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Harsh conditions sent scores climbing for the Central College men’s golf team, which settled for fourth in the 20-team Jim Weatherbee Invitational Saturday. The Dutch slipped one spot from Friday, shooting 302-317—619 at the 36-hole tourney hosted by Knox College (Ill.) at the par-72 Soangetaha Country Club. Central is listed in third place in NCAA statistics as the tourney winner, Kirkwood, is not a four-year institution. Drew Mendoza tied for 14th individually at 75-79—154, with Trenton Sann tied for 19th at at 78-77. Central returns to Illinois next Friday and Saturday for the 36-hole Illinois Wesleyan Invitational at the par-72, 7,100-yard Ironwood Golf Course in Normal. The tourney attracted 15 teams last year. The Dutch last competed in the tourney in 2017.