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Ryan Thorpe, UIndy Athletics Communications

Men’s Golf Posts Lowest 54-Hole Total of Daniels Era at UIndy Fall Invitational

9/22/2026 4:20:00 PM

INDIANAPOLIS Gaige Lewis' record-tying sixth career tournament under par led Drury men's golf to a sixth-place finish at the UIndy Fall Invitational.
 
The 54-hole tournament was played at Broadmoor Country Club in Indianapolis on a course measuring 6,904 yards. The event featured 17 teams from 16 schools, including five from the GLVC.
 
McKendree won the team title at 27 under. Davenport (-25) and Hillsdale (-17) rounded out the top three. Drury (-13) placed sixth, just behind Ferris State (-14) and ahead of Maryville (-12).
 
Davenport's Cayden Kwan (-13) won the individual title, edging McKendree's Simon Meiby (-12) and Maryville's William Cartier-Watchorn (-11). Lewis (-5) led Drury with a tie for 11th. Meyer Lively (-3) was the Panthers' second-highest finisher, tying for 16th.
 
TOURNAMENT NOTES
  • Four of Drury's five players finished under par, marking the first time in the Bryan Daniels era that four or more Panthers shot under par in the same event.
  • Drury's team total of 851 was the lowest 54-hole score in the Daniels era.
  • The Panthers led the field in par-3 scoring average at 3.02.
  • On par 5s, Drury averaged 4.80 strokes.
  • Quinn Thomas (2.75) and Ellton Bostrom (2.92) ranked in the top 10 for par-3 scoring average.
  • Lewis averaged 3.93 strokes per par 4.
  • Lewis led all players with two eagles, both in the third round.
  • Lewis' five-under finish tied the program record with his sixth career tournament under par.
  • Bostrom (-2) recorded his fifth career tournament under par.
  • Lively (-3) and Thomas (-1) each posted their first career tournaments under par.
  • Drury's second-round 281 was the third-lowest team round in program history. All three rounds ranked among the program's top 20 lowest.
 
LINEUP
6 Drury 851 286 281 286
T11 Gaige Lewis 211, -5 71, -1 71, -1 69, -3
T16 Meyer Lively 213, -3 71, -1 71, -1 71, -1
T20 Ellton Bostrom 214, -2 72, E 70, -2 72, E
T24 Quinn Thomas 215, -1 72, E 69, -3 74, +2
T52 Zach Carter 222, +6 72, E 78, +6

UP NEXT
Drury heads to the Midwest Collegiate on Sept. 28 for a two-day event at Rock Hollow Golf Course.
 
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