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Kenny Leseur - 2023 Spring Invitational
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Butler Tied for the Lead After First Day of Benbow Spring Invitational

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**Tuesday's final round was canceled due to weather, making the 36-hole results from Monday's play final and official. Butler earned the tiebreaker and the team win based on the scorecards of both teams' fifth player. 

The Bulldogs are tied for the lead after the opening day of the Don Benbow Butler Spring Invitational.
 
Butler and Purdue Fort Wayne both finished the opening 36 holes at two-under 558. That is one shot better than Indian Hills. There are 14 teams in the field.
 
Butler will look to claim the tournament title with a final 18 holes Tuesday. A shotgun start is scheduled for 9 a.m.
 
Leo Zurovac is the top Bulldog on the leaderboard, currently in eighth at two-under 138. Zurovac had rounds of 70 and 68 Monday on the 6,551-yard Highland Golf Club course.
 
Daniel Tanaka, after rounds of 69 and 70, is tied for ninth at one-under 139.
 
Nick Piesen of Indiana holds the 36-hole lead at seven-under 133. He has a two-shot advantage over Oakland's Robert Burns.
 
THE BULLDOGS:
 
8) Leo Zurovac, 70-68—138 (-2)
T9) Daniel Tanaka, 69-70—169 (-1)
T16) Damon Dickey, 70-70—140 (E)
T22) Will Horne, 71-70—141 (+1)
T29) Kenny Leseur, 70-72—142 (+2)
T43) Jack Wilcox, 75-69—144 (+4)
T62) Derek Tabor, 72-74—146 (+6)
T81) Henry Quinn, 74-74—148 (+8)
T86) Weston Guili, 73-76—149 (+9)
 
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.
 
Live scoring is available via Golf Genius. Fans should access the direct link at https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/10451438518684112857 and use the ID BENBOW24.
 
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