‘Best drive I think I’ve hit’: McCulla’s tee shot on final hole caps incredible season-opening tourney and his first collegiate championship

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | September 5, 2023
Illinois State University junior golfer Alex McCulla, right, won his first collegiate tournament by shooting a 17-under 199 at the Island Resort Intercollegiate at Sage Run Golf Club in Bark River, Mich. | Photo courtesy Illinois State University

QUINCY — Alex McCulla had one thing in mind during his walk through the woods. “Can I just get to the tee and tee off?” he said. Unaware he carried a three-stroke lead to the 18th tee Monday in the third round of the Island Resort Intercollegiate at Sage Run Golf Club in Bark River,…

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