HUNTINGTON, WV.- The Longwood men's golf team finished in eighth place out of fifteen teams at the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invite. Nick Rakes led the side after he shot 68-70-70—208 (-5), which was good for second overall in the 95 player field.

TEAM SCORE:

8 LONGWOOD 283-290-290—863 (+11)
 
INDIVIDUAL

2 Nick Rakes (2) 68-70-70--208
T27 Brendan Dunphy (1) 75-70-72--217
T47 Zane Moore (3) 73-72-75--220
T47 Justin LaRue (4) 69-78-73--220
T74 Scott Jordan (5) 73-78-75-226
 
Nick Rakes with his runner-up finish plaque 9/13/2022


HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Lancers entered round three in eighth place and were steady throughout the afternoon. Junior Nick Rakes started the day tied at fourth overall in the field at -4 and was able improve his overall score by shooting one under-par to finish at -5 overall and three strokes from the overall win. Rakes finished all three rounds under par, and carded 11 total birdies across the three rounds.

Brendan Dunphy came into day three in 34^th place individually and was able to climb up to 27^th after shooting one over-par. Dunphy carded one birdie in the third round and seven overall.

Justin LaRue and Zane Moore finished the day tied for 47^th place at seven over-par. LaRue shot a 73 in the third round to climb three spots from 50^th and Moore shot 75 in the final round/

Scott Jordan finished the Invite in 74^th place. His 75 score in the final round had him climb from 79^th to 74^th.
 
WHAT THEY SAID:

"I'm happy Nick was able to get into contention and have the feels a player has in that situation," said head coach Kevin Fillman following the final round of the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invite. "Golf is a mental and emotional grind unlike almost anything else. The game wants to speed you up and make a player thing about things you shouldn't be thinking about."

"I felt like I played solid all tournament and was able to do that by keeping the ball in play," said Nick Rakes following his runner up finish at the teams first tournament of the year. "I am hoping that I will be able to keep this confidence and continue playing well throughout the season."

"Even though our goal is to always focus only on the task in front of us, it happened to most of us today, especially in the back half of the round. We have a short turnaround, so we'll get back to work and plan to be better at Hartford."
 
ADDITIONAL NOTES:

Longwood had the best score at the invite in par threes, finishing at +8.

The Lancers also had the fifth best score in par fives after a finish at 10 under-par.

Rakes had the third best score at the invite on par threes after finishing at one under-par overall.

Jordan had the seventh best par five score at the invite, finishing at four under-par.

Moore had the third most pars total with 41, one behind the leader.
 
UP NEXT:
The men's golf team travels to South Kent, Connecticut for the Hawks Invitational on September 19^th and 20^th, hosted by Hartford.