Andrew Steinhofer made casual mention of the number 65 following Wednesday's first round of the Morgan Stanley Shootout. On Thursday, the Madison La Follette junior brought that number to life at University Ridge Golf Course.

Steinhofer's sensational 7-under-par outing -- coupled with a first-round 71 -- propelled him to the event's individual title by four strokes over teammate Max Hosking.

"If I played good, I thought I could (shoot a 65)," Steinhofer said. "You've got to think you can come in here and shoot a low score. Obviously, I wasn't thinking 65. I was thinking somewhere along the lines of a 68."

Steinhofer's round is the best in the event's history, surpassing the 68 carded by La Follette's John Bailey in 2003. And Steinhofer -- who also set his competitive best with the 65 -- had a two-round total of 136 to eclipse by four strokes the previous event record established by former Middleton and current University of Wisconsin athlete Danny Zimmerman in 2004.

Steinhofer recorded birdies at Nos. 2, 8, 9, 11, 14 and 15. The highlight of his round was an eagle at No. 4, when he holed out from around 110 yards with a wedge. A bogey on No. 17 was the only blemish of his round.

"It's pretty special," Steinhofer said of his victory. "Just to come out and play a good round. ... (Wednesday) I felt like I left a lot out there, so I kind of made up for that today."

Hosking, who entered the day one shot back of Steinhofer, put together a strong final round of his own, firing a 68 that included birdies on Nos. 1, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13 and 15.

His chances for a third straight title, though, were essentially derailed by a triple-bogey 8 on the second hole.

"If it's just a par there, (Steinhofer) and I tie for the day," Hosking said. "It was 17 of my best holes of golf, that's for sure. There's no doubt about that."

Madison Memorial, which trailed Madison Edgewood by two shots entering the day, put together a final-round 299 to claim the team title for the second straight season.

"We spent some time today during warmups talking about how we wanted to manage the course a little better," Spartans coach Jeremy Schlitz said. "They really came through. ... I'm really happy with where we're at."

Memorial, which improved by 11 strokes over the first round, was paced by a 73 from Tim McCormick. The Spartans also received a 74 by Jason An, a 75 from Quinn Moe and a 77 from Sean Regan. An finished fourth overall at 152, and McCormick, Moe and Regan each tied for fifth at 153.

"We definitely wanted to win this," McCormick said.