BU Golf demolishes the field - wins tourney

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Bradley Men's Golf wins the Crusader Classic BY 30 STROKES!!
4 of the TOP 6 finishers including the Medalist were BU guys!
One of the best team scores in BU history!
and almost the entire team are underclassmen and will also be back next year!

http://bradleybraves.com/news/2016/9/7/mens-golf-wins-crusader-collegiate-to-open-2016-17.aspx

https://twitter.com/BradleySIDLive/status/773605334686507008

This is a great start to the season - keep up the great work...
when was the last time in any sport that our guys demolished the field as thoroughly as this... GO Braves!!!

[bigjimmy]

Very proud of the effort boys! A lot of the team is made up of local talent. From El Paso we have brothers Michael and Branden Mounce. From Pekin we have Drake Bushong. From Limestone/ICC we have Zach Jewell and from AC Central/ICC, and Illini Golf employee, Ethan Brue who won the tournament. Next up is the Joh Dallio Memorial tournament hosted by DePaul in Lemont on the 19th and 20th. GO BRAVES!

[Da Coach]

I didn't realize they had so many local and Illinois kids. Here is the men's golf roster-

http://www.bradleybraves.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball

[bigjimmy]

The Men's and Women's golf teams just played in the last tournaments. The men continued to have great results as they came in 2nd out of a field of 13 teams at the John Dallio Memorial at Ruffled Feathers in Lemont. The Braves shot a 3 round total of 896, finishing just 3 shots behind DePaul. For the 2nd straight tournament Ethan Brue was first with a 3 day total of 216. He was named the MVC Golfer of the Week for the 2nd time in 3 weeks. Drake Bushong tied for 9th. Their next tournament is on the 26th/27th in Madison, Illinois.

The women played at the Cardinal Classic in Yorktown, Indiana and finished 5th out of 16 teams. Their 54 hole score was 898, the 2nd lowest in school history. Freshman Taylor Ledwein Led the way for the Braves as she shot a 219 to finish tied for 7th. Junior Ally Scaccia shot 222 to finish 11th. Eastern Kentucky won the tournmanet with a ten over par team score of 874. Their next tournmant is on October 3rd/4th for the MVC Preview in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

[bigjimmy]

The Men's golf team played in the Derek Dolenc Invitational at Gateway National in Madison and finished 3rd out of 15 teams with a 3 round score of 880, 5 shots in back of Missouri State. This was the 3rd straight top 3 finish for the Braves. Drake Bushong finished tied for 4th with a score of 215, his 3rd straight top 10 finish this season. Ethan Brue finished tied for 8th with a score of 217, his 3rd straight top 10 finish. Ethan's scores in each of the final rounds have all been 70 and under. Brandon Mounce tied for 12th with a score of 219. They next visit Des Moines, Iowa for the Zach Johnson invitational on October 3rd and 4th.

[bigjimmy]

The men's and women's golf teams were in action this week, the men in Des Moines, Iowa and the women in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The men won their 2nd fall tournament of the year as they had a team score of 894, winning by 22 shots. Drake Bushong of Pekin won the Zach Johnson Invitational for the 2nd straight year as he shot a 3 round total of 216. Ethan Brue tied for 4th with a 224. This is the first time in 20 years that the Braves have won 2 fall tournament. They next play this Monday and Tuesday at Beverly Country Club in Chicago in the NIU Intercollegiate. The women finished 6th out of 14 at the MVC Preview with a score of 909. Taylor Ledwein led the way with a 3 day total of 220 to finish in 6th. Ally Scaccia tied for 15th with a 226. They next play this Monday and Tuesday in Catawba Island, Ohio in the Rocket Classic. GO BRAVES!

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Great! Go Braves!

[bigjimmy]

The Men's Golf Team was in action for 36 holes at the NIU Intercollegiate at Beverly Country Club in Chicago. Their first round was their worst of the year as they shot 317 to finish the round 11th out of 12 teams. But the 2nd round saw the Braves give one of their better performances of the year with a total of 293 to move up to 7th, just 4 shots out of 4th. Ethan Brue is tied for 8th as he had rounds of 73-72. Drake Bushong shot 78/72 and is in 18th. Zach Jewell shot 83/73 and Branden Mounce shot 84/76. The only team who posted a better 2nd round team score was Illinois who had rounds of 277 and 281 for a team score of 10 under par 558. They are only leading by 39 shots.

[bigjimmy]

The Men's golf team shot 303 in the final round at the NIU Intercollegiate, finishing in 6th. Ethan Brue had his 5th straight top ten finish as he shot a 75 for a total of 220 to finish tied for 8th. Drake Bushong finished tied for 11th after shooting a 73 to finish with 223. This is their last tournament until February. By the way Illinois had a 3 round score of 7 under 845, winning by just 53 strokes.

The Women's golf team played in the 54 hole Rocket Classic in Port Clinton, Ohio. They had 3 very consistent rounds, (309, 312, 309), to finish 6th out of 14 teams. Junior Ally Scaccia and Freshman Taylor Ledwein tied for 4th with a 54 hole score of 227. Their last tournament of the season is on the 23-25 in the Cardinal Cup in Simpsonville, Kentucky.

