By: By Brian Harper
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Kennesaw State men’s golf team finished the Furman Intercollegiate in second place, shooting a (282-290-288/860, -16). The Owls began the afternoon in first place, but succumbed to the pressure applied by the surging Clemson Tigers.
The Tigers won their second consecutive Furman Intercollegiate title after shooting a (848, -16), which included a final round performance of (272, -16). Their third round total was four strokes better than the previous tournament best round of 276 set by Ohio State in 1997.
The Tigers freshman Thomas Bradshaw set a new competitive record at the Furman Golf Club by shooting a (64, -8). Bradshaw posted seven birdies and an eagle in route to a third place finish.
The great play of sophomore Ben Greene and Matt Nagy led the Owls to their eighth consecutive top-10 finish of the season. Greene finished in fourth place carding a (70-70-71/211, -5). His accomplishment totaled 11 birdies and 2 eagles over 36-holes.
Nagy recorded his third consecutive top-five finish with a fourth place showing, shooting a (68-73-71/ 212, -4), tallying 13 birdies and one eagle along the way.
Junior Jeff Karlsson finished T-24th posting a (73-73-72/218, +2), totaling 11 birdies for the tournament. Freshman Jonathan Klotz turned in a (71-75-77/223, +7) to finish T-41st, while senior Chad Wilson finished T-45th totaling a (76-74-74/224, +8).
As an individual competitor, Peder Lunde Hermansson finished T-69th shooting a (77-75-76/228, +12.)
“We had a great week overall, I just wish we could have given Clemson a better run at the end,” head coach Jay Moseley said. “We made some mistakes on the greens, but we will re-group and be ready for next week. A second place finish in this field is nothing to be ashamed of.”
The Black and Gold will be back in action Mar.27-29th as the team will co-host with Mercer the Linger Longer Invitational at Reynolds Plantation’s Great Water Course.
For updates on the Linger Longer and all KSU men’s golf news, visit www.ksuowls.com.
| Finish |
Team
|
Rd.1 |
Rd.2 |
Rd.3
|
Overall
|
To Par |
| 1. |
Clemson
|
287 |
289 |
272 |
848 |
-16 |
| 2. |
Kennesaw State |
282 |
290 |
288 |
860 |
-4 |
| 3. |
Virginia Tech |
285 |
287 |
290 |
862 |
-2 |
| 4. |
East Carolina |
288 |
291 |
288 |
867 |
+3 |
| 5. |
Furman |
296 |
288 |
289 |
873 |
+9 |
| 6. |
Chattanooga |
303 |
286 |
289 |
878 |
+14 |
| T7. |
Gardner-Webb |
293 |
291 |
295 |
879 |
+15 |
| T7. |
Purdue |
294 |
289 |
296 |
879 |
+15 |
| 9. |
Wofford |
305 |
294 |
289 |
888 |
+24 |
| T10. |
Winthrop |
296 |
300 |
295 |
891 |
+27 |
| T10. |
Charleston Southern |
303 |
290 |
298 |
891 |
+27 |
| 12. |
UNC Wilmington |
303 |
298 |
291 |
892 |
+28 |
| 13. |
Troy |
305 |
295 |
294 |
894 |
+30 |
| 14. |
Elon |
307 |
298 |
295 |
900 |
+36 |
| 15. |
Louisville |
309 |
295 |
298 |
902 |
+38 |
| 16. |
Western Carolina |
307 |
294 |
303 |
904 |
+40 |
| 17. |
Davidson |
304 |
295 |
306 |
905 |
+41 |
| 18. |
Presbyterian |
307 |
296 |
303 |
906 |
+42 |
| T19. |
Marshall |
304 |
298 |
307 |
909 |
+45 |
| T19. |
Samford |
308 |
294 |
307 |
909 |
+45 |
| 21. |
Francis Marion |
307 |
293 |
319 |
919 |
+55 |
| 22. |
Temple |
318 |
296 |
310 |
924 |
|
