SEWANEE, Tenn. – Sophomore
Niel Phillips shot a final-round three-under 69, senior
Elias Becker and sophomore
Turner Chiles both tied for second individually and Sewanee claimed its second straight team title on Sunday at the SAA Men's Golf Championships at Greystone Golf Club in Dickson, Tenn.
The Tigers won the team championship by 13 strokes over Oglethorpe University and every round that counted toward the team score was under-par over the three days. It marks the second straight title and third in the last six years for Sewanee, which also set a championship record for lowest team score (837).
All of the Sewanee players started their rounds at No. 10.
Phillips carded birdies on holes 13, 14 and 15 along with six pars on the back nine. The New Orleans, La., native added five pars, two bogeys and birdies on holes six and nine on the front for his three-under in the final round, moving up four spots into a tie for fifth with a three-round total of 212.
Becker started the day with birdies on 11 and 12 before four pars and then a bogey at No. 17. The Mexico City, Mexico, native recorded five pars with birdies on holes three and five, tying Chiles for the overall lead, but he bogeyed No. 8 and finished the day at two-under 70 for a 54-hole score of 209, tied for second, one stroke behind Oglethorpe's Jackson Hiller.
Chiles birdied No. 12 and made an eagle on the short par-4 14
th before a bogey on 18. The Houston, Texas, native rebounded with another birdie on two and held the individual lead through 13 holes, but he posted three straight bogeys on holes 5-7. He ended the round with a birdie on nine for a one-under 71, tying for second individually with a three-day total of 212.
Senior
Will Brookby double bogeyed No. 12 but played the final 15 holes at four-under. The Houston, Texas, native recorded 11 pars with birdies on 14 and 17 on the back and three and eight on the front for a final-round two-under 70 and a 54-hole score of 215, tied for 10
th.
Senior
Colin Edwards registered a third consecutive round of even-par 72, this after bogeying two of his first three holes to begin the day. The Brookhaven, Ga., native birdied No. 13 before three pars and then birdies on 17 and 18 to make the turn. He added another birdie on one but bogeyed Nos. 6-7. Edwards tied for 13
th with a three-round total of 216.
After two rounds in the 60s, freshman
Aidan Tudor struggled through the final round Sunday, shooting three-over 75. The New Market, Md., native collected three bogeys but also an eagle on the par-5 17
th hole on the back nine. He birdied No. 1 but made another double at two and a bogey on eight. Tudor still tied for fifth with his 54-hole score of 212.
INDIVIDUAL SCORES
t2.
Turner Chiles – 68-70-71=209
t2.
Elias Becker – 70-69-70=209
t5.
Aidan Tudor – 68-69-75=212
t5.
Niel Phillips – 71-72-72=212
t10.
Will Brookby – 72-73-70=215
t13.
Colin Edwards – 72-72-72=216
TEAM SCORES
1. Sewanee – 277-280-280=837
2. Oglethorpe University – 283-289-278=850
3. Trinity University – 290-279-284=853
4. Centre College – 289-291-288=868
5. Rhodes College – 293-295-281=869
6. Southwestern University – 301-284-288=873
7. Berry College – 299-295-297=891
8. Millsaps College – 310-309-308=927
