MADISON, Ill. -- Freshman Ben Krapfl fired an opening-round 66 to help lead the Creighton men's golf team to a 10th place finish at the SIUE Derek Dolenc Invitational, which wrapped up Tuesday at Gateway National Golf Links in Madison, Ill.
Seventeen teams and 96 golfers competed in the event on the par 71 course that measured 7,092 yards and was won by host SIU Edwardsville. The Cougars won by 12 strokes over Nebraska-Omaha after a 10-under aggregate of 842. SIUE's Kyle Slattery took home medalist honors, finishing 10-under par after rounds of 71, 65 and 67 to win by three shots over Nebraska-Omaha's Kevin Gordon.