UPDATE: Due to weekend weather and temperatures, the tournament format and Monday's start time have been updated. Teams will now play 18 holes Monday and 18 holes Tuesday, with Monday's shotgun start adjusted to 2 p.m.Â
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Butler will host its annual Spring Invitational at Highland Golf Club on Monday and Tuesday.
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The Bulldogs will be joined by IUPUI, Oakland, Detroit, Ohio, Purdue Fort Wayne, Valparaiso, and Ball State (Individuals only).
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Monday (April 1) will feature 36 holes, followed by a planned final-round 18 on Tuesday. Shotgun starts are scheduled for 9 a.m. on both days, but could be impacted by frost.
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Located near the Butler campus, the Highland Golf Club is a par-70 course that will be set up at 6,551 yards.
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Butler's line-up will feature
Logan Sabins,
Patrick Allgeier,
Michael Cascino,
Raymond Sullivan, and
Nick Williams. The Bulldogs will also have five student-athletes competing as individuals:
Augie Hartnagel,
Michael Denner,
Ricky Kuiper,
Gehrig Hollatz, and
Spencer Fairbanks.
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The Bulldogs were last in action over Spring Break, competing in three events March 11-19. Allgeier earned BIG EAST Male Golfer of the Week honors March 21. He was Butler's top performer at the Bobby Nichols Invitational hosted by Tennessee Tech. He shot a 5-over-par 221 (71-74-76) that tied for 32nd place.
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