Clemson Claims Furman Intercollegiate Title; Chattanooga’s Fox And Tigers’ Martin Share Medalist Honors

 

Greenville, S.C. -- The Clemson men’s golf team carded a final round 282 to rally from a three-stroke deficit on Sunday and claim the team title at the 41st Annual Furman Intercollegiate at the par-72, 6,994-yard Furman University Golf Course.  Chattanooga’s Steven Fox drained a birdie putt on his final hole to share individual medalist honors with the Tigers’ Ben Martin at six-under par.

 

Trailing by two strokes, Fox (70-68-72=210) capped his round with a birdie at No. 18.  Martin (70-71-69=210), playing in the final group with Fox, posted a bogey after a shot out of bounds and settled for a share of the tournament title after a potential playoff was cancelled due to darkness and wet course conditions.  The pair finished five strokes ahead of third place Corbin Mills (72-76-67=215) of Clemson who tallied the low round of the day with a five-under 67.

 

The Tigers (289-294-282=865), three strokes behind Chattanooga (289-291-299=879) entering Sunday’s final round, finished 11 strokes ahead of the rest of the field over the final 18 holes to take a 14-stroke victory over the Mocs.  Furman (305-290-298=893) placed third while Western Carolina, Kennesaw State and Old Dominion rounded out the top five.

 

Junior Austin Reeves (76-68-73=217), the tournament’s defending champion, shot a one-over 73 to grab a share of fifth place and help Furman to its third place finish.  The Paladins’ Garland Ferrell (78-73-73=220) and Daniel Bowden (74-74-76=224) finished in a tie for 20th at eight over par.  Furman’s Anthony Aloi (73-74-73=220), playing as an individual took eighth place.

 

Full tournament results and statistics are available at www.golfstatresults.com.

 

3       Furman          305     290     298     893

T5      Austin Reeves           76      68      73      217

T20     Daniel Bowden   74      74      76      224

T20     Garland Ferrell 78      73      73      224

T42     Jack Ulrich             77      75      76      228

T80     J.B. Murphy             78      79      77      234

 

T8      Anthony Aloi            73      74      73      220

T51     John David Hunter       78      74      77      229

135     Marcus Ling             79      87      94      260

 

 

 

Auburn Claims 31st Annual Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational Title

Jonathan Randolph of Ole Miss takes individualist honors in a playoff.

 

STATESBORO, Ga. ? North Florida held a seven stroke lead entering the final round of competition, but Auburn climbed the leaderboard and took the title with a 3-over par 291 team final outing. The Auburn Tigers won the 31st Annual Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational with an aggregated 862 (-2) for their first title in tournament history.

 

North Florida struggled on the final day, shooting an 11-over 299 to finish one stroke behind Auburn in second at 863. The annual tournament was contested at the par 72, 6,962 yard Forest Heights Country Club.

 

The 15-team field battled through winds and rain on the final day of play with Tennessee owning the day’s lowest team round with a 7-under 299. The Volunteers’ final round moved them from 13th-place to a fifth-place tie to finish. Virginia took third with a team 865 (+1) over three days, while Alabama moved into fourth at 868. Tennessee and Mississippi tied for fifth each at 871 (+7).

 

At the end of play, three individuals tied for first to force a playoff. Jordan Gibb of North Florida, Jonathan Randolph of Ole Miss and Hunter Hamrick of Alabama battled for individualist honors with Randolph taking the crown launching a birdie on the first hole.

 

A tough third round dropped Georgia Southern to a 12th-place finish. The Eagles posted a 302 final round to finish with a team 883 for the tournament. Seniors Ryan Zabroske (Alpharetta, Ga.) and Matt Deal (Statesboro, Ga.) led GS on the final day, each carding 2-over 74s. Zabroske finished the tournament in a tie for 30th with rounds of 72, 73 and 74, respectively.

 

Meanwhile, Deal and junior Joe Monte (Chantilly, Va.) both finished in a tie for 32nd with 220s. Deal completed the tournament with an opening round 72 and final rounds of 74, respectively. Monte, who owned the team’s lowest round in the tournament with a second-round 69, closed the tournament with a 77 final round. The junior opened with a 74.

 

 Florian Sander (Bregenz, Austria) and Spence Fulford (Rocky Mount, N.C.) finished tied for 56th with matching 225s. Both opened the tournament with 74s as Sander rounded out the three-day tournament with rounds of 73 and 78. Fulford succeeded a second round 74 with a final round 77.

