Western Kentucky men’s golfer Gage Doyle finished tied for seventh to lead the Hilltoppers at the Memphis Intercollegiate on Tuesday at Colonial Country Club in Cordova, Tennessee.

Doyle fired a 1-under par 71 to move up the leaderboard and post his second top-10 finish of the season.

Overall, WKU finished sixth as a team. The event was won by No. 10 Illinois.

WKU played the par 3s at 12-over for the week, tied for the best cumulative team score in the 15-team field. WKU was fifth in par 4 scoring and tied for sixth in par 5 scoring.

For Doyle, his tie for seventh matched his finish at the Cullan Brown Collegiate in the fall. Not only is it his best finish of the season, but also of his career.

Doyle also was WKU’s top finisher at the Seminole Intercollegiate the last time out. He has led WKU in three of seven tournaments this season.

The Hilltoppers are back in action next Monday and Tuesday for the Irish Creek Intercollegiate in Kannapolis, North Carolina.

TEAM LEADERBOARD (15 teams)

1. No. 10 Illinois | 298-291-289—878 (+14)

2. Memphis | 288-296-299—883 (+19)

3. Southern Miss | 303-297-300—900 (+36)

6. Western Kentucky | 309-302-306—917 (+53)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD (84 individuals)

1. Diego Lourenco, Memphis | 70-71-73—214 (-2)

T7. Gage Doyle | 76-74-71—221 (+5)

T35. Stephen Warren | 76-76-79—231 (+15)

T46. Rafe Blankenship | 76-79-79—234 (+18)

T46. Trevor Drew | 82-73-79—234 (+18)

T58. Riley Grindstaff | 81-80-77—238 (+23)