UNCG moves up to 10th on final day at Palmetto

AIKEN, S.C. – UNC Greensboro carded a final round 301 to move up to a tenth place finish at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate men’s golf tournament.

John Isenhour and Will Bowman led the way for UNCG in the final round with scores of 72 and 75. repectively. Nathan Stamey was UNCG’s best finisher, placing in a tie for 26th place after shooting 77 in the final round.

Chattanooga coasted to the team championship, winning by 30 shots over second place Virginia Tech. The Mocs shot 282 on the final day to extend what began the day as a 16-shot lead. Chattanooga’s Jonathan Hodge carded the best round of the day, a 67, to rally for the individual title at 212. He won by one shot over a trio of golfers.

UNCG returns to action on Sunday when they begin play at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate.

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TEAM SCORING: Chattanooga 850, Virginia Tech 880, USC Aiken 881, Penn State 890, Elon 892, Furman 894, Francis Marion 895, Charleston Southern 900, Jacksonville State 905, UNCG 912, Rhode Island 914, Presbyterian 922, Akron 930, Marshall 932, Nebraska 942.

INDIVIDUAL SCORING

Top 10: 1. Jonathan Hodge (Chattanooga) 72-73-67=212; T-2. Jilly Lytle (Elon) 71-72-70=213; T-2. Fredrik Qvicker 70-75-68=213; Jurrian vander Vaart (Virginia Tech) 71-70-72=213; 5. Derek Rende (Chattanooga) 75-68-71=214; 6. Ben Goforth (Furman) 74-70-72=216; 7. Roberto Diaz (USC Aiken) 73-71-73=217; T-8. Kelvin Day (Charleston Southern) 75-71-72=218; T-8. Jayson Judy (Elon) 72-71-75=217; T-8. Kevin Grady (USC Aiken) 76-69-73=218.

UNCG Golfers: T-26. Nathan Stamey 72-76-77=225; T-37. Will Bowman 75-77-75=227; T-48. Drew Younts 77-78-77=232; T-58. David Heyen 74-82-79=235; T-63. John Isenhour 78-86-72=236.

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