Tops tie for ninth in Cullan Brown Invitational
Published 9:01 pm Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Western Kentucky sophomore Will Easterlin led the Hilltoppers to a ninth-place finish in the Cullan Brown Intercollegiate that wrapped up Tuesday in Lexington.
(WKU ATHLETICS)
Western Kentucky’s men’s golf team finished the Cullan Brown Intercollegiate tied for ninth place on Tuesday in Lexington.
The tournament was played on Monday and Tuesday, with teams wrapping up the second round in the morning and completing the tournament with the third round in the afternoon. The Hilltoppers were 12-over par as a team after posting a 5-over 289 in the first round, a 5-under 279 in the second and a 12-over 296 in the final round.
WKU sophomore Will Easterlin had a career tournament this week, tying for fifth place on the leaderboard. He reset his career bests in 18-hole score, 36-hole score and 54-hole score. Easterlin carded a 1-under 70 in the first round, a 7-under 64 in the second and a 3-over 74 in the third to finish the tournament 5-under par. His 64 in the second round ties the third lowest score by a Hilltopper all-time. His 134 score through the first two rounds is tied for the lowest 36-hole score in school history. He finished the tournament with 14 birdies which was tied for the second most of any golfer in the field.
Rafe Blankenship tied for 25th place on the leaderboard with an overall 2-over par score. Blankenship posted a 1-over 72 in the first round, an even-par 71 in the second and a 1-over 72 in the final round.
Colton Woosley finished tied for 53rd place with a 7-over score for the tournament. He shot a 4-over 75 in the first round, a 2-over 73 in the second and a 1-over 72 in the third.
Trevor Drew tied for 63rd place with a 10-over tournament score. He carded a 3-over 74 in the first round, an even-par 71 in the second and a 7-over 78 in the third.
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Gage Doyle finished in a tie for 85th place with a 20-over score. Doyle posted a 2-over 73 in the first round, an 8-over 79 in the second and a 10-over 81 in the third.
“We had a lot of good moments and stretches in this event, but the finish at the end was disappointing,” WKU coach Austin King said in a news release. “I was proud to see us contend at times in a good field like that, we just to have to go get better now. We’re still making strides. I’m looking forward to having a week to get ready for Furman so we can finish off the fall strong.”
The Hilltoppers will conclude the fall season at the Furman Intercollegiate on Oct. 18-19.
INDIVIDUAL SCORES
T5. Will Easterlin: 70-64-74—208 (-5)
T25. Rafe Blankenship: 72-71-72—215 (+2)
T53. Colton Woosley: 75-73-72—220 (+7)
T63. Trevor Drew: 74-71-78—223 (+10)
T85. Gage Doyle: 73-79-81—233 (+20)
