"He was able to control his golf ball into the greens, drove the ball well, and putted extremely well from inside six feet.
"This week's performance at University Ridge by Ben certainly showed what we saw in him as one of the top junior golfers in the nation, and he's continually getting better," head coach John Carlson said. This is Sluzas' first collegiate win and NIU's second individual title in as many seasons. Sluzas had the clubhouse lead at nine-under par before Texas A&M's William Paysse birdied his final hole to tie for first place. It was Sluzas' lowest round of his NIU career, besting a round of 67 at last season's Rich Harvest Farms Intercollegiate.
To start the year this way is a huge confidence boost and definitely something I'm going to take into the rest of the season." "I hit some really good shots that helped avoid some of the tough spots around the greens. "My iron game was really good and found some good spots on the greens," said Sluzas about his final round Tuesday. On Tuesday, Sluzas moved up to the top of the leaderboard with a bogey-free round of six-under par 66. He was one-over par through his first eight holes, then birdied four of the last 10. Sluzas was tied for eighth after Monday's round, where he carded a three-under par 69. Sunday's rains washed out the first round of the tournament, making it a 36-hole event. The Huskies as a team finished in 12 th place in its season-opening tournament, which featured a field with some of the top teams in the country.
– Sophomore Ben Sluzas (Lockport, Ill./Lockport) of the Northern Illinois University golf team tied for first place at the rain-shortened Badger Invitational on Tuesday, hosted by Wisconsin at University Ridge Golf Course.
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