Butler's Leo Zurovac climbed 13 spots on the leaderboard Tuesday to take medalist honors at the Don Benbow Butler Spring Invitational. Four Bulldogs among the Top 10 finishers also helped the Bulldogs post a convincing team win.
 
The 54-hole event concluded with a final 18 holes Tuesday at Highland Country Club in Indianapolis.
 
Zurovac shot a five-under 65 Tuesday, capitalizing on six birdies against only one bogey. He finished the event at four-under 206, which was one shot better than a quartet of runners-up. Zurovac's teammate Derek Tabor was among that group at 207 (-3).
 
After an opening-round 73 Monday, Zurovac posted scores of 68 and 65 over his final 36 holes. His Tuesday 65 tied teammate Will Horne for the best round of the event with Horne's 65 coming in Monday's second round.
 
Tabor's consistent play over the course of the two days saw him turn in scorecards of 70, 68 and 69. He and Zurovac were joined in the Top 10 by Horne (208; -2) and Logan Sutto (209; -1), who tied for sixth and ninth, respectively. Horne held the individual lead after the opening 36 holes.
 
The Bulldogs took control of the tournament Monday afternoon with a second-round 273 (-7). Butler entered the final round with a nine-shot advantage and extended that to 11 with a Tuesday 275 (-5). Butler finished the 54 holes at 829 (-11). BIG EAST rival DePaul finished second at even-par 840. Loyola Chicago was third at 852 (+12). There are 13 teams in the field.
 
THE BULLDOGS:
1) Leo Zurovac, 73-68-65—206 (-4)
T3) Derek Tabor, 70-68-69—207 (-3)
T6) Will Horne, 70-65-73—208 (-2)
T9) Logan Sutto, 69-72-68—209 (-1)
T52) Luke Kruger (playing as an individual), 74-69-76—219 (+9)
T68) Johnny Creamean, 72-76-74—222 (+12)
T89) Henry Quinn (playing as an individual), 76-79-73—228 (+18)
 
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.

The Bulldogs are back in action this weekend, traveling to Bloomington, Ind., for the Hoosier Collegiate hosted by Indiana University. Play at the Pfau Course is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday.