UNCG’s Hoadley wins Pinehurst Intercollegiate, Spartans finish tie for third
PINEHURST, N.C. ? UNC Greensboro freshman Robert Hoadley fired a final round 71 to earn his first collegiate tournament victory on Sunday at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate sponsored by Gatorade.
Hoadley, who grew up just next door in Southern Pines, N.C., finished the tournament at three-under par with a total of 213, one shot better than Virginia Tech’s Mikey Moyers. Hoadley’s previous best finish had been a tie for 15th place at the VCU shootout. Moyers shot a final round 73 after holding a share of the lead at the start of the day.
Hoadley’s final round 71 helped the Spartans move into a tie for third in the final team standings. Virginia Tech won the team title at 876, four shots better than Old Dominion and 11 shots ahead of UNCG and Penn State.
UNCG’s Colin Chapman missed out on a chance to finish in the Top 10 for the second straight tournament. Chapman, who was fifth to begin the day, carded a final round 79 to finish tied for 26th.
The Spartans return to action in March 27 at the Fireline Towson Invitational.
AGATE
TEAM SCORING: Virginia Tech 876, Old Dominion 880, UNCG 887, Penn State 887, SMU 891, VCU 893, Michigan State 895, Northern Illinois 897, Eastern Kentucky 897, Radford 898, Richmond 899, Ball State 902, Belmont 908, Francis Marion 910, Marshall 912.
INDIVIDUAL SCORING:
Top 10: 1. Robert Hoadley (UNCG) 70-72-71=213; 2. Mikey Moyers (Virginia
Tech) 69-72-73=214; T-3. Kyle Bailey (Radford) 75-71-72=218; T-3. Eric Onesi (Old Dominion) 76-75-67=218; T-3. Michael Shrader (Richmond) 74-73-71=218; T-6. Neil Henderson (Old Dominion) 76-69-74=219; T-6. Sam Wall (Old Dominion) 71-70-78=219; T-8. Jeff Dick (Northern Illinois) 73-74-73=220; T-8. Tommy McDonagh (Penn State) 73-71-76=220; T-8. Wade Wawner (Radford) 74-74-72=220.
Other UNCG: T-26. Colin Chapman 76-69-79=224; T-35. Will Bowman 75-78-73=226; T-43. Will Almand (indiv) 75-75-78=228; T-51. Ryan Heisey 75-79-75=229; T-66. Matt Younts 79-77-76=232; T-70. Justin Clement (indiv) 80-77-76=233.
Catamount Men's Golf Finishes 13th at Seminole Intercollegiate
Ricky Stout leads WCU with 20th-place finish
Tallahassee, Fla. - Western Carolina carded its best round of the three-day event, carding a collective 298 on Sunday and finished 13th overall at the prestigious Seminole Intercollegiate hosted by Florida State University at the par 71 Southwood Golf Course.
FSU won the 14-team event, edging South Carolina by one stroke, 865-to-866, after both squads shot identical scores of 289 over the final 18 holes. Arkansas and North Texas finished tied for third at 873, eight strokes off the pace with Vanderbilt two strokes in arrears at 875 to round out the top five teams.
Seath Lauer of Florida State and USC's Paul Woodbury finished tied for the individual medalist honors at one-under, 212. The Seminole's Wesley Graham and North Carolina's Jack Fields each finished tied for third, two strokes back after shooting one-over, 214.
For Western Carolina, senior Ricky Stout led the team, bookending his tournament with two rounds of even-par 71 with a 77 on Saturday's second round to finish at six-over, 219. Classmate Drew Miller shot 229 to finish tied for 50th, while a third senior, Tanner Briele, placed tied for 57th after a three-day total of 232.
Rounding out the Catamounts lineup were Kyle Wilson (234, 61st-t) and Trey White (240, 71st).
WCU returns to action this Thursday through Sunday at the Furman Intercollegiate at the Furman University Golf Course in Greenville, S.C. The practice round is scheduled for Thursday, March 18, with the next three days to feature 18 holes apiece to make-up the 54-hole event.