Lincoln College Men's Golf

[April 23, 2016]  The Lincoln College men's golf team traveled north to the beautiful Oak Brook Golf Club in Oak Brook, on Thursday to play in the 2016 Elmhurst Bluejay Classic.

The event saw 18 teams participate with Lincoln being the lone junior college in the field.

Lincoln shot a team score of 318 (+30) and finished in a tie for 13th. Millikin University's A team finished first with a score of 280 (-8).

Jordan Nelson lines up a putt at Oak Brooke with Butler National through the trees in the background.

Lincoln's Jordan Nelson led the way for the Lynx with an even par 72 which placed him in a tie for seventh place overall. Nelson finished the day with five birdies including back-to-back birdies on the par-5 first hole and the par-3 second. Nelson also ran in back-to-back birdies on the back side including the par-4 12th and the par-5 13th.

Hunter Bettis followed up with an 80 including one birdie on the par-4 tenth hole which put him in a tie for 55th place.

Hunter Leach was one shot behind Bettis and finished with an 81, tying for 65th place. Leach birdied the par-5 16th hole.

Cody Curry entered the clubhouse with an 85 (tied for 85th), and Peter Greening shot 91 to complete the Lynx' team score.

The Lynx will be back on the course on Wednesday, April 27 in a dual match with Eureka College at El Paso Golf Course. Tee times are scheduled for 12:30 p.m.

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Note: Oak Brook Golf Club is adjacent to the exclusive, private, invitation-only Butler National Golf Club where the PGA Western Open was played from 1974-1990. Due to the heavy rains in the Chicago area, the 1987 Western Open was played on both Butler National and Oak Brook Country Club. ISU-grad D.A. Weibring won the event in 1987.