Senior Josh Kirkham continued his hot start to the 2022-23 season, wrapping up the Valpo Fall Invitational with a season-best four-under 68 Tuesday as he took fourth in the field at four-under par to help Bradley Men's Golf to a sixth-place showing in the 17-team field.
Kirkham had a tough start to the day, wrapping up the suspended second round from Monday with a pair of bogey's and was two-over through the first four holes of Tuesday's final round at the par-72 Sand Creek Country Club. An eagle on the par-five, 535-yard 10th hole got Kirkham back to even in the third round, sparking a stretch where he went six-under through a 10-hole span.
The eagle and four birdies highlighted a season-best 68 as Kirkham took fourth in the field at four-under 212, which is the lowest 54-hole score by a Brave since Daniel Lensing fired a 212 at Sand Creek in 2018-19 and is tied for the seventh-best 54-hole score in school history. Kirkham, who had a first-round 69, now has six career sub-70 rounds to rank fifth in school history. Valparaiso's Anthony Delisanti claimed medalist honors at eight-under 208.
Bradley fired a three-over 291 in the final round for the second-lowest round of the day behind tournament-host and champion Valparaiso. The Braves used that season-best round to climb one spot in the final team standings to finish sixth overall at 889, two shots back of fifth-place Northern Kentucky (887) and five behind Purdue Fort Wayne (884) for fourth. Valpo claimed the team title at 848 with Loyola (882) and DePaul (883) second and third overall.
Senior Roy Radke made a big move on the final day, climbing 11 spots during the final round. After finishing off a one-over 73 in the second round, Radke carded a season-best 72 in the third round to finish one shot out of the top 20 at 223 in a tie for 22nd.
Freshman Connor Hamm closed out a second-round 75 in the morning and tied for 32nd in the field at 227 after turning in a final-round 77.
Transfer Luke Armbrust also made an 11-spot jump on the final day, shooting a 75 in the third round on the heels of a second-round 74 as he tied for 45th overall at 229.
Senior John Stillman matched his season low with a 74 in the second round when play resumed and used a final round 76 to finish at 231 (T57th).
Bradley returns to action at the Derek Dolenc Invitational in Madison, Ill., Sept. 26 & 27.
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