Sunden Leads Zips at Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate

Tuesday, February 25

WEXFORD GOLF COURSE | HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C.

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University of Akron

Wexford Intercollegiate

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Sunden Leads Zips at Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate

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Hilton Head Island, S.C. – The Akron Zips finished the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate 11^th in team scoring (+42) 305-295-306 – 906 while junior Fabian Sunden (Sweden)and sophomore Beau Bayerl (Ashland, Ohio) placed 17^th and 26^th, respectively, on Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 24-25, hosted by Francis Marion University.

On the final day of competition at the 15^th-annual event held at the Par 72, 6,913-yard Arnold Palmer signature course, Akron maintained its position from the previous two rounds. Collectively, the Zips posted a 306 (+18) team tally.

Sunden climbed 31 spots on the individuals leaderboard to finish tied at 17^th overall with a second-best 1-under par final round. On the final day of competition, he carded five birdies and finished the 54-hole event with (+6) 77-74-71 – 222 scores. For the tournament, Sunded posted 32 pars and eight birdies along with 12 bogeys and a double bogey.

Junior Kaleb Smith (Mansfield, Ohio) and freshman Braden Smith (Smithville, Ohio) also moved up in the final rankings after the last 18-holes played. Kaleb Smith finished 85^th with a (+32) 82-86-80 – 248 ledger, while Braden Smith completed the event tied at 61^st with (+16) 78-76-78 – 232 scores.

Bayerl, who was the Zips scoring leader after 36 holes, fell to a 26^th-place tie with a 7-over par final effort. He opened the event with a pair of 73 (+1) tallies and recorded a 79 (+7) for a 225 (+9) tournament total.

Senior Mitchell McFarland (Wheelersburg, Ohio) also slipped in the final standings, finishing with a (+11) 77-72-78 – 227. He place tied for 39^th overall.

Augusta held on to a slight lead to win the team title, claiming the crown by three strokes with a 286-284-308 - 878 (+14). Davidson earned team runner-up honors, 295-286-300 - 881 (+17), while the Wildcats' Alex Ross, 74-64-76 - 214 (-2) , and Brian Garrett, 72-69-73 - 214 (-2), shared medalist honors.

The Zips will be back in action on Monday and Tuesday, March 9-10 at the Palmetto Golf Course in Aiken, S.C. for the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate hosted by South Carolina Aiken.

11 Akron, U. of (+42) 305-295-306 - 906
T17 Fabian Sundén (+6) 77-74-71 - 222
T26 Beau Bayerl (+9) 73-73-79 - 225
T39 Mitchell McFarland (+11) 77-72-78 - 227
T61 Braden Smith (+16) 78-76-78 - 232
85 Kaleb Smith (+32) 82-86-80 - 248

Top 5 Teams
1 Augusta 286-284-308 - 878 (+14)
2 Davidson College 295-286-300 - 881 (+17)
3 High Point 293-290-301 - 884 (+20)
4 Furman 291-281-313 - 885 (+21)
5 Radford 303-290-297 - 890 (+26)

Top 5 Individuals
T1 Alex Ross Davidson College 74-64-76 - 214 (-2)
T1 Brian Garrett Davidson College 72-69-73 - 214 (-2)
T3 Ben van Wyk Augusta 70-67-79 - 216 (E)
T3 Keller Harper Furman 71-69-76 - 216 (E)
T5 Brendan MacDougall High Point 71-71-75 - 217 (+1)
T5 Gustav Andersson Augusta 69-72-76 - 217 (+1)
T5 Dan Sheehan S. Carolina - Aiken 69-70-78 - 217 (+1)
T5 Adam Hooker High Point 69-70-78 - 217 (+1)