Gilmore Leads Cardinals for Second Straight Day in Final Round at Mason Rudolph Championship

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Mason Rudolph Championship

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Gilmore Leads Cardinals for Second Straight Day in Final Round at Mason Rudolph Championship

April 05, 2026 | Men's Golf

Mason Rudolph Championship

FRANKLIN, Tenn. -- Happy Gilmore led the Ball State men's golf team for a second straight round on Sunday, shooting 2-over par 73 in the final round of the Mason Rudolph Championship for his best round of the tournament. He outpaced Cardianls' teammate Samuel Harris, who shot even par in his first nine holes, but closed at +4 in his final nine.

Beginning on the back nine, Gilmore overcame a double-bogey on the par-5 18th hole and proceeded to shoot par or better on seven of nine holes on the front. He was +2 on the back with a birdie on the par-5 14th hole. His birdie on the par-5 sixth hole lowered his card to +1 entering the day's last three holes. He shot bogey-birdie-bogey to close the day. Saturday, he matched Avery Mahoney with the Cardinals' best round at +5 overall.

Gilmore (81-76-73---230) and Harris (73-82-75---230) led the Cardinals over 72 holes, followed closely by Luke Johnston (73-80-79---232), just two strokes behind. Mahoney (80-76-82---238) scored fourth in the Cardinals' lineup.

Top-ranked Auburn won the star-studded event, with host and No. 11-ranked Vanderbilt finishing second in the event that drew five top-12 programs and nine in the country's top 100.