Furman Men’s Golf Captures Wofford Invitational Title

 

Spartanburg, S.C. -- The Furman men’s golf team paced the field with a final round six-over-par 294 to claim a four-stroke victory at the 21st Annual Coca-Cola Wofford Invitational at the Carolina Country Club on Tuesday.

 

Jonathan Bowden, who placed 10th, posted an even-par 72 to lead Furman’s efforts as the Paladins (293-285-294=872) claimed their second team title of the season.  Senior Ben Goforth (69-67-74=210) tied for first place at the conclusion of 54 holes, but fell in a one-hole playoff to Hugh Morrison (70-66-74=210) of Presbyterian.  Matt Hayes (71-71-74=216) finished tournament play at even-par to earn a share of seventh place.

 

USC Upstate (298-283-295=876) finished four strokes back of the Paladins with Presbyterian, Wofford and Stetson rounding out the top five.

 

Furman captured its first tournament title of the season in September at the Raines Development Group Intercollegiate in Florence, S.C.

 

Furman returns to action April 12-13, at the Robert Keppler Intercollegiate at Ohio State University before travelling to Charleston, S.C., for the Southern Conference Championships April 20-22.

 

 

1          Furman             293       285       294       872

2          Ben Goforth                   69         67         74         210

T7         Matt Hayes                   71         71         74         216

T10       Jonathan Bowden           76         72         72         220

T24       Chris Gilliland                77         75         74         226

T30       Garrett Schneider           78         75         76         229

 

 

Furman, Morrison collect hardware at Wofford men's golf tournament

SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Furman maintained its lead in the team standings and Presbyterian's Hugh Morrison was crowned the individual medalist via a scorecard playoff to garner the respective hardware following the conclusion of the 21st Annual Coca-Cola Wofford Invitational Tuesday at The Carolina Country Club in Spartanburg, S.C.

Furman, who held a three-shot lead over USC Upstate entering the final round, inched its winning margin to four strokes with an 8-over par 872 to claim its second Wofford Invitational title in five years. The Paladins also were victorious at the 2004 event and they join Clemson (1988, 1990), Wake Forest (1989, 1996), North Carolina State (1991, 1993), Virginia (1992, 1999) and Florida State (1994, 1995) as multiple time winners of the tournament.

The Paladins' Ben Goforth tied with Morrison for the individual low score of 6-under par 210 after 54 hole play on the par 72, 6,877-yard course. However, through a scorecard playoff which started with hole No. 15, Morrison was declared the winner after posting a par three to Goforth's bogey four on the hole.

Wofford's Garrett Medeiros finished as the top individual for the host Terriers, earning a fourth-place tie after carding a 1-under par 215 featuring a 2-under par 70 during final round action. He was one of two Wofford players to post a sub-par effort on the final 18, joining junior Drew Perry's 69.

The Terriers, who began the day in sixth place, climbed to fourth after only shooting one stroke higher than Furman's final round effort.

Wofford will not compete again until it joins Furman and the rest of the league at the Southern Conference Championship, April 20-22, at The Country Club of South Carolina in Florence, S.C.

Wofford Individuals:
T4--Garrett Medeiros, 72-73-70--215 (-1)
T10--Mike McKenzie, 68-73-79--220 (+4)
T16--Drew Perry, 75-78-69--222 (+6)
T41--John Gault, 83-75-75--233 (+17)*
T44--Kirk Whitehead, 79-77-78--234 (+18)
57--Rob Gorrell, 86-80-79--245 (+29)*
59--Adam Dolezal, 84-92-78--254 (+38)
* - competed as an individual

Top-10 Individuals:
1--Hugh Morrison (Presbyterian), 70-66-74--210 (-6)*
2--Ben Goforth (Furman), 69-67-74--210 (-6)
3--Josh Gallman (USC Upstate), 71-70-72--213 (-3)
T4--Garrett Medeiros (Wofford), 72-73-70--215 (-1)
T4--Colin Clemente (Akron), 73-69-73--215 (-1)
T4--Taylor Hines (Appalachian State), 74-69-72--215 (-1)
T7--David McAndrew (Stetson), 73-71-72--216 (E)
T7--Matt Hayes (Furman), 71-71-74--216 (E)
9--Baxter Culler (USC Upstate), 75-77-67--219 (+3)
T10--Mike McKenzie (Wofford), 68-73-79--220 (+4)
T10--Jimmy Lytle (Elon), 78-74-68--220 (+4)
T10--Jonathan Bowden (Furman), 76-72-72--220 (+4)
T10--Jayson Judy (Elon), 76-70-74--220 (+4)
T10--Michael Lawrence (USC Upstate), 77-67-76--220 (+4)

Team Standings:
1--Furman, 293-285-294--872 (+8)
2--USC Upstate, 298-293-295--876 (+12)
3--Presbyterian, 295-293-296--884 (+20)
4--Wofford, 294-301-295--890 (+26)
5--Stetson, 289-300-304--893 (+29)
6--Akron, 289-297-313--899 (+35)
T7--Radford, 307-292-301--900 (+36)
T7--Appalachian State, 301-296-303--900 (+36)
9--Elon, 312-298-296--906 (+42)
10--USC Beaufort, 291-309-321--921 (+57)
11--High Point, 308-303-313--924 (+60)

 

 

Elon Ends Up in Ninth at Wofford

SPARTANBURG, S.C. ? Jimmy Lytle posted a final-round four-under-par 68, but Elon had to settle for a ninth-place finish at the 21st Annual Coca-Cola Wofford Invitational men’s golf tournament Tuesday afternoon on The Carolina Country Club’s 6,877-yard course.

Lytle (78-74-68?220) and teammate Jayson Judy (76-70-74?220) each claimed a share of 10th place to lead all Phoenix golfers in the 60-player field. Michael Fekete (Tied-49th/85-74-77?236), Phil Bartholomew (52nd/76-81-81?238) and Steve Dressel (Tied-53rd/82-80-77?239) also represented Elon. Presbyterian’s Hugh Morrison (70-66-74?210) out-dueled Furman’s Ben Goforth (69-67-74?210) in a playoff for medalist honors.

Furman (293-285-294?872) secured the team title of the 54-hole tournament, followed by USC Upstate (298-283-295?876), Presbyterian (295-293-296?884), Wofford (294-301-295?890), Stetson (289-300-304?893), Akron (289-297-313?899), Radford (307-292-301?900), Appalachian State (301-296-303?900), Elon (312-298-296?906), USC Beaufort (291-309-321?921) and High Point (308-303-313?924).