Mocs Run Away with Wire-to-Wire Win at Palmetto Intercollegiate
AIKEN, S.C.---The 17th-ranked Chattanooga men’s golf team dominated the field at the Palmetto Intercollegiate, a part of the Cleveland Collegiate Championship Series. The Mocs shot a two-over par 282 in the final round to finish at 850, 30 shots ahead of No. 30 Virginia Tech.
“It was a great team win,” said Head Coach Mark Guhne. “This really validates our fall season.”
Junior Jonathan Hodge fired a three-under par 67 to capture medalist honors with a two-over par total of 212. It was his second win of the season following a win at the CoCa-Cola Duke Classic. Sophomore Fredrik Qvicker shot 68 (-2) to tie for second with the Hokies Jurrian vander Vaart and Elon’s Jimmy Lytle at 213.
Virginia Tech was not the only ranked team the Mocs topped as No. 22 Penn State finished fourth at 890, 40 strokes behind Chattanooga. Other notables include conference rivals Elon fifth (892, 42 shots back), Furman sixth (894, 44 back) and UNC Greensboro 10th (912, 62 back).
“After our struggles at UCF’s tournament, this was a great statement,” added Guhne. “We need to build on it at the Linger Longer later this week.”
Sophomore Derek Rende provided the Mocs their third top five finisher; coming in fifth at 214 (+4). Sophomore J.T. Clendenin finished tied for 14th with a three-day total of 220.
Chattanooga posted five sub-par rounds in the tournament, one by each team member. The other 14 teams and nine individual players combined for three.
The Mocs return to action March 14-16 at the Linger Longer Invitational hosted by Mercer at Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Ga.
Furman Men’s Golf Finishes Strong At Palmetto Intercollegiate
Aiken, S.C. -- Senior Ben Goforth (74-70-72=216) led three Paladins at two-over-par 72 as Furman carded a final round 290 to finish sixth at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate Tuesday afternoon at the 6,565-yard Palmetto Golf Club.
Goforth finished at six-over-par to claim sixth place in the three-round tournament as Furman (304-300-290=894) posted the third best round of the day to improve to sixth. Freshman Austin Reeves (80-76-72=228) and Matt Hayes (76-81-72=229) also capped their rounds firing two-over-par 72. Easley, S.C., native Jonathan Bowden (74-76-74=224) took 25th place at 14-over.
Chattanooga (289-279-282=850) cruised to a 30-stroke victory over second place Virginia Tech (297-287-296=880). USC Aiken, Penn State and Elon rounded out the top five. The Mocs’ Jonathan Hodge (72-73-67=212) rallied with a three-under-par 67 on Tuesday to take individual honors by one stroke over teammate Fredrik Qvicker (70-75-68=212) and Virginia Tech’s Jurrian vander Vaart (71-70-72=212).
The Paladins return home to host the Furman Intercollegiate March 28-30, at the Furman University Golf Course.
6 Furman 304 300 290 894
6 Ben Goforth 74 70 72 216
25 Jonathan Bowden 74 76 74 224
t39 Austin Reeves 80 76 72 228
t41 Matt Hayes 76 81 72 229
t66 Garrett Schneider 83 78 76 237
1 Chattanooga 289 279 282 850
2 Virginia Tech 297 287 296 880
3 USC Aiken 301 291 289 881
4 Penn State 294 303 293 890
5 Elon 300 297 295 892
6 Furman 304 300 290 894
UNCG men wind up 10th at Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate
AIKEN, S.C. ? UNC Greensboro carded a final round 301 to move up to a tenth place finish at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate men’s golf tournament.
John Isenhour and Will Bowman led the way for UNCG in the final round with scores of 72 and 75, respectively. Nathan Stamey was UNCG’s best finisher, placing in a tie for 26th place after shooting 77 in the final round.
Chattanooga coasted to the team championship, winning by 30 shots over second place Virginia Tech. The Mocs shot 282 on the final day to extend what began the day as a 16-shot lead. Chattanooga’s Jonathan Hodge carded the best round of the day, a 67, to rally for the individual title at 212. He won by one shot over a trio of golfers.
UNCG returns to action on Sunday when they begin play at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate.
AGATE
TEAM SCORING: Chattanooga 850, Virginia Tech 880, USC Aiken 881, Penn State 890, Elon 892, Furman 894, Francis Marion 895, Charleston Southern 900, Jacksonville State 905, UNCG 912, Rhode Island 914, Presbyterian 922, Akron 930, Marshall 932, Nebraska 942.
