GRANT ANSCHUETZ | STAFF REPORTER The Butler University men’s and women’s golf teams find themselves in similar positions as they look to start their seasons this fall. The similarities begin with key losses from last year’s teams. The women lose last year’s Big East Player Of The Year Jenna Peters, as well as Isabella Lambert,…
Bulldogs tee off at invite
KELLY MURPHY | STAFF REPORTER This Monday and Tuesday, the Butler men’s golf team will host the Butler Fall Invitational. The Butler women’s golf team will also compete at the Invitational. Last year, the women’s team finished third in the competition, 14 points behind winner Bradley University and nine points behind second-place University of Evansville.…
Bulldogs prepare for invitational
KELLY MURPHY | STAFF REPORTER The men’s golf team will play in the Cleveland State Invitational this weekend, looking to improve on last year’s 12th place finish at Aurora, Ohio. “I think we’ll have a better tournament this year than last year; we know the course,” said head coach Bill Mattingly. Senior Logan Holt will…
Men’s Golf looks to rebound
BOBBY JOHNSON | STAFF REPORTER After a difficult first year in the Big East Conference, the Butler men’s golf team seems poised to contend for a much higher finish. The team managed a seventh-place finish at the conference tournament in April. Now, the Bulldogs hope to establish themselves as a possible top-five team in the…
Andrew Eiler – From Walk-On to Winner
BRENDAN KING | Staff Reporter After waking up to sounds of shouting and horns at Culver Military Academy for four years, Butler golfer Andrew Eiler is ready for early morning tee times. Eiler is a junior on the men’s golf team. When he joined the team as a freshman, he was just a walk-on player.…
Golf Recap
BRENDAN KING | Staff Reporter The Butler men’s golf team finished in second place out of four teams in the Big Four Classic on Thursday. The Big Four tournament is an annual event involving Butler, Wabash, Hanover and DePauw, held at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind. DePauw finished in first place with a…
Golf Recap
BRENDAN KING | Staff Reporter The Butler men’s golf team placed eighth during Monday and Tuesday’s Villanova Invitational. The Bulldogs were looking for a strong finish in this tournament after placing fourth out of five teams at the Butler Spring Invitational last week. Butler’s next tournament will be on April 8 at the Big…
Butler Golf Continues its Hot Start
MITCH RIPORTELLA | Staff Reporter The Butler men’s golf team began its season over spring break at the two-day Bulldog Invitational tournament in Jacksonville, Fla. The men had a strong showing in their second outing of the season, beating nine other teams to win the tournament. The Bulldogs ended the first day with the lowest…
Bulldogs begin spring season
MITCH RIPORTELLA | Staff Reporter Butler’s men and women’s golf teams are gearing up for the start of the 2014 season this week, with their first competitions being held over Spring Break. This will be both teams’ first season in the Big East, with the men moving over from the Atlantic Ten Conference and the…