Davidson finishes fifth at Seahawk Intercollegiate
WILMINGTON, N.C. – After firing a career- and tournament-low 64 and sharing the opening-round lead, Davidson's Sam Echikson shot a 2-over 74 in Sunday afternoon to finish second in the 2014 Seahawk Intercollegiate, which was shortened to 36 holes due to rain Monday.
The event hosted by UNCW was played on the par-72 Country Club of Landfall’s Nicklaus Course.
Davidson, which sat tied for second following a 10-under 278 Sunday morning, posted a 308 in round two to come home fifth, just seven swings out of the runner-up position held by ETSU.
South Carolina shot a pair of sub-par rounds to capture the team title by 19 strokes at 16-under 560.
A native of Brussels, Belgium, Echikson was one of three Wildcats to break par in his opening round. The senior finished one shot behind the Gamecock's Will Starke, who set a new 36-hole record of 137 (-7).
Coming off his 16th top-10 finish, Richard Fountain tied for 13th. Teammates David Sargent (72-79) and Todd Eckstein (71-81) finished tied for 32nd and 38th, respectively, while Andy Simmons shot 160 (79-81).
Davidson will enjoy a three-week break before co-hosting the Irish Creek Intercollegiate with Charlotte on April 5-6 in Kannapolis, N.C.
Elon finishes ninth at Seahawk Intercollegiate
WILMINGTON, N.C. – With rain in the forecast all day in Wilmington, N.C., the final round of the Sawhawk Intercollegiate has been canceled. The 13 teams in the tournament played 36 holes on Sunday and those will stand as the final results. The Phoenix posted a score of 599 (300-299) to place ninth.
Leading the way for the maroon and gold was Stuart Kaufman, who tied for 13th out of 78 participants with a score of 145 (71-74).
In a tie for 32nd was Jeff Krieger, who carded rounds of 75 and 76 to finish with a 151.
The duo of Will DiIanni and his brother Jonathan DiIanni tied for 38th. The pair each posted a 152 on Sunday. Will had rounds of 78 and 74, while Jonathan carded rounds of 77 and 75.
John Somers placed in a tie for 67th after shooting a 154 (77-77) in his two rounds.
Raphael Higuet, who played as an individual, shot a 152 (81-71) over his 36 holes and tied for 38th.
South Carolina's Will Starke was the medalist. Starke finished at 137 (64-73).
South Carolina, rated 25th by Golfweek, also claimed the team title after shooting a 560 (273-287) as a team on Sunday.
The rest of the top five consisted of 58th-ranked East Tennessee State (579), 69th-ranked Ohio State (581), 52nd-rated Louisville (581) and 84th-ranked Davidson (586).
There were two other top-100 teams are in the field - 85th-ranked UNCW (7th, 596) and 79th-rated East Carolina (11th, 610).
Elon finished two strokes back of eight-place Wisconsin and eight shots ahead of 10th-place Army.
The Phoenix will play in the Furman Intercollegiate on March 28-30 in its next competition.