Indianapolis, IN – The No. 6 nationally ranked Indian Hills Men's Golf team placed seventh overall at the Don Benbow Butler Spring Invitational on Tuesday. The Warriors were led by freshman Roman Roth (Wayland, IA/Washington) at the Highland Golf & Country Club.
Competing against the likes of Butler University, DePaul University and the University of Loyola-Chicago, the Warriors placed seventh overall in the 13-team field. Indian Hills finished the 54-hole event with a 25-over, 865. The Warriors fired round scores of 291-287-287-865 for the team's fifth top-seven finish of the year.
Roth, ranked No. 34 in the latest national rankings, led the Warriors for the second time this season after posting a 5-over, 215 to finish tied for 27th. Roth posted back-to-back rounds of 73 before a strong finish to close out the tournament with a 1-under, 69 in the third round.
Nathan Pouchoulon (Aix-en-Provence, France/Lycée Georges Duby) and Daniel Freeman (Auckland, New Zealand/Auckland Grammar) both tied for 39th overall. Pouchoulon opened the tournament near the top of the leaderboard, tying for the second-lowest score of the opening round with a 68. Freeman finished with his lowest tournament of the year, posting a 7-over, 217. After an opening round 75, Freeman found his groove down the stretch, closing out the tournament with round scores of 70 and 72. The freshman led the Warriors with seven birdies in the event.
Jedd Thomas (Sydney, Australia/St. Paul's Catholic) tied for 45th overall with an 8-over, 218 while Emilio Arellano Lamas (Aguascalientes, Mexico/Instituto Universitario Mexico) tied for 52nd overall with a 9-over, 219.
Indian Hills has a quick turnaround as the Warriors will travel to Silvis, IL for the Western Illinois Invitational April 4-5 at TPC Deere Run.
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