BATAVAIA, Ohio –
Kash Albarado posted the best score by a Knight in 2025 as he tied for 11
th in the 83-player field this week at the Jewell Invitational.
Behind six birdies, the junior carded rounds of 70 (minus-1) and 73 (plus-2) to finish at plus-1. His first-round score tied for the Knights' fifth-lowest score by strokes this season. Overall, it was his best performance since he finished at even par in the first event of the fall schedule, the Dolenc Invitational.
Coming in right behind Albarado was
Ben Wulkopf, who bounced back from a plus-14 performance at ECU to finish tied for 17
th at plus-2. Junior
Riley Jude Bender, playing as an individual in just his third career event, tied for 29
th after firing a pair of plus-2 73s to establish a new career best round both by strokes and score to par. Like Albarado, Wulkopf and Bender holed six birdies apiece.
Luke Bischoff and
Matthew Santini each matched Albarado for the team's best single-round score with minus-1 70s en route to tying for 36
th at plus-5. The second-round score for Bischoff was his team-leading fifth effort at or under par while Santini, a junior, achieved the score in his first collegiate round.
Ballard Harris and
Ben Davenport, playing as an individual, rounded out the Knights' lineup, each tying for 44
th at plus-6.
As a team, the Knights led the field with four holes to play, but ultimately finished fourth in the 11-team event at plus-7. Wright State took home the team medal at plus-5, one shot better than host Northern Kentucky.
Xavier's Mason Witt earned medalist honors at minus-3.
COMPLETE BELLARMINE RESULTS:
4/7-8/2025 -- The Jewell Invitational
Elks Run Golf Club -- Batavia, OH
Par 71, 6845 yards -- 11 teams, 83 players
# Indicates individual player
Bellarmine closes out their regular season Monday in Morehead State's Carpenter-Chaney Classic at the Country Club of Paducah (Ky.).
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