KETTERING, Ohio - The University of Dayton men's golf team played host to 12 teams at its annual Flyer Invitational Monday and Tuesday. The three-round event was competed on the South Course of NCR Country Club Oct. 17-18 and the course was played at par 71 and 7,004 yards.

No. 2 Illinois  (295-296-290=881, +29) turned in the tournament's low round of 290 on the final 18 to best second-place No. 43 Marquette by a four strokes. Marshall's Tyler Jones claimed medalist honors at even par (74-68-71=213), getting past 38th-ranked Tyler Goeke (Wright State) by two strokes. Dayton finished in sixth place among the field of 13 teams with a score of 298-307-298=903 (+51).

DAYTON'S RESULTS
t-19th  Ben Cors  77-76-72=225 (+12)
t-22nd  Ethan Snyder (Ind.)  77-74-75=226 (+13)
t-27th  Jacob Garland  71-76-80=227 (+14)
t-29th  Henry May  74-81-73=228 (+15)
t-29th  Blake Solomon  76-78-74=228 (+15)
t-55th  Grant Smeltzer  77-77-79=233 (+20)
75th  Colin O'Rourke (Ind.)  79-86-79=244 (+31)
t-76th  Dylan Stevens (Ind.)  86-84-75=245 (+32)
---  Miles Miller (Ind.)  DQ-79-81

KEY STATS
🦅 - freshman Jacob Garland turned in a two-under-par score of three on the par-five sixth hole in round one
4.82 - as a team, Dayton averaged a score of 4.82 on par-five holes, the third-lowest average among the field
4.56 - junior Henry May led the Flyers on par-five holes with a 4.56 scoring average

COACH'S QUOTE
"I want to congratulate Illinois for capturing the team title as well as Tyler Jones from Marshall on the individual title," said head coach Gip Hoagland following today's final round. "Our guys played really hard for three rounds in some really bad elements. They never gave up. It was great having the opportunity to go head-to-head with nationally ranked teams such as Illinois and Marquette in addition to so many other strong programs that participated in the Invitational. We learned a lot about ourselves this week."

UP NEXT
The Flyers closed out the fall portion of their 2022-23 schedule today with the Flyer Invitational. Upon return from winter break, Dayton will kick off the spring season in Dade City, Florida, with the Earl Yestingsmeier MAC Match Play event. The Flyers will be participating in match play at Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club Feb. 6-7, 2023.

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