MADISON, Ill. - University of Southern Indiana Men's Golf tied for 13th this week at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Dolenc Invitational at Gateway National Golf Links in Madison, Illinois, as graduate student Jonas Arnstrom-Bakker paced the Screaming Eagles with a top-10 finish and nearly matched a program record.
 
Collectively, the Screaming Eagles tied for 13th out of 17 teams with a team score of 18 over par at 870 (287-285-298). Bradley University won the invitational with a team score of 15 under par at 837 (272-278-287).
 
Arnstrom-Bakker led the way as the Screaming Eagles' top golfer, tying for eighth on the individual leaderboard with a score of 5 under par and a total of 208 (68-69-71). His total of 208 ties for second-best in program history for the top individual 54-hole scores. Arnstrom-Bakker turned in his first top-10 as a Screaming Eagle and the second top-10 by a USI golfer this year.
 
Round one on Monday morning featured an electric start for Arnstrom-Bakker and sophomore Ingtawan Wangrungwichaisri, each posting a three-under-par 68 to position themselves near the top of the leaderboard early. Both rounds of 68 tied for 20^th on USI's all-time individual 18-hole score list. Freshman Loic Simard notched a team tournament-best seven birdies in round one.
 
In round two, Arnstrom-Bakker continued his hot start, finishing with a 69 for two under par to keep pace at the top of the leaderboard with a total score of five under par. Simard followed closely behind with an even-par 71 in the second round, while adding five more birdies to his tally. Junior Alex Peck improved on his first-round score by four strokes in round two, carding an eagle in the process.
 
Tuesday's final round proved a bit more challenging. Arnstrom-Bakker shot the team's low round of the day with an even-par 71 after matching his 31 on the back nine in round one with another 31 on the backside Tuesday, logging an eagle and two birdies along the way. Simard added another pair of birdies to bring his tournament total to a team-best 14.
 
The Screaming Eagles will quickly turn around to compete next week, Sunday through Monday, at the Coyote Creek Classic, hosted by Bradley University, at Coyote Creek Golf Club in Bartonville, Illinois.