Final Results
Damon Dickey's school-record round highlighted the second and final day for Butler at the Boilermaker Invitational, which was hosted by Purdue.
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Dickey shot a seven-under 64 in Saturday's morning round, which matched the best round of the 54-hole event by anyone in the field. Two other competitors carded 64s in Saturday's afternoon round.
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Dickey used seven birdies on the 7,275-yard Ackerman-Allen Golf Course to post a new Butler record for a par-71 course. Dickey bettered the mark of teammate
Will Horne, who shot 65 in the final round of the Tom Tontimonia Invitational in Cleveland in October.
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Dickey's 64 was sandwiched between rounds of 75 and 73 as his total of one-under 212 placed him in a tie for 17
th.
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Purdue's Herman Wibe Sekne and Oklahoma's Jase Summy tied for medalist honors at 202 (-11). Wibe Sekne led the host Boilermakers to the team title as Purdue posted a total of 822 (-30) to take the win by one stroke over Oklahoma. The Sooners nearly overtook Purdue with their final round of 266 (-18).
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Butler, which was tied for tenth after the first round Friday, moved up to eighth on Saturday. The Bulldogs finished the event at 869 (+17). Led by Dickey's 64, Butler shot a round of four-under 280 Saturday morning in the second round.
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Raymond Sullivan's Saturday morning scorecard included an eagle and six birdies as he registered a two-under 69 in the second round. He finished the event in a tie for 47
th at 220 (+7).
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Connor McNeely shot a one-under 70 in Saturday's final round to finish at 219 (+6) and in a tie for 42
nd.
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Will Horne (222) and
Daniel Tanaka (233) finished in 55
th and 72
nd, respectively.
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The Bulldogs have one more tune-up prior to the 2023 BIG EAST Championships. The Bulldogs will travel to Columbus, Ohio to compete at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate Friday through Sunday. Ohio State is the host of the 54-hole event. Â Â
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