KIAWAH ISLAND, SC — Sophomore
Ryan Tattan and senior
Sawyer Mills were both under par in the final round of the East Bay Deli Classic to help the Winthrop men's golf team to a 9
th place finish.
EVENT: East Bay Deli Classic
DATE: Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 (Final Round)
COURSE: Turtle Point Golf Course
COURSE INFO: Par 72 / 6,911 yards
PLACE (WINTHROP): 9
th out of 21 teams (287/+25)
TOP FIVE TEAMS): College of Charleston (-3), Memphis (E), Augusta (+13), USC Upstate (+14), Radford (+18)
(FINAL RESULTS)
TAP-INS
- The Eagles were 1-under as a team in the final round as they jumped four spots to finish alone in 9th
- Winthrop shot 287, which is tied for the third lowest team total in the field on the final day
- Sophomore Ryan Tattan fired a final round 68, which ties his lowest round as an Eagle
- Tattan shot a 68 in the second round of the Firestone Invitational in early October
- Tattan shot 34-34 with his lone blemish coming the 17th hole with a bogey (5 birdies, 1 bogey)
- Senior Sawyer Mills was also under par with a 69 as he finished T21
- Senior Michael McKee had the third lowest round of the day at 74 as he finished T35
- Mills jumped to T21 after sitting T56 after 18 holes
- Tattan was T78 after the first round, moved up to T39 after two rounds and finished T11 (his highest finish of the fall)
- This was the second time this fall the Eagles had two players in the 60's in the final round as Mills (68) and McKee (69) did so at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate
- As a team Winthrop had the second best Par 3 scoring at +10 while the fourth best Par 5 scoring (-16)
- The Eagles also tied for the fourth most birdies in the field with 46 while Zak Butt led the team with 11
WINTHROP RESULTS
WHAT'S NEXT
Winthrop's fall season is over as the team will have the next few months off before getting back to competition Feb. 24-25 at the Wexford Collegiate.
