Ball State University
Dorado Beach Collegiate
Kuntz & Khan Help Move Cardinals Up Leaderboard In Final Found At Dorado Beach
February 25, 2025 | Men's Golf
Khan (69-71-69---209) finished with his first top-10 finish of his senior season. It was his best tournament since a fourth-place showing at the 2004 Mid-American Conference Championships, and his 209 score was the lowest 54-hole total of his college career.
Kuntz (74-72-68---214) improved for the third straight day and helped Ball State rise two spots in the standings from 10th, through two rounds, into an eighth-place tie with Temple. His 4-under par showing Tuesday was the Cardinals' best outing of the tournament and, with Khan, was Ball State's fourth subpar round of the tournament.
"Man, we had a tough time connecting and weren't sharp outside of Ali this week in Puerto Rico," said 27th year coach Mike Fleck, "but I'm really proud of the fight and effort today while posting the low final round team score. Ali had a great top-10 finish and the sub-70 rounds today from he and Braxton were big in allowing us to finish with a strong third round. We still need to find a way to get out of the gate stronger and maintain quality play with competitive counter rounds from start to finish."
The Cardinals got support outside of Kuntz and Khan on Tuesday, with Kash Bellar (73-73-72---218) shooting even par, and freshman Gavin Hare (75-79-74---228) firing 2-over par -- both with their best rounds of the tournament.
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