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Cardinals Finish 10th at Purdue Fall Invite
October 10, 2023 | Men's Golf
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Kash Bellar shot his best round of the tournament Tuesday at the Purdue Fall Invite at Ackerman-Allen Golf Course, finishing in 17th place overall to lead five Ball State golfers in the field. Braxton Kuntz, who began the day among the leaders, shot 5-over par on Tuesday and slid to 26th place.
Bellar shot 1-under par 70 to rise 14 spots in the standings on the final day as golfers battled wind throughout the 7,275-yard course. His three-round production at Purdue was similar to his slow start at Wisconsin last week, when he raced from behind to capture a brief lead late in the final round.
Ball State finished the 54-hole event at +12 over the two-day event. The Cardinals rose in the standings to eighth place after a stellar second round Monday afternoon, finishing two strokes off the best score of the round. In blustery conditions on Tuesday though, Ball State shot 9-over par to finish behind Northern Illinois in eighth place and Central Arkansas in ninth. The Cardinals finished nine strokes over state rival Butler in 11th place.
"It was another week of scores being all over the place," said Ball State coach Mike Fleck. "We had an excellent middle round, and actually got off to a fast start today in the final round but we weren't able to keep it going through the back half of the round. Shots are so valuable in the team format and we let a lot go again today. We had seven rounds at par or better this week, which is really encouraging and something to build off of, but we need to be at 60-70% quality scoring rounds to be efficient. Our team is too talented to repeat the last two weeks like we have with the inconsistency."
Kash Bellar: 37-36—73 | 35-36—71 | 34-36—70 (214)
Braxton Kuntz: 36-35—71 | 35-34—69 | 37-39—76 (216)
Alec Cesare: 36-39—75 | 34-34—68 | 37-40—77 (220)
Ali Khan: 37-38—75 | 35-34—69 | 38-38—76 (220)
Carter Smith: 37-39—76 | 37-36—73 | 37-34—71 (220)
* (Individual) Trey Wilson: 37-40—77 | 37-45—72 | 38-38—76 (225)
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Bellar shot 1-under par 70 to rise 14 spots in the standings on the final day as golfers battled wind throughout the 7,275-yard course. His three-round production at Purdue was similar to his slow start at Wisconsin last week, when he raced from behind to capture a brief lead late in the final round.
Ball State finished the 54-hole event at +12 over the two-day event. The Cardinals rose in the standings to eighth place after a stellar second round Monday afternoon, finishing two strokes off the best score of the round. In blustery conditions on Tuesday though, Ball State shot 9-over par to finish behind Northern Illinois in eighth place and Central Arkansas in ninth. The Cardinals finished nine strokes over state rival Butler in 11th place.
"It was another week of scores being all over the place," said Ball State coach Mike Fleck. "We had an excellent middle round, and actually got off to a fast start today in the final round but we weren't able to keep it going through the back half of the round. Shots are so valuable in the team format and we let a lot go again today. We had seven rounds at par or better this week, which is really encouraging and something to build off of, but we need to be at 60-70% quality scoring rounds to be efficient. Our team is too talented to repeat the last two weeks like we have with the inconsistency."
Kash Bellar: 37-36—73 | 35-36—71 | 34-36—70 (214)
Braxton Kuntz: 36-35—71 | 35-34—69 | 37-39—76 (216)
Alec Cesare: 36-39—75 | 34-34—68 | 37-40—77 (220)
Ali Khan: 37-38—75 | 35-34—69 | 38-38—76 (220)
Carter Smith: 37-39—76 | 37-36—73 | 37-34—71 (220)
* (Individual) Trey Wilson: 37-40—77 | 37-45—72 | 38-38—76 (225)
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