MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Sewanee men's golf team recorded a third place finish at the Rhodes College Spring Classic at the Windyke Country Club.
INSIDE THE TOURNAMENT
Sewanee Men's Golf: Finished 3rd out of 16 teams (861 | 287-287-287)
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TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Berry (845 | 286-283-276)
2. Dallas (858 | 292-281-285)
3. Sewanee (861 | 287-287-287)
4. LeTourneau (866 | 293-279-294)
5. Webster (867 | 293-291-283)
6. Maryville (Tenn.) (871 | 292-281-298)
7. No. 18 Rhodes (872 | 294-289-289)
8. Trinity (Texas) (878 | 293-298-287)
9. Covenant (880 | 293-294-293)
10. Freed-Hardeman (895 | 300-299-296)
11. Birmingham-Southern (901 | 303-298-300)
12. MUW (922 | 307-211-304)
13. Belhaven (926 | 316-301-309)
14. Fontbonne (928 | 305-312-311)
15. Millsaps (933 | 314-307-312)
16. Hendrix (941 | 307-316-318)
TOP PERFORMANCES
-Tommy Oliver recorded a -5, 211 (71-68-72) over the two-day, 54-hole tournament to finish in fifth place. The junior, after recording two birdies in the opening round, recorded four birdies and did not bogey a hole in the second round.
-In the final round, the Sewanee, Tenn. native recorded a two-under front-nine and reached third place in the event with nine holes left, but back-to-back bogeys on 12 and 13 pushed him to a one-under in the final round.
-Nic Vandeventer fired a 215 (70-74-71) to finish in 13th overall at the event. In the three-round tournament, the senior recorded 15 birdies. The Hilton Head, S.C. native recorded five birdies each on the back-nine in the first and third rounds.
-Basil Boyd scored a 218 (73-72-73) to finish in 22nd.
-Nick Powell finished with a 219 (73-75-71), while Gray Matthews rounded out the Sewanee scoring with a 221 (76-73-72).
-Competing as an individualist, Zach Russell carded a 216 (73-69-74) to finish in 15th overall as he led the individual group with Peter Trask of Berry.
-Berry won the tournament with an 845, 19-under par thanks to two individualist earning medalist and runner-up honors. Wesley Heston (206 | 72-68-66) won the tournament, while his teammate, Preston DeSantis scored a 208 (67-71-70).
UP NEXT
The Tigers will wrap up the regular season with a tournament in Stone Mountain, Ga. at the Discover Dekalb Emory Invitational this weekend.
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