Ft Wayne Times

Jadden Ousley Vaults Up Leaderboard in Final Round

Purdue Fort Wayne men's golfer Jadden Ousley moved 19 spots up the leaderboard on Tuesday (March 7) in the final round of the Daytona Beach Spring Invitational.

Ousley started with a bogey, but quickly responded with four birdies in the next five holes. He never went above par the rest of the day. After a bogey on 11, Ousley rattled off seven bogey-free holes with a birdie on 17. His 75-76-70-221 put him in a tie for 24th. His final round of 70 tied his career-best.

Hunter Mefford was one shot ahead of Ousley with a 79-68-73-220 to finish in 14th place. Mefford was 1-over in his final round thanks to a relatively clean round of three bogeys, two birdies and 13 pars. His birdies came on eight and 18. Mefford moved up eight spots on Tuesday.

Three shots back, Burke Pitz tied for 35th with a 75-74-75-224. In his third round of the week, Pitz had 15 pars.

Nick Holder had his third-round score of 73 taken for the team score. He had four birdies, all coming in an eight-hole stretch. His 80-79-73-232 tied him for 74th place.

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Kasey Lilly rounded out the team score competitors with a 74-77-78-229 to take 58th place. His third round was highlighted by birdies on eight and 10.

Reece Compton competed as an individual, shooting 82-73-79-234 for 82nd place.

The Mastodons took seventh, finishing as the best of the four Horizon League teams in the field. They moved up two spots with their final round of 291.

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