Round 1 Results
Butler has three golfers among the Top 10 after the opening day of the Benbow Invitational. That trio leads a Bulldog charge that has the team in second place following Monday's play.
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Raymond Sullivan and
Damon Dickey each shot two-over 73s on Monday and are part of a group that is tied for fifth individually. They are two shots off the lead.
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Sullivan's card included four birdies on the 6,750-yard Jacksonville Beach Golf Club in Florida.
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Freshman
Weston Guili was one shot behind his teammates after posting a 74 (+3).
Henry Quinn and
Daniel Tanaka are tied for 23
rd after opening-round 79s.
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Nick Williams, playing as an individual, is in a tie for 28th after shooting 81.Â
Butler's team score of 299 (+15) is six shots behind first-round leader Purdue Fort Wayne (293). The Bulldogs are nine shots clear of third-place Eastern Illinois. There are six teams in the field.
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The tournament is named in honor of the late Don Benbow, who was inducted into the Butler Athletics Hall of Fame for his contributions as a standout football student-athlete, golf and football coach, and his time at Butler as an athletics administrator.
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Play concludes Tuesday with a final 18 holes. A 9 a.m. shotgun start is planned.
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Live Scoring will be available via GolfStat.
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