The Bulldogs posted an eighth-place finish in their final regular season event as next week's BIG EAST Championship looms.
 
Butler was part of a 12-team field at the Fighting Illini Spring Collegiate, hosted by the University of Illinois in Urbana, Ill. The Bulldogs' eighth-place result came in ahead of BIG EAST rival DePaul and just one spot behind conference foe Marquette.
 
After Saturday rounds of 306 and 304 Saturday, the Bulldogs posted a score of 297 Sunday to finish at 907 (+55).
 
The host Fighting Illini held a 14-shot lead entering Sunday's final round and finished the 54-hole tournament with a 10-shot advantage over Michigan State. Illinois shot 864 (+12) over the weekend. Michigan State (874) was second, followed by Michigan (881) and Northwestern (883).
 
Will Horne was the Bulldogs' top performer on the weekend, finishing at 11-over 224. He tied for 26^th.
 
Butler's best round of the weekend came from Derek Tabor on Saturday as he shot an even-par 71 on the 7,503-yard Atkins Golf Club; his Sunday round included four birdies.
 
Ryan Voois of Illinois took medalist honors at one-under 212; he was one shot clear of Michigan State's Ashton McCulloch.
 
THE BULLDOGS:
T26) Will Horne, 77-74-73—224 (+11)
T36) Daniel Tanaka, 74-76-77—227 (+14)
T41) Damon Dickey, 75-77-77—229 (+16)
T50) Leo Zurovac, 80-77-76—233 (+20)
69) Derek Tabor, W-80-71
 
Up next for the Bulldogs is the 2024 BIG EAST Men's Golf Championship, which begins Saturday at Riverton Pointe in Hardeeville, S.C. The three-round event features 18 holes each day.