 

Competing as an individual, Logan Blondell (Lakeland, Fla.) finished tied for sixth on the leaderboard. Blondell responded to an opening round 1-under par 71 with a 4-under par 68 in round two. The junior closed out the tournament with a 2-over 74 for a three-day total 213 (-3).

 

Georgia Southern returns to the course at the Augusta State Invitational, April 3-4.

 

 

 

Chattanooga Men’s Golf Finishes Second at Furman Intercollegiate

Freshman Steven Fox shares medalist honors

 

GREENVILLE, S.C. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men’s golf team entered today’s final round of the Furman Intercollegiate in first place, but it could not hold off a hard charge by No. 18 Clemson finishing second to the Tigers.  Freshman Steven Fox shared medalist honors with Clemson’s Ben Martin with duo finishing at 210 (-6).

 

It is the first medalist for the Mocs since Jonathan Hodge turned the trick at the same event in 2008.  Fox carded rounds of 70, 68 and 72 to Martin, a redshirt senior who was a finalist for the 2009 U.S. Amateur.

 

Fox did it in spectacular fashion.  Down two to Martin, who also qualified for the 2009 U.S. Open, with one hole to play, Fox birdied while Martin bogeyed for a two-shot swing to tie.  Due to travel, the two teams decided to share the medalist honor.

 

“What a great weekend for Steven,” said head coach Mark Guhne.  “He battled head-to-head to with a U.S. Amateur finalist and tied him.  He’s had to make some adjustments to the college game and has really been coming on.

 

“It’s great to see that hard work rewarded.”

 

The Mocs’ three-stroke lead evaporated in the first six holes despite starting out at minus-five as Clemson tied UTC through six by opening at eight-under par as both teams stood at one-under par.

 

The two teams continued to battle.  Through nine holes, the Mocs were even with a one shot advantage, but through 12 holes, Clemson knotted it up at plus-two as back-to-back birdies by Martin evened the individual battle with Fox as well with both sitting at minus-seven.

 

But as the Tigers turned it up a notch, the Mocs faltered.  Clemson played the final six holes at two-under par to claim the win.  The Tigers’ final round total of 282, six-under par, is the low round of the tourney.

 

“Honestly, Clemson won it,” added Guhne.  “I take my hat off to them.  They played lights out down the stretch and it would have taken an unworldly effort to beat them today.  But I’m proud of our effort all week.”

 

Clemson finished at one-over par 865 followed by Chattanooga at 879 (+15).  Furman ended up third another 14 shots back at 893.

 

Derek Rende finished 17th after a final round 76 completed his tourney at 222 (+6).  Stephan Jaeger’s 224 (+8) placed him tied for 20th.

 

J.T. Clendenin wound up tied for 51st at 229 (+13), while Fredrik Qvicker tied for 60th at 230.  Playing as individuals, Alex Ratliff tied Clendenin for 51st at 229 (+13), as Simon Forsslund played his 54 holes at 238 (+22) ending up tied for 108th.

 

Chattanooga returns to action next weekend at the Hootie at Bulls Bay.  It starts with 36 holes on Sunday, March 28, and ends with a final 18 on Monday, March 29.

 

LEADERBOARD

1) No. 18 Clemson	289-294-282	865 (+1)
2) Chattanooga	289-291-299	879 (+15)
3) Furman	305-290-298	893 (+29)
4) Western Carolina	291-306-302	899 (+35)
T5) Old Dominion	293-298-312	903 (+39)
T5) Kennesaw State	304-301-298	903 (+39)
7) Virginia Tech	304-300-301	905 (+41)
T8) Wofford	305-295-307	907 (+43)
T8) Presbyterian	296-302-309	907 (+43)
T8) Charleston Southern	303-307-297	907 (+43)
11) East Carolina	303-312-293	908 (+44)
12) Mississippi State	302-302-305	909 (+45)
13) Samford	300-303-301	913 (+49)
14) Winthrop	303-306-306	915 (+51)
15) Gardner-Webb	303-304-309	916 (+52)
T16) Elon	308-303-306	917 (+53)
T16) UAB	310-301-306	917 (+53)
18) Davidson	313-306-301	920 (+56)
19) Francis Marion	312-309-301	922 (+58)
20) Appalachian State	313-313-307	933 (+69)
21) Troy	312-308-314	934 (+70)
22) Rhode Island	311-319-313	943 (+79)
23) Temple	312-325-315	952 (+88)
24) Marshall	315-321-325	961 (+97)
Mocs:
T1) Steven Fox	70-68-72	210 (-6)
17) Derek Rende	69-77-76	222 (+6)
T20) Stephan Jaeger	72-73-79	224 (+8)
T51) J.T. Clendenin	80-73-76	229 (+13)
T60) Fredrik Qvicker	78-77-75	230 (+14)
Individuals:
T51) Alex Ratliff	75-79-75	229 (+13)
T108) Simon Forsslund	80-79-79	238 (+22)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Davidson Golf Places 18th at Furman Intercollegiate

