Akron Wraps up 22nd Annual Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate

Tuesday, March 12

Palmetto Golf Course | Aiken, S.C.

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University of Akron

Palmetto Intercollegiate

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Akron Wraps up 22nd Annual Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate

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Aiken, S.C. – The Akron Zips wrapped up play at the 22nd annual Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate hosted by South Carolina Aiken on Tuesday as Akron posted a 301 (+21) final round score en route to a 13^th place finish with a 298-288-301 – 887 (+47) total at the par-70, 6,617-yard Palmetto golf course.

Senior Elliott Grayson (Shelby, N.C.) led the Zips' scoring efforts with a Top 25 finish, landing tied for 21^st overall with a pair of 71 (+1) scores and a 74 (+4) tally. Grayson finished at 6-over par 216 tournament total. He carded 27 par scores and 11 birdies.

During the final round, freshman Ignacio Puente (Seville, Spain) climbed 16 spots on the leaderboard. He posted a 2-over par 72 final round score with eight pars and four birdies. Puente completed the 54-hole event tied for 52^nd place with a 78-73-72 – 223 (+13).

Junior Mitchell McFarland (Wheelersburg, Ohio) finished four spots behind Puente tied at 56^th overall. He posted rounds of 72 (+2), 71 (+1), and 81 (+11) for a 224 (+14) total, while redshirt freshmen Beau Bayerl (Ashland, Ohio) and sophomore Fabian Sunden (Sweden) rounded out Akron's scoring efforts. Bayerl and Sunden recorded sores of 78-73-76 – 227 (+17) and 77-79-79 – 235 (+25), respectively.

No. 37 ranked South Carolina secured the team title in record-breaking fashion, setting the all-time low team score of 23-under par. The Gamecocks won the tournament by 35 strokes with a 268-269-276 - 813 (-27) tournament tally and placed four golfers in the Top 5 as Will Miles claimed individual honors, 64-65-68 – 197 (-13). Ryan Stachler and Scott Stevens tied for runner-up with 4-under scores and Caleb Proveaux tied for 5^th at 3-under.

Akron will be back in action on Saturday and Sunday, March 16-17, at the Mission Inn Intercollegiate at Mission Inn Golf Course in Orlando, Fla.

13 Akron, U. of (+47) 298-288-301 - 887
T21 Elliott Grayson (+6) 71-71-74 - 216
T52 Ignacio Puente (+13) 78-73-72 - 223
T56 Mitchell McFarland (+14) 72-71-81 - 224
T67 Beau Bayerl (+17) 78-73-76 - 227
T83 Fabian Sunden (+25) 77-79-79 – 235

Top 5 Teams
1 South Carolina 268-269-276 - 813 (-27)
T2 Virginia 282-272-294 - 848 (+8)
T2 UAB 282-282-284 - 848 (+8)
4 Clemson 284-277-294 – 855 (+15)
5 Memphis, U. of 283-282-294 – 859 (+19)

Top 5 Individuals
1 Will Miles South Carolina 64-65-68 – 197 (-13)
T2 Ryan Stachler South Carolina 69-65-72 - 206 (-4)
T2 Scott Stevens South Carolina 69-68-69 - 206 (-4)
T2 William Walker, III UAB 64-72-70 - 206 (-4)
T5 Caleb Proveaux South Carolina 66-71-70 – 207 (-3)
T5 Jacob Bridgeman Clemson 69-68-70 – 207 (-3)