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Memphis Intercollegiate - Day Two
Men's Golf Finishes Fifth at Memphis Intercollegiate
April 10 | Men's Golf
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Akron men's golf team carded a final-round 305 (+17) to finish in fifth place on Tuesday at the 2012 Memphis Intercollegiate at the par-72, 7,334-yard Colonial Country Club South Course.
The Zips finished with a three-round total of 904 (+40), finishing ahead of one top-50 and five top-100 teams in the latest Golfstat rankings (No. 34 UAB, No. 67 Louisiana Tech, No. 69 Mississippi State, No. 94 South Alabama, No. 98 Arkansas-Little Rock). Kennesaw State, the 41st-ranked team in the nation, won the event with a two-day score of 892 (+28).
Four Akron players finished in the top-25, led by senior Ryan Mason. Mason finished in a tie for seventh (222, +6) after posting a final-round 78 (+6).
Charlie Bull and Cameron Simmons closed out the even in a tie for 18th place with identical scores of 11-over 227. Bull closed out the day with a round of 74 (+2) while Simmons returned to the clubhouse following a round of 5-over 77.
Scott Landreth fired a round of 76 (+4) to finish in a group at 12-over 228, good for a tie for 23rd place.
Tim Lew finished the week in 68th place (251, +35) following a final-round 82 (+10).
The Zips will conclude the regular season on April 21 when they travel to West Lafayette, Ind., for the Boilermaker Invitational.
Top-Five Teams: 1. Kennesaw State, 299-294-288 – 892 (+28); 2. Memphis, 296-303-294 – 893 (+29); 3. Vanderbilt, 311-288-302 – 901 (+37); 4. Middle Tennessee, 300-296-307 – 903 (+39); 5. Akron, 301-298-305 – 904 (+40).
Top Five Individuals: 1. Ben Greene, Kennesaw State, 72-72-71 – 215 (-1); 2. Travis Wilmore, Louisiana Tech, 70-75-73 – 218 (+2); 3. Matt Nagy, Kennesaw State, 76-69-75 – 220 (+4); t4. Nicklaus Benton (I), Arkansas-Little Rock, 71-72-78 – 221 (+5); t4. Will Pearson, Memphis, 72-73-76 – 221 (+5); t4. Adam Hofmann, Vanderbilt, 80-68-73 – 221 (+5).
Akron: t7. Ryan Mason, 71-73-78 – 222 (+6); t18. Charlie Bull, 76-77-74 – 227 (+11); t18. Cameron Simmons, 76-74-77 – 227 (+11); t24. Scott Landreth, 78-74-76 – 228 (+12); 68. Tim Lew, 89-80-82 – 251 (+35).
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