POWELLS POINT, NC — Three players finished in the Top 25 while Winthrop men's golf finished 5
th at the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate.
EVENT: ODU/OBX Intercollegiate
DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018 (Final Round)
COURSE: Kilmarlic Golf Club
COURSE INFO: Par 71 / 6,550 yards
PLACE (WINTHROP): 5
th out of 18 teams (872/+20)
TOP FIVE TEAMS): Campbell (-34), UNC Wilmington (-15), Drexel (+12), Old Dominion (+13),Winthrop (+20)
(FINAL RESULTS)
TAP-INS
- Winthrop moved up one spot in the final round to finish 5th as it posted its lowest total of the three rounds
- The 285 in the final round is the lowest the team has posted in any round this fall (286 was previous best in second round of Sam Hall Intercollegiate)
- Senior Sawyer Mills fired a final round 69 to move up and finish in the Top at T18
- It is the fourth round under par by Mills this fall season as he's finished in the Top 20 of all three events he's participated
- For the tournament Mills was even par in Par 3 scoring and -2 in Par 5 scoring
- McKee shot a final round 75 to finish in a tie for 22nd with teammate Zak Butt
- Butt shot back-to-back 71's to jump up to 22nd after an opening round 75
- Sophomore Ryan Tattan birdied the 18th hole to finish with an even par 71 in the final round
- Junior Tyler Koch shot a 74 in the final round, his second round of the fall season
- As a team the Eagles were -7 in Par 5 scoring (3rd lowest) and +8 in Par 3 scoring (Tied for 4th lowest)
- Winthrop finished 8th in the field in total birdies (45) and pars (159)
- Butt and Koch also finished -2 in Par 5 scoring and +1 in Par 3 scoring
WINTHROP RESULTS
WHAT'S NEXT
Winthrop is off until the month of November when it wraps-up fall competition Nov. 4-6 at the Kiawah Classic on Kiawah Island, SC.
