Druin’s 4-under 68 leads Craig Dixon Invite through 1st round

Mattoon’s Stewart Druin fired the lowest score Friday in the first round of the 40-team Craig Dixon Invitational.

Druin, a former Apollo Conference champ, shot 4-under 68 on the 6,745-yard Meadowview course for a two-stroke lead entering Saturday’s final round for the 36-hole event.

Druin recorded one eagle, five birdies, nine pars and three bogeys.

Teammate Madden Johnson carded a 75, tied for eighth best among the more than 225 golfers. The sophomore also had an eagle, along with two birdies, nine pars, five bogeys and a double-bogey.

Mattoon is in eighth place after posting a 319 for its four best golfers, 17 strokes behind St. Anthony and one stroke out of sixth place.

Freshman Hudson Meister posted Charleston top score of 80. The Trojans are currently in 17th place at 339.

Mattoon and Charleston will be among those teams switching to play at Mattoon Country Club for the final round. All teams play both courses.

TEAM LEADERS

St. Anthony 302
Springfield 305
Sacred Heart Griffin 306
Mahomet 310
Quincy Notre Dame 312
Edwardsville 318
Chatham Glenwood 318
Mattoon 319
Normal 326
Monticello 327

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

NAME	SCHOOL	RD 1
Stewart Druin	Mattoon	68
Reis Claybrooke	Mahomet	70
Peyton Woods	Springfield	70
Connor McCall	Vandalia	72
Tug Schwab	Litchfield	73
Connor Watson	East Peoria	73
Will Ross	Monticello	73
Madden Johnson	Mattoon	75
Michael Martelli	St. Anthony	75
Konnor Craven	Quincy ND	75
Carter Etheridge	SHG	75
Alex Nealis	Olney	75
Jon Willenbough	St. Anthony	75