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Mayfield Finishes T1, Eagles Advance To Match Play Of Big South Championship

Fripp Island, S.C. — Winthrop men's golf finished in second place of the stroke play portion of the 2024 Big South Conference Championship, earning its way into Match Play on Sunday.
 
Event: Big South Championship
Dates: Saturday, Apr. 20, 2024 (Final Round – Stroke Play)
Location: Fripp Island, S.C.
Course: Fripp Island Resort – Ocean Creek Course (Par 71, 6,526 yards)
Team Results: High Point (-31), Winthrop (-13), Radford (-5), Gardner-Webb (-5), Longwood (-3), Presbyterian College (+5), Charleston Southern (+14), USC Upstate (+28)
(STROKE PLAY RESULTS)
TAP-INS
  • Senior Nick Mayfield finished tied for first and lost on the fourth playoff hole against High Point's Fred Roberts IV for medalist honors
  • Mayfield is the first Eagle to finish first since Kyle Christman in 2002
  • Mayfield posted a final round of 8-under (63) to finish the 54-hole event at 9-under (204)
  • The 8-under round ties the program record and is the lowest by an Eagle in Big South Championship competition
  • Damon Postal held the record by himself with a 63 (8-under) at the 2011 Maryland Intercollegiate
  • The 54-hole total of 204 is the lowest by an Eagle in the Big South Championship, topping Zach Seabolt's 209 he posted in 2015 and 2016
  • It was also just two shots shy of the program record overall of 202 set by Kelly Manders at the Mizuno Southbridge Intercollegiate during the 2007-08 season
  • It was also a career-best 54-hole total for Mayfield
  • Mayfield finished 9-under for the championship, tying Chris Winchip for the lowest 54-hole score by an Eagle
  • Freshman Logan Lutz finished 10th, posting a career-best 54-hole score of 211
  • The 211 by Lutz is tied for the third lowest by an Eagle in the conference championship
  • Senior Austin Mosher had his best finish in the championship, finishing 17th as he was 1-over (214)
  • As a team the Eagles finished 2nd overall for the second straight year and 6th time in program history
  • The Eagles posted an 839 (-13), which crushes the previous program record (861 set in 2015) during championship play
  • The team's final round 277 was the lowest one day total in championship play, which was previously 280 set in 2017 and in Friday's second round
  • The Eagles have advanced to the Match Play portion of the championship for the 4th time in the last five championships
WINTHROP RESULTS  
2nd     Winthrop Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Totals To Par
Team 282 280 277 839 (-13)
T1 Nick Mayfield 70 71 63 204 (-9)
10th Logan Lutz 69 72 70 211 (-2)
17th Austin Mosher 70 73 72 214 (+1)
T18 Ashton Eubanks 74 69 72 215 (+2)
T25 Mason Tucker 78 68 73 219 (+6)
WHAT'S NEXT
The Eagles will take on Radford in the Match Play semifinal on Sunday, Apr. 21 at 8:05 a.m. off the 10th tee.
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