[bigjimmy]

The BU women's spring golf season got underway today as they played in the Amelia Island Collegiate in Fernandina Beach, Florida. They played 54 holes and shot team scores of 314 and 306 to finish 16th out of 18 teams but are just 10 shots out of the top ten. Freshman Taylor Ledwein shot scores of 74/76 to finish tied for 23rd and Sophomore Frankie Saban shot 77/77 to finish tied for 51st. They finish the tournament with 18 more holes of Tuesday and then have a quick turnaround as they go to Rio Verde, Arizona for the 3 day Rio Verde Invitational tournament that starts on Friday.
The men's golf team will have their first spring tournament on the 27th and 28th in Spring, Texas at the Colin Montgomery Houston Baptist Invitational. The men are coming off one of BU's best fall seasons ever as they won 2 out of 5 tournaments and finished 2nd and 3rd in 2 others. From what I've been told competition on the team should be pretty fierce as they have at least 8 guys competing for 5 spots for each tournament. Should be fun.

[bigjimmy]

The BU women's spring golf season got underway today as they played in the Amelia Island Collegiate in Fernandina Beach, Florida. They played 54 holes and shot team scores of 314 and 306 to finish 16th out of 18 teams but are just 10 shots out of the top ten. Freshman Taylor Ledwein shot scores of 74/76 to finish tied for 23rd and Sophomore Frankie Saban shot 77/77 to finish tied for 51st. They finish the tournament with 18 more holes of Tuesday and then have a quick turnaround as they go to Rio Verde, Arizona for the 3 day Rio Verde Invitational tournament that starts on Friday.

The women's golf team shot a 302 and improved one spot to 15th after today's 18 hole round. Ledwein shot a 74 and improved 2 spots to finish tied for 21st while Saban shot a 73 and improved 16 spots to finish tied for 35th. The Braves had 3 scores in the 70's as Junior Ally Scaccia shot a 75.

[bigjimmy]

The Men's and Women's golf team both competed in tournaments this week. The men played in the Colin Montgomery Houston Baptist Invitational in Spring, Texas on February 27 & 28 and finished 7th out of 13 teams with a 54 hole score of 885. On the 1st day the Braves had rounds of 288 and 295 and were in 3rd place but had a little bit more trouble in the 3rd round as they shot 302. Junior, AC Central grad and Illini Golf employee Ethan Brue had rounds of 71, 74 and 73 to shoot 218 and finished tied for 12th. Sophomore and Pekin grad Drake Bushong had rounds of 72, 73 and 76 to shoot 221 and finished tied for 22nd. Coming off a year and a half layoff due to injury Sophomore Daniel Lansing of Spring Park, Minnesota had rounds of 72, 76 and 76 to shoot 224. Sophomore and El Paso grad Branden Mounce had rounds of 73, 73 and 80 to shoot 226 and Junior and Limestone grad Zach Jewell had rounds of 77, 75 and 77 to shoot 229.

The women played in the Rio Verde Invitational on February 24-26 and finished 12th out of 19 teams with a 54 hole total of 919. They were 10th after round one with a 311, 7th after round 2 with a 295 and fell back to 12th after round 3 with a 313. Junior Grace Henderson had rounds of 79, 76 and 74 to tie for 37th with a 229. Junior Ally Scaccia and Sophomore Frankie Saban tied for 49th with a 232. Ally's 3 rounds were 76, 76 and 80 while Frankie shot 84, 70 and 78. Freshman Taylor Ledwein had rounds of 80, 73 and 81 to shoot 234 and Sophomore Chloe Horton had rounds of 76, 79 and 81 to shoot 236.

Both teams will be hosting the Bradley Spring Break Invitational at Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas, Texas on March 13 & 14.

[bigjimmy]

The Bradley Men's golf team had a record breaking performance at the Bradley Spring Break Invitational near Dallas, Texas the last 2 days! They won by 41 strokes over 5 other schools shooting rounds of 288, 292 and a 2 under 278 for a 3 round total of 858 which broke the old record by 4 strokes. The 278 was also a new school record, breaking it by 1 stroke. Michael Mounce had 3 rounds of 71 for a 213 which gave him a 3 stroke victory over his teammate Ethan Brue who shot a 68, 80 and 68 for a 216. Drake Bushong and Zach Jewell tied for 4th as they shot a 220 and Matthew Specht finished in 12th with a 227. They next play in Springfield, Missouri at the Twin Oaks Invitational on the 20 the and 21 st.

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good job!

[bigjimmy]

The Wonens golf team also had their own spring break Invitational at the same place as the men as they finished 2nd out of 10 teams with a 54 hole score of 909. Ally Scaccis finished tied for 7th with a 226, Taylor Ledwein tied for 10th with a 228, Chloe Horton tied for 17th with a 231, Frankie Sabah tied for 19th with a 232 and Grace Henderson tied for 27th with a 236. Their next tournament is on the 17-19 in Beaumont, Texas at the Cardinal Challenge.