 

GREENVILLE, S.C. - Jackson Taylor shot a team-best, one-under par 73 during the final round of the Furman Intercollegiate to lead the Davidson men's golf team to an 18th-place finish in a strong, 24-team field Sunday on the Furman University Golf Course.

 

The Wildcats saved their best round for last, scoring a 301 to total 920 (313+306+301) for the tournament on the par-72, 6,994-yard course.

 

Taylor placed in a tie for 28th out of 135 with a three-round score of 225 (78+74+73). Junior captain Bobby Urso rebounded from a tough second round to match his first-round, two-over par 74 and finish in a tie for 36th place at 227 (74+79+74).

 

Freshman John Skeadas placed 80th with a three-day score of 234 (81+74+79). Junior Christopher Rollins (80+79+79) and freshman Walker Allen (81+82+75) both finished at 238.

 

Ben Martin of No. 18 Clemson and Steven Fox were named the co-champions with six-under par 210's. Clemson took the team title with a score of 865.

 

Southern Conference foes Chattanooga (879), Furman (893) and Western Carolina (899) followed Clemson in second, third and fourth place, respectively. Wofford tied Charleston Southern for eighth at 907, Samford placed 13th (913) and Elon placed in a tie for 16th at 306. Appalachian State trailed Davidson in 20th place at 933.

 

The 'Cats will take next weekend off before co-hosting the Irish Creek Collegiate with UNC Charlotte Apr. 3-4.

 

 

 

Phoenix Finishes in Tie for 16th at Furman Intercollegiate

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Stephen Dressel carded a final round of even-par 72, but the Elon Phoenix was unable to improve its standing at the Furman Intercollegiate on Sunday, finishing the 24-team tournament in a tie with UAB for 16th place.  The Phoenix posted a 917 (308-303-306) over its three rounds of play.  Clemson claimed the team title with a score of 865 (289-294-282).
 
Dressel earned a tie for 20th with his performance, shooting a three-round 224 (74-78-72) to lead the Phoenix participants in the field of 135 golfers.
 
Jayson Judy carded his best round of the tournament on Sunday, shooting a 75 on his way to a 62nd-place tie.  Judy finished with a 231 (80-76-75).
 
One stroke back in a tie for 71st were both Scott Hockemeyer (75-77-80--232) and Mike Fekete (79-74-79--232).  Phil Bartholomew rounded out the Elon card, firing a three-round score of 237 (80-76-81) to place in a tie for 103rd.
 
Clemson's Ben Martin and Chattanooga's Steven Fox were declared co-champions after each finished with a six-under 210 after three rounds of play from the Furman University Golf Course.  
 
Clemson had three of the top four finishers on its way to the team title.  The Tigers won by 14 strokes over Chattanooga (289-291-299--879).  Furman (305-290-298--893), Western Carolina (291-306-302--899) placed third and fourth while Kennesaw State (304-301-298--903) and Old Dominion (293-298-312--903) tied for fifth.
 
Elon finished ahead of Southern Conference rivals Davidson (18th; 920) and Appalachian State (20th; 933).
 
Up next for the Phoenix is an appearance at the Irish Creek Collegiate in Kannapolis, N.C. on April 3-4.

 

 

SAMFORD MEN’S GOLF: O’TOOLE FINISHES EIGHTH; BULLDOGS 13TH AT 2010 FURMAN INTERCOLLEGIATE

--- Samford improves three positions on the final day of competition ---

 

GREENVILLE, S.C. --- At the 41st-annual Furman Intercollegiate, the Samford University men’s golf team registered a 13th-place finish against some of the top competition in the Southeast Region on Sunday. The Bulldogs carded a total team score of 913 (300-312-301) and true freshman Casey O’Toole earned an eighth-place finish at the prestigious 24-team tournament.

 

O’Toole, Samford’s highly-touted native of Oneonta, Ala., tallied his second straight top-10 finish Sunday. In his last outing, O’Toole cruised to a seven-stroke victory at the 2010 Samford Intercollegiate. This week, he posted a 54-hole score of 220 (75-73-72) and finished in a tie for eighth place with Wofford’s Mark Joye.

