Milan, IL - The fifth-ranked Illinois Central College Men's Golf team ventured over to the Pinnacle Country Club for the 16-team Black Hawk Spring Invitational. Better conditions on Thursday than Friday led to most of the team leaderboard having higher scores in day two, but the Cougars still went down to the wire with fourth-ranked Parkland, falling by just six strokes and taking second place. Trey Boecker (medalist) and Peyton Woods would both finish in the Individual Top Five.

TREY BOEKCER | MEDALIST | -1 / 143
Boecker played a consistent 36 holes over the course of the event. On Thursday, Boecker would only bogey one hold (the par-four 3rd), but card four birdies elsewhere, including two on par-five holes (1st, 7th) for a -2/70. 

On Friday, Boecker would birdie the par-four 5th and par-four 16th, while also getting a par on 13 other holes for a +1/73. 

As an individual, Boecker is currently ranked 10th in the nation, and 1st in the Midwest. 

PEYTON WOODS | 3RD | +2 / 146
Woods was one of the few exceptions where his Friday round was the lower score, but it was still quality golf on both days. On Thursday, Woods would end up with a +2/74 after a birdie on the par-five 7th and par-four 13th. 

There were birdies aplenty on Woods's scorecard on Friday, five to be exact, including four on par-four holes (5th, 6th, 13th, 17th). That would all add up to an E/72. 

BROOKS CLUVER | 11TH | +7 / 151
Cluver would nearly play even golf on Thursday, with a pair of birdies and 13 pars making up part of a +1/73 day. 

On Friday, Cluver birdied the par-five 11th, and would get 11 pars for a +6/78. 

DRAKE KAUFMAN | 13TH | +8 / 152
After a +8/80 on Thursday that saw 11 pars, Kaufman would birdie three times on the back nine on Friday, including two consecutively on the par-four 10th and par-five 11th, part of an E/72 day to end the event. 

BROCK TAYLOR | 14TH | +8 / 152
Taylor would birdie three times on Thursday, playing even golf on the front nine, ending with a +4/76 by day's end. 

Friday saw a two-birdie round, but a particularly solid back-nine, playing more even golf, only bogeying the par-three 15th, getting a par on seven holes and capping the day with a birdie on the par-five 18th for another +4/76. 

QUINN COX | 17TH | +9 / 153
Cox got out to a red-hot start on Thursday, as he was -4/32 through the front nine, getting birdies on the par-five 1st, par-four 3rd, par-five 7th, and par-four 9th. A few bogeys finished the round at E/72. 

On Friday, Cox would birdie twice more, the par-five 7th and par-five 11th, then the rest of the day's scorecard added up to a +9/72. 

DJ NORMAN | 34TH | +14 / 158
Norman would nearly go even on the front nine on Thursday, with a lone bogey making it a +1/37, ending with a +6/78 for the day. 

On Friday, Norman would birdie twice, with those results coming on the par-four 10th and par-four 17th as part of a +8/80 second round. 

HE SAID IT - HEAR FROM COACH SEAN KENNEDY
"It is really enjoyable and exciting to watch two talented Cougars rise to the top of the Leaderboard weekly. The Cougars will put in a good week of practice, clean up a few mistakes, and look forward to challenging the sixth-ranked Kirkwood Eagles and 15 other quality opponents next week in Springfield." 

WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE COUGARS
Blueboy Invitational
at The Rail Golf Club
Springfield, Illinois
Thursday & Friday, April 10th & 11th
12PM Start (Thursday), 9AM Start (Friday)