The Bulldogs posted a tenth-place finish at the RedHawk Intercollegiate, which concluded Tuesday afternoon in Pittsburgh.
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The 54-hole event included the completion of the second round (which was suspended due to darkness) and the scheduled final 18 holes Tuesday.
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The Bulldogs played the final 36 holes at even-par after opening the event with a 15-over round of 299 Monday morning. Butler shot 283 (-1) and 285 (+1) over the final two rounds. In the team standings, Marquette (836) edged Georgia Southern (837) by a single stroke. There were a total of 16 teams in the field.
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Derek Tabor registered a three-under 68 in Tuesday's final round, which allowed him to climb 13 spots on the leaderboard to finish in a tie for 21
st at one-over 214. His Tuesday card featured three birdies against no blemishes on the par-71, 6,717-yard Pittsburgh Field Club course.
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Will Horne, making his fall debut for the Bulldogs, closed the event with back-to-back even-par 71 efforts, finishing in a tie for 29
th at 216 (+3). Horne's 71 in the second round included six birdies.
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Butler's best round of the last two days belonged to
Leo Zurovac, who fired a five-under 66 in the second round. He had a total of seven birdies, including five on the back nine.
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Brycen Jones of Georgia Southern and Marquette's Patrick Adler tied for individual honors at 10-under 203.
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THE BULLDOGS:
T21)
Derek Tabor, 74-72-68—214 (+1)
T29)
Will Horne, 74-71-71—216 (+3)
T53)
Luke Kruger, 73-75-74—222 (+9)
T53)
Leo Zurovac, 83-66-73—222 (+9)
T65)
Logan Sutto, 78-74-73—225 (+12)
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs continue the fall portion of the schedule at the Dayton Flyer Invitational. The event is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday. The Butler women's team will also be in Kettering, Ohio for the women's event hosted by Dayton those two days.
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