Leathernecks Mark Improvement in Final Day of Beu Mussatto Invitational

Both teams improved on their scores from the first round with Western ‘A’ bettering day two by 14 strokes.

MACOMB, Ill. - The weather was much more cooperative for the final round of the 46th Annual Beu Mussatto Invitational on Tuesday (April 17) and the scores showed it.

Western Illinois men's golf had two teams in the field, with the grouping of Drew Eaton (+7), Trent Snodgrass (+9), Sean Miller (+9), Jackson Wetherbee (+10), and Kyle Irlbacker (+13) finishing in sixth place with a score of +34. The Leathernecks' 'B' team of Dennis Reedy (+12), Wyatt Spier (+16), Joe Burke (+20), John Duggan III (+21), and Graham Conrad (+21) finished 11th in the 16-team field.

Both improved on their scores from the first round with Western 'A' bettering day two by 14 strokes.

"We had a really good field today with national experience," said head coach Mel Blasi. "We didn't play very well yesterday, and we got ourselves in a position where we had too many strokes to make up today. We have a young group and I think we are very capable going into the Summit League Tournament. We haven't played our best yet and these guys work hard and are capable of doing great things.

"Drew and Trent finished their rounds well today and Jackson was steady. Those three guys have been consistent all year long."

Indian Hills Community College won the Beu Mussatto Invitational with a team score of +14. The remainder of the top five was filled by Iowa Western Community College (+20), William Woods (+26), Cardinal Stritch (+27), and William Woods 'B' (+32).

Individually, Brian Murtagh from Cardinal Stritch won the tournament with a 36-hole score of +1.

Eaton posted a team-high score of +7 for the Leathernecks to finish tied for 12th, and was joined in the top 25 of the 90-player field by Snodgrass and Miller who both tied for 21st (+9).

The tournament, originally scheduled to be a 54-hole contest, was adjusted to 36 holes (18 Monday and 18 Tuesday) due to inclement weather.

Western will be back in action at the Summit League Tournament in Newton, Kan., from April 29 - May 1.

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Players Mentioned

Joe Burke: Sophomore; Macomb

Graham Conrad: Junior; Macomb

John Duggan III: Junior; Lake Park

Drew Eaton: Sophomore; Quincy Notre Dame

Kyle Irlbacker: Sophomore; Cary Grove

Sean Miller: Senior; East

Jackson Wetherbee: Junior; Galesburg

Dennis Reedy: Junior; Byron/Black Hawk College

Wyatt Spier: Freshman; Chain of Lakes Collegiate

Trent Snodgrass: Freshman; Byron

Players Mentioned

Joe Burke
: Sophomore; Macomb

Graham Conrad
: Junior; Macomb

John Duggan III
: Junior; Lake Park

Drew Eaton
: Sophomore; Quincy Notre Dame

Kyle Irlbacker
: Sophomore; Cary Grove

Sean Miller
: Senior; East

Jackson Wetherbee
: Junior; Galesburg

Dennis Reedy
: Junior; Byron/Black Hawk College

Wyatt Spier
: Freshman; Chain of Lakes Collegiate

Trent Snodgrass
: Freshman; Byron