Chattanooga Claims Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate Crown

Three Mocs finish in top 10 while team wins for second time in as many chances at the event

 

AIKEN, S.C. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men’s golf team scored its first title of the 2009-10 season with a seven-shot win at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate.  Chattanooga shot 293 for its final round to finish at 855 (+15).

 

The championship is the second in as many tries at the event for the Mocs.  UTC shot 850 in its 2008 win.

 

Chattanooga out-distanced second-place Clemson, the No. 19 team in the country, by seven shots at 862.  East Carolina finished in third at 868 posting the team round of the day (289).  No. 20 Virginia finished fifth at 871.

 

“Going into the event I felt our chemistry was really coming together,” said head coach Mark Guhne.  “It was a great team win.  We need to build on this result and continue to get better.”

 

UVa’s Ben Kobles shot five-under par 205 to win medalist honors.  Liberty’s Robert Karlsson came in second at 208 (-2), while Harold Varner of East Carolina ended up third at 209 (-1).

 

Stephan Jaeger led the Mocs tying for fourth at level-par 210.  He shot a final round 72 (+2) which was matched by Derek Rende.  Rende ended up in eighth with a total of 212 (+2).  Steven Fox joined the veterans in the top 10 finishing tied for 10th at 214.

 

Fredrik Qvicker tied for 19th at nine-over par 219.  J.T. Clendenin rounded out the Mocs lineup at 229 (+19) to end up tied for 59th.

 

Chattanooga returns to the course March 19-21 traveling back to South Carolina for the Furman Intercollegiate in Greenville.  The Mocs won their last visit there as well in 2008.

 

LEADERBOARD

1) Chattanooga	285-277-293	855 (+15)
2) No. 19 Clemson	288-283-291	862 (+22)
3) East Carolina	295-285-289	868 (+28)
4) Liberty	283-283-303	869 (+29)
5) No. 20 Virginia	294-279-298	871 (+31)
T6) Furman	281-288-303	872 (+32)
T6) Georgia Southern	291-285-296	872 (+32)
8) UNC Wilmington	291-295-292	878 (+38)
9) USC-Aiken	294-294-294	882 (+42)
10) Winthrop	300-298-288	886 (+46)
11) Charleston Southern	298-293-304	895 (+55)
12) Presbyterian	310-291-298	899 (+59)
13) Mercer	293-301-307	901 (+61)
14) Elon	303-297-302	902 (+62)
15) Wofford	297-307-299	903 (+63)
16) Akron	301-397-306	904 (+64)
17) College of Charleston	314-296-296	906 (+66)
18) Francis Marion	313-309-298	920 (+80)
Mocs:
T4) Stephan Jaeger	69-69-72	210 (E)
8) Derek Rende	70-70-72	212 (+2)
T10) Steven Fox	73-66-75	214 (+4)
T19) Fredrik Qvicker	73-72-74	219 (+9)
T65) J.T. Clendenin	80-74-75	229 (+19)

 

 

 

 

SAMFORD MEN’S GOLF STORMS BACK FROM 20 STROKES DOWN TO FINISH FIRST AT SAMFORD INVITE

--- The Bulldogs concluded 54 holes of play tied with Vanderbilt for first place; The teams then competed in three playoff holes with neither squad able to take the lead ---

 

ONEONTA, Ala. --- The Samford University men’s golf team fired a tournament-low 282 on Tuesday in the final round of the 2010 Samford Invitational to earn a first-place finish along with the Vanderbilt Commodores. The Bulldogs entered the third round of competition in sixth place and trailed the Commodores by 20 strokes with only 18 holes to play.

 

Samford (298-297-282 = 877) stormed back to force a playoff with Vanderbilt (286-289-302 = 877) as both teams finished regulation tied for first place. After replaying the opening three holes of the Limestone Springs Golf Course, both Samford and Vanderbilt matched the others’ score in each frame and the coaches decided to end the tournament in a tie as darkness approached.

 

Vanderbilt entered the 2010 Samford Invitational as the No. 33-ranked team in the nation after finishing second in the University of Florida’s prestigious annual tournament a week ago.

 

“I’m so proud of this team and how they fought back to tie one of the best teams in the nation,” said Samford head coach Woodie Eubanks. “Our guys never gave up and they stood toe to toe with Vanderbilt in the playoff. I’m still at a loss for words because we did this with one junior and four freshmen in the starting five. Today, our freshmen gained some valuable experience and I’m extremely optimistic about the future of the program.”

 

Samford’s tournament-best score of 282 on Tuesday was ignited by the performances of true freshmen Casey O’Toole and Bill Nabors.

 

O’Toole, the Bulldogs’ native of Oneonta, Ala., fired a third-round best score of 66 on Tuesday and won the individual title of the 2010 Samford Invitational by seven strokes. O’Toole finished the two-day event with a 54-hole score of 12-under-par 204 (73-65-66), while Kennesaw State’s Jeff Karlsson placed second at 5-under-par 211 (67-70-74).

