Story Courtesy Furman sports information
TAMPA, FL - Jonathan Bowden and Robert Jamieson each shot 73 in the final round at the Dick Wittcoff Invitational at the USF Golf Course in Tampa, Fla., on Sunday to help Furman to a 12th place finish.
The Paladins posted a final day 297, their lowest round of the three-day event. Bowden finished in a tie for 14th with a three-day total of 221 to lead all Paladins. Middle Tennessee State took team honors with an 871 to edge New Orleans by one stroke. Greg Koch of Florida Southern carded rounds of 69-72-70 to claim individual honors.
Furman will be back in action on March 13, when it tees off at the Palmetto Intercollegiate in Aiken, S.C.
12 Furman University 308 298 297 903
T 14 Jonathan Bowden 78 70 73 221
T 45 Garland Ferrell 74 80 74 228
T 51 Robert Jamieson 79 77 73 229
T 51 T.J. Blandford 79 72 78 229
T 67 Ben Goforth 77 79 77 233
Story Courtesy UNC Greensboro sports information
ORLANDO, FL ? On the strength of season-best individual finishes by Nathan Stamey and Jake Lowder, UNC Greensboro finished fourth at the Orange County National men’s golf tournament, completed Sunday.
Stamey fired even-par 72 on the final day to finish tied for 10th in the individual standings, his first Top 10 finish this season. His 54-hole total of 213 was just two shots off of his career best. It was his second career Top 10 finish.
Lowder shot a 73 on Sunday to finish in a tie for 16th. He carded a 54-hole total of 215, which was a season-best.
Lamar’s Andrew Landry and Justin Harding finished in a three-way tie along with Eastern Michigan’s Graham Hill at 208. The trio could not complete a playoff due to team travel conflicts.
Lamar won the team trophy with a score of 833. It started the day with a 22-shot lead after firing two outstanding rounds on Saturday. Lamar carded a 283 on Sunday, turning back tournament host Xavier, which carded a team total of 852. UNCG was fourth at 865 after carding a team score of 287 on Sunday.
TEAM SCORES: Lamar 833, Xavier 852, Eastern Michigan 858, UNCG 865, Iowa State 866, VCU 867, Wichita State 868, Indiana 872, Ball State 878, UT-San Antonio 883, Wisconsin 883, Rhode Island 883, Marshall 888, Penn State 894, Ohio 907.
INDIVIDUAL TOP 10: T-1. Justin Harding (Lamar) 68-68-72=208; T-1. Andrew Landry (Lamar) 67-72-69=208; T-1. Graham Hill (Eastern Michigan) 73-70-65=208; 4. Andy Connell (Xavier) 73-70-67=210; 5. Casey Clendenon (Lamar) 74-68-69=211; T-6. Andy Pope 75-70-67=212; T-6. Joe Cermak (Iowa State) 72-70-70=212; T-6. Daryl Chappell 69-71-72=212; T-6. Jorge Campillo (Indiana) 70-68-74=212; T-10. Cameron Bishop (Wichita State) 70-72-71=213; T-10. Garrett Jones (Wisconsin) 74-69-70=213; T-10. Nathan Stamey (UNCG) 72-69-72=213; T-10. Korey Mahoney (Eastern Michigan) 74-69-70=213; T-10. Jason Kokrak (Xavier) 67-73-73=213..
OTHER UNCG GOLFERS: T-16. Jake Lowder 72-70-73=215; T-25. Kent Copeland 74-72-72=218, T-29. J.D. Bass 77-72-70=219; T-71. Burton Wood 82-72-76=230.