INDIVIDUAL SCORING
Top 10: 1. Jonathan Hodge (Chattanooga) 72-73-67=212; T-2. Jilly Lytle
(Elon) 71-72-70=213; T-2. Fredrik Qvicker 70-75-68=213; Jurrian vander Vaart (Virginia Tech) 71-70-72=213; 5. Derek Rende (Chattanooga) 75-68-71=214; 6. Ben Goforth (Furman) 74-70-72=216; 7. Roberto Diaz (USC
Aiken) 73-71-73=217; T-8. Kelvin Day (Charleston Southern) 75-71-72=218; T-8. Jayson Judy (Elon) 72-71-75=217; T-8. Kevin Grady (USC Aiken) 76-69-73=218.
UNCG Golfers: T-26. Nathan Stamey 72-76-77=225; T-37. Will Bowman 75-77-75=227; T-48. Drew Younts 77-78-77=232; T-58. David Heyen 74-82-79=235; T-63. John Isenhour 78-86-72=236.
CofC Men's Golf Eighth at Callaway Golf Invitational
San Diego, Calif. - Tim Tang fired a 73 in all three rounds to finish tied for 14th and lead the College of Charleston men's golf team to eighth at the Callaway Golf Invitational held at The Farms Golf Club in San Diego, Calif. Wichita State won the event with an 853. Charleston totaled an 895.
Tang finished the tournament with a 219 for his 14th-place tie. Soonam Kim and Dennis McCollum followed Tang, both tying for 36th with a 226 each. Harrison Moore shot a 227 to tie for 43rd, while Scott Larkin tid for 48th with a 229.
Charleston next hosts the Hootie at Bulls Bay Mar. 23-25 at Bulls Bay Golf Club in Awendaw, S.C.
Team Results
1 Wichita State Univ. 280 290 283 853
2 San Diego, U. of 286 290 285 861
3 Saint Mary's (CA) 287 292 283 862
4 Arkansas, U. of 292 295 288 875
5 UC Santa Barbara 296 293 299 888
6 Western Carolina U. 303 298 289 890
7 UC Davis 297 297 298 892
8 Charleston, Coll. Of 296 302 295 893
9 UC Irvine 308 298 289 895
10 Utah, Univ. of 313 297 291 901
Campbell University 297 307 297 901
12 UT-Arlington 305 302 295 902
13 Colorado State Univ. 298 312 300 910
14 San Jose State 302 313 300 915
15 Purdue University 316 306 309 931
Cougar Results
T14 Tim Tang 73 73 73 219
T36 Soonam Kim 72 77 77 226
T36 Dennis McCollum 78 75 73 226
T43 Harrison Moore 76 77 74 227
T48 Scott Larkin 75 79 75 229
Men’s Golf Finishes Fifth at Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invitational
AIKEN, S.C.- Jimmy Lytle (71-72-70-213) tied for second to lead the Elon men’s golf team to a fifth place finish (300-297-295-892) at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invitational hosted by USC-Aiken over the weekend.
Lytle (71-72-70-213) was just one stroke behind Jonathan Hodge of Chattanooga to claim the runner-up spot. Jayson Judy (72-71-75-218) was the only other Elon golfer to finish in the top-20 after earning a share of eighth with Kelvin Day of Charleston Southern and Kevin Grady of USC Aiken.
Steve Dressel (76-75-75-226) shot a 226 after three rounds to finish tied for 31st. Rounding out the field for Elon was Justin Newton (81-79-75-235) who finished in a tie for 58th and Phil Bartholomew (81-84-75-240) who tied for 69th.
Taking the tournament title was Chattanooga (289-279-282-850) followed by Virginia Tech (297-287-296-880), USC Aiken (301-291-289-881), Penn State (294-303-293-890), Furman (304-300-290-894), Francis Marion (297-302-296-895), Charleston Southern (302-306-292-900), Jacksonville State (300-309-296-905), UNC Greensboro (298-313-301-912), Rhode Island (302-307-305-914), Presbyterian (314-305-303-922), Akron (320-300-310-930), Marshall (314-303-315-932), and Nebraska (323-309-310-942).
Elon travels to Greenville, S.C. March 28-30 where it will compete in the Furman Intercollegiate.