 

Vanderbilt’s Trey Delgreco, a native of Birmingham, Ala., earned a third-place finish Tuesday. He carded a third-round score of 71 to tally a 54-hole score of 212 (70-71-71).

 

Nabors, Samford’s talented true freshman from Decatur, Ala., turned in his best score of the tournament Tuesday with a 68. He improved in each round of the two-day event and finished the 2010 Samford Invitational with a final mark of 227 (82-77-68).

 

The Bulldogs’ Gabe Hyde tallied the team’s second-place finish Tuesday. Samford’s freshman from Hoover, Ala., carded a third-round score of 76 to earn a tie for 22nd in the final individual standings. Hyde concluded the two-day tournament with a 54-total of 225 (75-74-76).

 

 Samford’s Martin Bunt fired a key score of 72 on Tuesday to help propel the Bulldogs to their first-place finish. Bunt, a junior native of Pensacola, Fla., and the only non-freshman listed in Samford’s starting five, concluded the two-day tournament with a score of 228 (75-81-72). Drew Aimone rounded out the Bulldogs scoring this week with a total of 232 (75-81-76).

 

“This was a great tournament for our guys and they really worked hard to finish as well as they did,” Eubanks said. “I’m so proud of this team and we’ll celebrate this win for a while, but then we have to go right back to work. We still have a lot of golf to play this season and I feel that we can get even better than we are now.”

 

Murray State and Kennesaw State both finished tied for third place in the 2010 Samford Invitational with identical 54-hole scores of 878.

 

The Samford men’s golf team will next be in action March 18-21 as the Bulldogs head to Greenville, S.C., to compete in the 2010 Furman Intercollegiate to be held at the Furman Golf Course.

 

 

 

Georgia Southern

 

AIKEN, S.C. ? Georgia Southern shot an aggregated team 872 at the 13th Annual Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate to finish tied for sixth place. Junior Joe Monte led the Eagles for the tournament, finishing in a tie for 17th, while senior Spence Fulford carded the team’s lowest round of the day on the par 70, 6,565-yard Palmetto Golf Club.

 

Chattanooga held first place finishing 15-over (855), besting second-place Clemson by seven strokes (862). East Carolina jumped from seventh place into third with the second-lowest round of the day, 289, to complete the tournament at 868 (+28). Liberty slipped into fourth at 869, while Virginia rounded out the top five at 871. Georgia Southern and Furman tied for sixth with matching 872s.

 

Ben Kohles of Virginia took individualist honors completing 54 holes at 5-under par 205 leading second place Robert Karlsson of Liberty by three strokes.

 

“Pin placements made the golf course much tougher today for the whole field,” stated head coach Larry Mays. “We didn’t get off to a great start, but I’m proud of Florian [Sander], Spence [Fulford] and Matt [Deal] for hanging in there for solid final rounds. We came up just short of a top five finish, which was our goal, but if we can tighten up just a little bit, we will be in good shape.”

 

Monte, a Chantilly, Va., native paced the Eagles in the tournament, claiming his highest finish of the season in a two-way tie for 17th. The junior posted a final round 77 to go along with opening rounds of 72 and 69 for an 8-over 218 tournament total.

 

Redshirt-freshman Florian Sander (Bregenz, Austria) bookended two rounds of 73 with a second round 74 for a three-day total 220. Sander completed the tournament at 10-over par 220 in a tie for 22nd.

 

Finishing in a tie for 30th, one stroke behind Sander, senior Matt Deal (Statesboro, Ga.) reflected his opening round 74 on the final round with another 4-over par 74. His identical rounds were sandwiched around a second round 73 for a tournament total 221 (+11).

 

After leading the team through two rounds, senior Ryan Zabroske (Alpharetta, Ga.) carded an 81 on the final day to finish tied for 35th-place at 222.

 

Senior Fulford (Rocky Mount, N.C.) saved his best round for the round three, leading GS with a two-over par 72 on the day. The senior trimmed his second round score by five strokes to finish with a 225, placing him in a tie for 47th.

 

Georgia Southern next welcomes 15 teams to Statesboro, Ga. as part of the 31st Annual Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational. The three-day tournament will be played at Forest Heights Country Club, March 19-21.

 

“The team is excited our next tournament is our home tournament,” Mays stated. “We’re looking forward to being part of a great tournament and bringing in a great field of teams to Statesboro next week.”

 

Georgia Southern Results

T17. Joe Monte (72-69-77=218) +8

T22. Florian Sander (73-74-73=220) +10

T30. Matt Deal (74-73-74=221) +11

T35. Ryan Zabroske (72-69-81=222) +12

T47. Spence Fulford (76-77-72=225) +15

 

 

 

Fekete Top Elon Finisher at Palmetto Intercollegiate

AIKEN, S.C. -- Mike Fekete fired an even par 72 in the third and final round of The Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate to lead the Elon men's golf team to a 14th-place finish with a total score of 902 (303-297-302).  Chattanooga collected the team title after a score of 855 (285-277-293) over the three rounds of the 18-team field.
 
