Tigers climb six spots to tie for fifth at Capitol City Classic

SEWANEE, Tenn. – Turner Chiles fired a one-under 71, and Colin Edwards added an even-par 72 to lead Sewanee on the final day of the Capital City Classic at the Robert Trent Jones Capitol Hill Course in Prattville, Ala., as the Tigers climbed into a tie for fifth place.

Sewanee surged up six spots in the final round, posting a two-over 290 to finish in a three-way tie for fifth alongside Kenyon and Huntingdon.

Chiles opened his round with a birdie on hole 10 and recorded five pars with three bogies on the back nine. The sophomore found his rhythm on the front, tallying three birdies and six pars to card a one-under 71. He finished the tournament tied for 30th at eight-over 224.

Edwards delivered a steady round, beginning on hole eight with a par before birdieing nine. The senior added five pars and two bogies on the back nine, then notched birdies on holes two, five, and seven on the front. With pars on four and six, Edwards signed for an even-par 72 and tied for sixth overall at even-par 216.

Elias Becker also turned in an even-par 72. Starting on hole nine, the senior opened with five straight pars and added birdies on 14 and 15. After pars on 16 and 17, a double bogey on 18 slowed his momentum. Becker added five more pars to begin the front nine, then closed with a bogey on seven and a birdie on eight. He finished tied for 57th at nine-over 225.

Niel Phillips carded a three-over 75, highlighted by two birdies on holes 15 and 16 and six pars on the back nine. The sophomore struggled on the front, recording five bogies over his first six holes before adding a birdie on eight. He finished 51st at 12-over 228.

Aidan Tudor opened with a birdie on eight and added another on 13 to go along with four pars on the back nine. The freshman, however, ran into trouble on the front with three bogies and a double bogey on six, finishing with a five-over 77. Tudor tied for 37th at nine-over 225.

INDIVIDUAL SCORES
T6. Colin Edwards – 74-70-72=216
T30. Turner Chiles – 76-77-71=224
T37. Elias Becker – 79-74-72=225
T37. Aidan Tudor – 76-72-77=225
T51. Niel Phillips – 76-77-75=228

TEAM SCORES
1. Huntingdon – 283-282-296=861
2. Methodist – 290-279-297=866
3. Carnegie Mellon – 293-282-300=875
4. Piedmont – 300-287-296=883
T5. Sewanee – 302-294-290=885
T5. Kenyon – 298-293-294=885    
T5. Huntingdon (B) – 297-285-303=885
8. Washington and Lee – 300-294-293=997
9. Lynchburg – 292-291-307=890
10. Emory – 306-288-293=892
11. Gettysburg – 303-295-296=894
T12. Hampden-Sydney – 305-289-308=902
T12. Wittenberg – 308-297-297=902
14. Rhodes – 315-307-289=911
15. Greensboro – 307-306-312=925
16. Berry – 312-307-310=929
17. LaGrange – 311-308-312=931
18. Webster – 312-314-320=946