Akron Golf Finishes 13th at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate

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Akron Golf Finishes 13th at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate

March 06 | Men's Golf

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Aiken, S.C. – The Akron Zips men's golf team entered today's final round 14^th overall after yesterday's 36-hole 578 (+18) performance and moved up one spot with a 303 (+23) round at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate.

Akron completed the 54-hole event with an 881 (+41) and 13^th overall as Virginia won the team championship with an even-par 840 tournament total.

The Zips opened the tournament with rounds of 291 (+11) and 287 (+7) for the 18-over ledger. Despite the four-stroke improvement in round two, Akron fell from a 10^th place tie to 14^th overall.

Junior Elliott Grayson (Shelby, N.C) paced Akron's starting five with a Top 15 performance, tying for 14^th overall with a 214 (+4) tournament total. He fired a 74 (+4) final round after opening the day with an even-par 140 stroke total. Grayson opened the 54-hole event with a 2-over par 72 effort and bounced back with a 2-under par 68 score. Grayson carded six birdies.

Senior George Baylis (Ascot, England) carded a 72 (+2) final round en route to a 222 (+12) total. He recorded nine birdies in 54 holes and posted scores of 73 (+3) and 77 (+7) in the two previous rounds to be tied at 48^th overall.

Finishing third and fourth for Akron were junior Jacob Appleby (North Canton, Ohio) and freshman Fabian Sunden (Sweden). Appleby recorded a 71-74-80 – 225 (+15) to finish tied for 61^st overall, while Sunden was tied for 64^th with a 71-75-80 - 226 (+16) total.

Rounding out the Zips' scoring was sophomore Mitchell McFarland (Wheelersburg, Ohio). He finished 73^rd overall with scores of 81-72-77 – 230 (+20).

Akron will be back in action in the Linger Longer Intercollegiate hosted by Mercer at Great Waters Golf Club. The three-day event spans Sunday-Tuesday, March 18-20.

13 Akron, U. of (+41) 291-287-303 - 881
T14 Elliott Grayson (+4) 72-68-74 - 214
T48 George Baylis (+12) 77-73-72 - 222
T61 Jacob Appleby (+15) 71-74-80 - 225
T64 Fabian Sunden (+16) 71-75-80 - 226
73 Mitchell McFarland (+20) 81-72-77 – 230

Top 5 Teams
1 Virginia 274-277-289 - 840 (E)
2 Georgia Southern 282-281-286 - 849 (+9)
3 S. Carolina - Aiken 283-274-298 - 855 (+15)
T4 UAB 281-277-298 - 856 (+16)
5 East Carolina 281-280-296 - 857 (+17)

Top 5 Players
T1 Jake Storey Georgia Southern 69-69-69 - 207 (-3)
T1 Daniel Overas Coastal Carolina 70-67-70 - 207 (-3)
T3 Thomas Walsh Virginia 66-69-73 – 208 (-2)
T3 Archer Price Georgia Southern 67-72-69 - 208 (-2)
T5 Jimmie Massie Virginia 68-70-71 - 209 (-1)