd.  Zac Turi was next for the Aces.  He registered a 78 on Sunday to post a 232 for the tournament.  Jon Pick was fifth on the team with a 3-round total of 234.