MADISON, Ill. – Connor Hamm and the Braves shattered records at the season-opening Dolenc Invitational, with Hamm winning the first individual title of his career and leading the Braves to a joint-third-place finish in an 18-team field.

Hamm began the tournament by shooting a seven-under-par 64, setting a new mark for the lowest 18-hole single-round score in program history. Hamm followed with rounds scores of 67 and 69 in the final two rounds for a 54-hole score of 200, a new program record for 54-hole score. Hamm's individual title is the first by a Brave since Josh Kirkham was a co-champion at the 2022 Dolenc Invitational and the first outright individual title since Daniel Lensing in the 2018 Crusader Collegiate.

🥇6⃣𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚🥇

Connor Hamm WINS the Dolenc Invitational, bringing home the Braves' first Individual Title since 2018! pic.twitter.com/lK1hdvqP61

— Bradley Men's Golf (@BUMensGolf) September 10, 2024

Elsewhere, Carter Stevenson and Brody McCarthy each finished five strokes under par, including McCarthy shooting a 66 in round two.

As a team, the Braves started hot, completing the first two rounds on Monday with scores of 279 and 278, the third and second-lowest 18-hole team scores in program history, and finished the tournament with a score of 289 in round three. The 54-hole team score of 846 is a new program record in that category, shattering the old record by 12 strokes.

The 2024 Dolenc Invitational by the #⃣s

1⃣: Connor Hamm wins outright Individual Title, Braves' first since 2018
6⃣4⃣: Round 1 score for Connor, new 18-hole program record
2⃣0⃣0⃣: 54-hole score for Connor, new program record
8⃣4⃣6⃣: Braves' 54-hole team score, new program record pic.twitter.com/AMNqevl6cg
— Bradley Men's Golf (@BUMensGolf) September 11, 2024
 

Bradley Individual Scores
(Place-Athlete-Score Relative to Par)
1st - Connor Hamm- -13 (64*-67-69)
T6 - Brody McCarthy- -5 (68-66-74)
T6 - Carter Stevenson- -5 (68-71-69)
T84 - Devin Reichard- +18 (79-74-78)
90th - Max Adams- +20 (82-74-77)
*Program Record*

Coming Up...
The Braves will travel down to Manhattan, Kansas, for the Kansas State Wildcat Invitational September 16th-17th.