SEWANEE, Tenn. – Senior
Colin Edwards posted a three-under par 69 in the final round and senior
Elias Becker shot one-over, tying for first individually and helping Sewanee to the team title at the Gate City Invitational on Tuesday at Forest Oaks Country Club in Greensboro, N.C.
The Tigers held off a strong field that included Carnegie Mellon, Huntingdon College, Oglethorpe University, Emory University, Washington and Lee and Methodist University, winning by one stroke over Carnegie Mellon and two ahead of Huntingdon.
Edwards started his round at No. 1 with a birdie and recorded six pars with a birdie at seven and a bogey on nine to complete the front nine. The Brookhaven, Ga., native netted six straight pars on the back nine before birdies at Nos. 16 and 18 for the three-under 69 and a 54-hole score of 223, tied for fifth.
Becker also began the day at No. 1, shooting even on the front nine with six pars, two bogeys and an eagle on the par-5 fifth hole. The Mexico City, Mexico, native made a bogey at No. 11 but followed that with a birdie on 15. He bogeyed No. 18, missing a chance to claim low medalist honors by himself, but still finished six-under for the 54 holes with a three-round total of 210. Becker finished in a four-way tie for first place individually.
Freshman
Aidan Tudor bogeyed his first hole of the round, No. 2, but collected a birdie at No. 4 and six consecutive pars. The New Market, Md., native birdied hole 11 but registered a triple bogey at No. 12. He added five pars and a birdie at 16 to complete a one-over 73 and a 54-hole score of 217, tied for 15th.
Sophomore
Turner Chiles got off to a slow start with a double bogey on four and a bogey at five before consecutive birdies on holes six and seven (he started at No. 3). The Houston, Texas, native collected seven pars in an eight-hole stretch from 8-15 (with only a bogey at No. 10), but he double bogeyed No. 16 and bogeyed 17. He added another birdie at No. 18 before ending with a bogey and a par on holes one and two, posting a five-over 77 and a three-round total of 227.
Sophomore
Niel Phillips posted 11 pars and one bogey through 12 holes (starting at No. 3) before a stretch of four holes sidetracked his round. The New Orleans, La., native bogeyed Nos. 15 and 16 before a double bogey and then a quad at No. 18. He bogeyed his last hole, shooting an 80 for a 54-hole score of 233.
INDIVIDUAL SCORES
t1.
Elias Becker – 70-67-73=210
t5.
Colin Edwards – 71-73-69=213
t15.
Aidan Tudor – 71-73-73=217
t60.
Turner Chiles – 73-77-77=227
t82.
Niel Phillips – 80-71-82=233
TEAM SCORES
1. Sewanee – 285-284-292=861
2. Carnegie Mellon – 283-288-291=862
3. Huntingdon College – 283-297-283=863
4. Oglethorpe University – 300-273-293=866
5. Emory University – 287-287-297=871
6. Washington and Lee – 285-288-299=872
7. Transylvania University – 289-293-293=875
8. Kenyon College – 299-287-295=881
9. Methodist University – 293-287-304=884
t10. Berry College – 297-290-301=888
t10. Piedmont University – 287-300-301=888
12. Gettysburg College – 302-299-291=892
13. Guilford College – 294-296-303=893
14. Hampden-Sydney – 302-304-293=899
15. Averett University – 306-297-298=901
16. University of Lynchburg – 307-306-291=904
17. Greensboro College – 300-304-312=916
18. Rhodes College – 311-313-296=920
