BLUFFTON, SC — Winthrop's
Eric Gilpin finished T-13
th and the men's golf team posted its lowest score of the event in the final round at the Colleton River Intercollegiate, Tuesday afternoon.
EVENT: Colleton River Intercollegiate
DATE: Tuesday, Mar. 13, 2018 (2
nd round resumed, final round)
LOCATION: Colleton River Club / Dye Course (Bluffton, SC)
COURSE INFO: Par 72 / 7,180 yards
PLACE (WINTHROP): 9
th out of 12 teams (921/+57)
TOP FIVE TEAMS(): Iowa State (+16), Cincinnati (+29), Miami-OH (+29), #50 Michigan State (+32), #41 Penn State (+32)
(FINAL RESULTS)
TAP-INS
- Sawyer Mills and Noah Peterson fired a team-low 74 in the final round
- Eric Gilpin was the top finisher despite shooting his highest 18 of the weekend on Tuesday's final round
- His T-13th is the best finish he's had as an Eagle
- Mills tied for 31st after his final round 74, which tied for the second best score on the team at event
- Peterson bounced back from his second round 83 to shoot 74 in the final round
- Mills finished with a team-high eight birdies in the tournament while Gilpin was second with six
- Winthrop finished with the second most pars (164) behind Miami (OH)
- Gilpin finished even in Par 3 scoring, which was the second lowest among the 74 golfers
- He also finished with the fourth most pars at 35
- Mills finished -2 in Par 5 scoring, which tied for 4th lowest
- The Eagles were just one stroke back of 8th and two strokes back of seventh
WINTHROP RESULTS
WHAT'S NEXT
Winthrop has two events remaining before the Big South Conference Championship (Apr. 20-22) as it will be back in action Mar. 23-25 in Greenville, SC at the Furman Intercollegiate.