Fekete's 72 on Tuesday gave him a three-round score of 221 (73-76-72) to tie for 30th in the field of 90 golfers.  Stephen Dressel tied for 39th, two strokes behind Fekete, with a 223 (69-76-78).
 
Finishing third for Elon was Phil Bartholomew whose 232 (83-73-76) put him in a tie for 66th-place.  Jayson Judy carded an 82 during his final round, bringing his tournament total to 233 (79-72-82) and placing in a tie for 69th.  Scott Hockemeyer's 273 (82-79-76) placed him in a tie for 84th.
 
Trailing Chattanooga in the top-five were Clemson (862), East Carolina (868), Liberty (869) and Virginia (871).  The Phoenix also trailed Southern Conference rivals Georgia Southern (T6th; 872) and Furman (T6th; 872), but defeated SoCon foes Wofford (15th; 903) and College of Charleston (17th; 906).
 
Elon heads back to the course at the Furman Intercollegiate beginning March 19 in Greenville, S.C.

 

 

Furman Finishes Sixth At Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate

 

Aiken, S.C. -- Senior Garland Ferrell (70-70-73=213) notched a final round 73 to secure a share of ninth place, but Furman faded to sixth at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate on Tuesday at the par-70 Palmetto Golf Club.

 

Furman (281-288-303=872) shot a final round 303 to finish in a tie with Georgia Southern (291-285-296=872), 17 strokes behind tournament winners Chattanooga (285-277-293=855).  Clemson (288-293-291=862) claimed second place with East Carolina (295-284-289=868), Liberty (283-283-303=869) and Virginia (294-279-298=871) rounding out the top five in the 18-team field.

 

Ferrell finished eight strokes behind individual medalist Ben Kohles (70-63-72=205) of Virginia who completed 54 holes at five-under par.  Furman’s Daniel Bowden (69-72-74=215) claimed a share of 12th place at five-over after a four-over 74 on Tuesday morning.

 

The Paladins return home to the Furman University Golf Course to host the Furman Intercollegiate March 19-21.

 

T6      Furman          281     288     303     872

T9      Garland Ferrell 70      70      73      213

T12     Daniel Bowden   69      72      74      215

T22     Austin Reeves           72      71      77      220

T42     Jack Ulrich             70      75      79      224

90      Matthew Broome  86      89      86      261

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wofford Men’s Golf Competes at Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate

 

SPARTANBURG, S.C. ? The Wofford men’s golf team competed in the 13th annual Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate, finishing 15th in the three-round tournament hosted by USC Aiken.

 

Freshman Mark Joye paced the Terriers with a five-over par 215 for the tournament, tying for 12th place individually. Joye recorded a score of 72 in the first and third round, and shot a one-over par 71 in the second round.

 

Sophomore Ben Wright tied for 39th, shooting a 223, including a low round of 73 in the third round. Senior Mike McKenzie carded a 232 over three rounds, tying for 66th, while sophomore Zach Capps finished close behind with a score of 233.

 

The Terriers concluded the tournament with a team score of 903 (297-307-299) to finish 15th. Wofford finished ahead of Southern Conference foe College of Charleston.

 

The men’s golf team will compete next at the Furman Invitational, held March 19-21 at the Furman University Golf Course in Greenville, S.C.

 

 

 

College of Charleston

 

Aiken, S.C. - The College of Charleston men's golf team carded a 296 in the second and third rounds to finish with a 906 and 17th at the Cleveland Golf / Palmetto Intercollegiate held at the Palmetto Golf Club in Aiken, S.C.  Chattanooga won the event with an 855.  Charleston was just four strokes out of the top 15.

 

Clemson took second with an 862 and in third was East Carolina with its 868.

 

Virginia's Ben Kohles took home individual medalist honors with a 205, with Liberty's Robert Karlsson placing second with a 208.

 

Tim Mitchell (Austin, Texas) led the Cougars with, tying for 39th with a 223.  Cabe Prieskorn (Texarkana, Texas) and Harrison Moore (Orangeburg, S.C.) tied for 54th with a 228 each, while John Duke Hudson (Sonora, Texas) tied for 69th with a 233.  Rounding out the Cougar top five was Coy Breen (San Antonio, Texas) who tied for 78th with a 235.

 

Charleston next competes at the Rio Pinar Invitational Mar. 16-17 in Orlando, Fla.

 

College of Charleston Results

T39 - Tim Mitchell, 78 71 74 223

T54 - Cabe Prieskorn, 80 75 73 228

T54 - Harrison Moore, 79 75 74 228

T69 - John Duke Hudson, 77 75 81 233

T78 - Coy Breen, 84 76 75 235