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Sunday, March 24
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Akron Completes 50th Furman Intercollegiate 17th Overall, Grayson Leads Zips
March 24 | Men's Golf
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Greenville, S.C. – The Akron men's golf team completed the 50th Furman Intercollegiate with a 301 (+17) final round score en route to a 307-293-301 – 901 (+49) score to finish 17th overall on Sunday.
Senior Elliott Grayson (Shelby, N.C.) led the Zips' scoring with an even-par final round score. He carded 10 pars, four birdies and four bogeys. Grayson placed 46th overall tied with a 78-72-71 – 221 (+8) tournament total. Grayson climbed 14 positions on the player's board.
Sophomore Fabian Sunden (Sweden) and junior Mitchell McFarland (Wheelersburg, Ohio) recorded the day's second best 18-hole roundsl as both fired 76 (+5) scores. Sunden finished the 54-hole tournament with 76-72-76 – 224 (+11), ranking tied at 58th overall. He was the Zips second leading scorer.
McFarland finished fourth overall in scoring for Akron with a 78-75-76 – 229 (+16). He tied for the 88th position.
Freshman Ignacio Puente (Seville, Spain) and redshirt freshmen Beau Bayerl (Ashland, Ohio) rounded out the Zips' scoring with 78 (+7) and 79 (+8) scores, respectively. Puente finished third in scoring for Akron and tied for 76th overall with a 75-74-78 – 227 (+14) ledger, while Bayerl was 108th overall with a 79-76-79 – 234 (+21) tally.
Coastal Carolina held on to win the team title over the 21-team field with a 7-under par 282-279-284 – 845 team total. Davidson earned runner-up with a 3-under 283-284-282 - 849 performance.
Individually, Furman's Kellen Harper topped the leaderboard with a 70-63-72 - 205 (-8) effort, while Wes Artac from Coastal Carolina earned runner-up with a 69-64-73 - 206 (-7) total.
Akron will be back in action on Monday and Tuesday, April 8-9, at White Manor Golf Course for the Villanova Intercollegiate in Malvern, Pa.
17 Akron, U. of (+49) 307-293-301 - 901
T46 Elliott Grayson (+8) 78-72-71 - 221
T58 Fabian Sundén (+11) 76-72-76 - 224
T76 Ignacio Puente (+14) 75-74-78 - 227
T88 Mitchell McFarland (+16) 78-75-76 - 229
108 Beau Bayerl (+21) 79-76-79 – 234
Top 5 Teams
1 Coastal Carolina 282-279-284 – 845 (-7)
2 Davidson College 283-284-282 - 849 (-3)
3 Furman 289-278-286 - 853 (+1)
4 Virginia Tech 281-292-284 - 857 (+5)
5 Minnesota 290-286-284 - 860 (+8)
Top 5 Players
1 Keller Harper Furman 70-63-72 - 205 (-8)
2 Wes Artac Coastal Carolina 69-64-73 - 206 (-7)
T3 Zack Taylor Coastal Carolina 69-71-68 - 208 (-5)
T3 Hoke Carlton Davidson College 71-69-68 - 208 (-5)
T5 Jack Lang Davidson College 71-71-69 - 211 (-2)
T5 August Lindvall S. Carolina - Aiken 76-68-67 – 211 (-2)
T5 Jordan Warnock USC Upstate 70-74-67 - 211 (-2)
Final Results PDF | GolfStat: Live Scoring | Leaderboard: Team | Player | Team/Player
Greenville, S.C. – The Akron men's golf team completed the 50th Furman Intercollegiate with a 301 (+17) final round score en route to a 307-293-301 – 901 (+49) score to finish 17th overall on Sunday.
Senior Elliott Grayson (Shelby, N.C.) led the Zips' scoring with an even-par final round score. He carded 10 pars, four birdies and four bogeys. Grayson placed 46th overall tied with a 78-72-71 – 221 (+8) tournament total. Grayson climbed 14 positions on the player's board.
Sophomore Fabian Sunden (Sweden) and junior Mitchell McFarland (Wheelersburg, Ohio) recorded the day's second best 18-hole roundsl as both fired 76 (+5) scores. Sunden finished the 54-hole tournament with 76-72-76 – 224 (+11), ranking tied at 58th overall. He was the Zips second leading scorer.
McFarland finished fourth overall in scoring for Akron with a 78-75-76 – 229 (+16). He tied for the 88th position.
Freshman Ignacio Puente (Seville, Spain) and redshirt freshmen Beau Bayerl (Ashland, Ohio) rounded out the Zips' scoring with 78 (+7) and 79 (+8) scores, respectively. Puente finished third in scoring for Akron and tied for 76th overall with a 75-74-78 – 227 (+14) ledger, while Bayerl was 108th overall with a 79-76-79 – 234 (+21) tally.
Coastal Carolina held on to win the team title over the 21-team field with a 7-under par 282-279-284 – 845 team total. Davidson earned runner-up with a 3-under 283-284-282 - 849 performance.
Individually, Furman's Kellen Harper topped the leaderboard with a 70-63-72 - 205 (-8) effort, while Wes Artac from Coastal Carolina earned runner-up with a 69-64-73 - 206 (-7) total.
Akron will be back in action on Monday and Tuesday, April 8-9, at White Manor Golf Course for the Villanova Intercollegiate in Malvern, Pa.
17 Akron, U. of (+49) 307-293-301 - 901
T46 Elliott Grayson (+8) 78-72-71 - 221
T58 Fabian Sundén (+11) 76-72-76 - 224
T76 Ignacio Puente (+14) 75-74-78 - 227
T88 Mitchell McFarland (+16) 78-75-76 - 229
108 Beau Bayerl (+21) 79-76-79 – 234
Top 5 Teams
1 Coastal Carolina 282-279-284 – 845 (-7)
2 Davidson College 283-284-282 - 849 (-3)
3 Furman 289-278-286 - 853 (+1)
4 Virginia Tech 281-292-284 - 857 (+5)
5 Minnesota 290-286-284 - 860 (+8)
Top 5 Players
1 Keller Harper Furman 70-63-72 - 205 (-8)
2 Wes Artac Coastal Carolina 69-64-73 - 206 (-7)
T3 Zack Taylor Coastal Carolina 69-71-68 - 208 (-5)
T3 Hoke Carlton Davidson College 71-69-68 - 208 (-5)
T5 Jack Lang Davidson College 71-71-69 - 211 (-2)
T5 August Lindvall S. Carolina - Aiken 76-68-67 – 211 (-2)
T5 Jordan Warnock USC Upstate 70-74-67 - 211 (-2)
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