 

O’Toole improved in each round of competition and turned in a key score of even-par 72 on Sunday.

 

“I thought that our freshmen did an outstanding job this weekend considering that this was the first really big field that they’ve ever played in,” said Samford head coach Woodie Eubanks. “We finished 13th against 24 very talented teams and what really hurt us was our second round. If we would have played our best in the second round, I think we could have finished as high as fifth place.”

 

Heading into Sunday’s final round of competition, the Bulldogs were sitting in 16th place with a 36-hole score of 612. Samford opened the tournament with a 300, which was its best round of the three-day competition. On Saturday, the Bulldogs turned in a second-round score of 312.

 

Samford’s Bill Nabors turned in the team’s second best mark of the weekend with a 54-hole score of 226 (72-76-78). The Bulldogs’ true freshman from Decatur, Ala., finished the tournament tied for 32nd place out of 135 competitors.

 

“This was a very big field for a tournament and I was encouraged with how well our young team handled it,” Eubanks said. “We still have a lot of maturing to do, but that will come with time.”

 

Rounding out the scoring for Samford at the 2010 Furman Intercollegiate were Gabe Hyde (234), Drew Aimone (239) and Martin Bunt (246).

 

Clemson won the team title of the 41st-annual Furman tournament on Sunday and finished the three-day competition with a 54-hole score of 865 (289-294-282). Clemson’s Ben Martin and Chattanooga’s Steven Fox finished as co-champions of the individual event with identical marks of 6-under-par 210.

 

The Samford University men’s golf team will next be in action April 11-13 as the Bulldogs are scheduled to compete in the annual Wofford Invitational being held at the Country Club of Spartanburg located in Spartanburg, S.C.

 

 

 

 

Wheeler Leads Men’s Golf at Furman Intercollegiate

 

GREENVILLE, S.C. - Lance Wheeler carded a one-under par 71 in Saturday’s second round and finished 18th to lead Appalachian State University men’s golf at the Furman Intercollegiate. The Mountaineers placed 20th at 313-313-307=933 (+69).

 

Wheeler tallied a three-day score of 75-71-77=223 (+7) with the 71 matching his lowest round of 2009-10.

 

Casey Johnson placed 51st in the field with a 76-78-75=229 (+13) while Jacob Eggers was 126th with a 82-85-77=244 (+28).

 

Jake Wiesehan was a stroke back at 80-79-86=245 (+29) in 128th and Dustin Hudson finished 129th at 82-86-78=246 (+30).

 

Clemson carded a final round 282 to rally from a three-stroke deficit on Sunday and claim the team title at the par-72, 6,994-yard Furman University Golf Course. Chattanooga’s Steven Fox drained a birdie putt on his final hole to share individual medalist honors with the Tigers’ Ben Martin at six-under par.

 

In addition to UTC (second place) and host Furman (third), five other Southern Conference teams competed at the event. Western Carolina placed fourth, Wofford tied for eighth, Samford finished 13th, Elon tied for 16th and Davidson was 13 strokes ahead of the Apps in 18th place.

 

The men host the University Cup at Morganton’s Mimosa Hills Country Club on Thursday, March 25.

 

 

 

Men’s Golf Competes at Furman Intercollegiate

 

GREENVILLE, S.C. ? The Wofford men’s golf team competed at the Furman Intercollegiate, finishing tied for eighth in the 24-team field.

 

The team was led by freshman Mark Joye, who turned in his best performance of the spring season, finishing tied for eighth individually with a four-over par score of 220. Joye recorded a low score of 70 in the second round on Saturday.

 

Senior Kirk Whitehead carded a 228 (73-79-76) in the three-round tournament and senior Mike McKenzie recorded a score of 231 (77-76-78).

 

Sophomores Zach Capps and Ben Wright finished the tournament tied with scores of 235. The Terriers finished tied for eighth in the 24-team field with a team score of 907 (305-295-307). Wofford finished ahead of Southern Conference rivals Samford, Elon, Davidson and Appalachian State.

 

The Clemson men’s golf team claimed the team title with a one-over par score of 865 (289-294-282). Chattanooga’s Steven Fox drained a birdie putt on his final hole to share individual medalist honors with the Tigers’ Ben Martin at six-under par.

 

The Terriers will compete again at the River Landing Intercollegiate, April 2-3 in Wallace, N.C.