Hilton Head Island, S.C. — Zak Butt finished T11 to help the Winthrop men's golf team to an 8
th place finish at the Wexford Plantation Collegiate, Tuesday afternoon.
EVENT: Wexford Plantation Collegiate
DATE: Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020 (Final Round)
COURSE: Arnold Palmer Signature Course – Wexford Plantation
COURSE INFO: Par 72 / 6,913 yards
PLACE (WINTHROP): 8
th of 18 teams (902/+38)
TOP FIVE TEAMS: Augusta (+14), Davidson (+17), High Point (+20), Furman (+21), Radford (+26)
(FINAL RESULTS)
TAP-INS
- Winthrop made the biggest leap up the leaderboard in the final round, moving up five spots to finish 8th
- The course played its toughest during the final round as the Eagles +12 was tied for the second-lowest team score of the round
- Zak Butt was 1-of-4 players in the final round to shoot even or better than par, moving him up 19 spots into a tie for 11th
- Butt was even par on both nines as he finished the day with three birdies and three bogeys
- It is his best finish since finishing 9th at the Wexford Plantation Collegiate as a freshman in 2016
- It's also his 3rd Top 20 finish and second this season
- Ryan Tattan, Ian Faulconer and Rohan Boettcher were each +4 in the final round
- Boettcher led the Eagles in Par 3 scoring (+1) for the event while Tattan led in Par 4 scoring (+1) and Butt led in Par 5 scoring (-1)
WINTHROP RESULTS
WHAT'S NEXT
Winthrop is back in action Mar. 9-10 in Aiken, SC for the Palmetto Collegiate.
