Butler improved in each round of the 15-team UK Bluegrass Fall Invitational and finished 12th. Host Kentucky won the tournament by four strokes over Dayton.
During Sunday’s final round, junior Andrew Wegeng led the Bulldogs with a 71 and finished ninth overall by shooting a 218. Wegeng was one of four Bulldogs to record a score of 73 or better in the final round. Senior Jordan Mack and junior Matt Vitale both recorded scores of 72, while freshman Andrew Eller shot a 73.
As a team, the Bulldogs final-round score of 288 tied them with runner-up Dayton for fourth place. Butler’s final round was 23 strokes better than its opening round (311) and 17 strokes better than its second round (305).
Junior Colin Reenan also competed for the Bulldogs, shooting a 238 in the two-day tournament.
Butler will have two weeks off before hosting the Butler Fall Invitational Oct 3-4.
