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Patriots fall to Wake Forest by one stroke at Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC - Led by co-medalist Lee Bedford, Wake Forest University rallied from four strokes down over Tuesday's final 18 holes to win the team title at the fifth-annual Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate Golf Tournament, edging host Francis Marion University by one stroke.
The tournament schedule was cut by 18 holes (from 54 to 36 holes) after Monday's rain and lightning. The event was played on the par-72, 6,828-yard Wexford Plantation course.
Wake Forest carded the low team score of Tuesday, a 2-over-par 290 tally, to finish at 583. Francis Marion followed Monday's 289 score with a second-round 295 and finished at 584.
Rounding out the Top 10 were Davidson College at 589; Wofford College (592); College of William & Mary (594), De Paul University (595), Presbyterian College (596), Samford University (598), Ohio University (599), and Western Carolina University (602). The field included 17 teams.
Bedford shot a 2-under 70 on Tuesday to finish at 2-under 142 for 36 holes. He was joined on the medalist stand by Davidson's Jackson Taylor, who shot identical scores of 72-70=142.
Francis Marion senior Christopher Couch led the Patriots on Tuesday with an even-par 72. He finished in a three-way tie for third place at 143. He was joined by Mark Joye of Wofford (71-72=143) and Ben Westley of De Paul (70-73=143).
FMU senior Matt Jackson (71-73=144) tied for sixth place, while sophomore Ciaran McKenna (one of the first-round leaders) finished in a tie for 12th position with a 70-76=146 score. Other Patriot golfers included freshman Kenneth Svanum, who tied for 33rd-place at 77-74=151, and freshman Sebastian Backlund, who tied for 83rd-place at 85-82=167. FMU freshman Travis Gantt competed as an individual and finished tied for 41st with a 78-74=152 score.
"I am proud of the guys," said FMU head coach Mark Gaynor. "The seniors played well and the first-year players are coming together. This is a great way to start off our spring season."
Francis Marion will compete in the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate Tournament, March 8-9, in Aiken, S.C.
Past tournament winners include USC Aiken (2009, 2006), Elon University (2008), and University of Tennessee-Chattanooga (2007).
Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate Golf Tournament Final Round RESULTS Par-Yardage: 72-6828 COLLEGIATE SCORING SYSTEM GOLFSTAT.COM COPYRIGHT ©, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, GOLFSTAT Bloomington, IL No. School Scores 1 Wake Forest Univ. 293-290=583 +7 2 Francis Marion U. 289-295=584 +8 3 Davidson College 296-293=589 +13 4 Wofford College 297-295=592 +16 5 Wm. & Mary, Coll. of 302-292=594 +18 6 De Paul University 299-296=595 +19 7 Presbyterian College 303-293=596 +20 8 Samford University 297-301=598 +22 9 Ohio University 299-300=599 +23 10 Western Carolina U. 305-297=602 +26 11 USC Aiken 299-307=606 +30 Richmond, Univ. of 306-300=606 +30 13 Elon University 305-304=609 +33 14 Texas Pan American 301-310=611 +35 15 Connecticut, U. of 301-313=614 +38 16 George Mason Univ. 301-314=615 +39 17 Cleveland State U. 335-327=662 +86
No. Top 20 Players (School) Scores 1 Jackson Taylor (Davidson) 72-70=142 Lee Bedford (Wk. Forest) 72-70=142 3 Christopher Couch (Fr. Marion) 71-72=143 Mark Joye (Wofford) 71-72=143 Ben Westley (De Paul) 70-73=143 6 Chad Warmbein (Ohio) 73-71=144 Michael Furci (De Paul) 74-70=144 Matt Jackson (Fr. Marion) 71-73=144 John Skeadas (Davidson) 70-74=144 10 Brandon Parker (Wm. & Mary) 74-71=145 Brendan Gielow (Wk. Forest) 73-72=145 12 Ricky Stout (W Carolina) 74-72=146 Ciaran McKenna (Fr. Marion) 70-76=146 Scott Hockemeyer (Elon) 74-72=146 15 Evan Phillips (PC) 75-72=147 Evan Beck (Wk. Forest) 72-75=147 17 Garrett Medeiros (Wofford) 74-74=148 Patrick Coleman (PC) 72-76=148 Martin Bunt (Samford) 71-77=148 Jeremy Wells (Wm. & Mary) 77-71=148 Christopher Rollins (Davidson) 74-74=148
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