Men's Golf Southern Conference

Sunday's Men's Golf Roundup

ETSU finishes second at Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate

JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. – Persistent showers that caused multiple suspensions throughout the weekend ultimately brought the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate at the Blackthorn Club to a close early on Sunday, as play in the third and final round was canceled.

Teams had started play Sunday with the conclusion of the second round, but the rains returned again early in the third round and forced the cancelation.

In the end, No.12 Wake Forest took the team title by five strokes over host and 31st-ranked ETSU, as the Demon Deacons finished at 18-under-par 558, while the Buccaneers finished second at 13-under-par 563. Individually, Will Zalatoris ended the event at 10-under-par 134 to make it a sweep for Wake Forest, while Adrian Meronk was the best of three Bucs to finish in the top 10, as he carded a two-round score of 6-under-par 138.

This marks the second time Wake Forest has captured the BOT Intercollegiate team title (2002, 2014) and the third second-place finish all-time for ETSU (2006, 2008, 2014).

 

Furman finishes ninth at Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate

JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. – The final round of the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate at the par-72, 7,147-yard Blackthorn Club in Jonesborough, Tenn., was canceled Sunday due to persistent rain showers in the area. Round two was halted at dark on Saturday, so the final teams concluded round two on Sunday morning prior to the rain.

The Paladins (+3) finished ninth in the team standings. No. 12 Wake Forest (-18) won the tournament, five strokes ahead of 31st-ranked ETSU (-13) and 11 strokes ahead of third-place Penn State (-7).  Memphis (-3) and Virginia Tech (-2) rounded out the top five.

Paladin junior Wehman Hopke (E) moved into a tie for 24th place at the conclusion of round two, while freshman Hunter Nichols (+2) and sophomore Bryce Howell (+2) tied for 35th place. Junior Preston Cole (+3) finished in a tie for 40th, while junior Preston Heyward (+4) moved into a tie for 48th place.

The Paladins will conclude the 2014 fall season Oct. 18-19 at the Palmetto Collegiate Championship in Camden, S.C.