DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Brendan Dunphy has a pair of top 10 finishes to his name after two tournaments this week. He finished sixth to wrap up the Sacred Heart Spring Invite, and the Lancers finished in a tie for third.
SCORE:
LGPA International-Jones Course
Daytona Beach, Fla.
Par 72, 6,959 yards
T3. Longwood: 288-291—579 (+3)
Team
6.
Brendan Dunphy: 68-73—141 (-3)
T12.
Nick Rakes: 69-75—144 (E)
T26.
Zane Moore: 77-71—148 (+4)
T26.
Scott Jordan: 76-72—148 (+4)
T32.
Daniel George: 75-76—151 (+7)
Individual
T12. Justin Larue: 71-73—144 (E)
T17.
Christian Michael: 74-72—146 (+2)
T32. William Hoover: 75-76—151 (+7)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Dunphy stayed solid for Longwood on the final day of the team's second tournament of the week during spring break. He posted a 73, his fifth round at 73 or better this week, and finished sixth in the field.
Zane Moore put together Longwood's best round of the day with a 71. He carded four birdies in his first nine holes, and he fired a one-under par round to move up into a tie for 26
th.
Scott Jordan also bounced back in the final round and notched an even-par 72. He also had a solid front nine with three birdies before finishing the tournament tied for 26
th.
Nick Rakes had a solid round overall with a trio of birdies, but one tough hole pushed him to a 75 on the day. He still had a solid finish and ended in a tied for 12
th overall.
Daniel George posted a final round 76 and had three birdies on the day to finish tied for 32
nd.
Among the team's individual competitors, Justin Larue finished a strong two-day stretch to tie for 12
th. He had four birdies in his final 18 holes and shot a 73.
Christian Michael tied for 17
th after shooting an even-par 72 in his final round. He closed with three of his four birdies on the day coming in his final nine holes.
William Hoover wrapped up his final round with a 76 to tie for 32
nd at the event.
WHAT THEY SAID:
"I felt like we started well and probably had everybody under par through as many as 12-13 or more holes," said Head Coach
Kevin Fillman. "From there, for whatever reason, we began to execute pretty poorly and didn't finish well once again. Despite not winning when we had a couple of chances to do so, I'm glad we came down here and got two events in."
"To win the Big South Championship, we're going to have to play six rounds over four days, and my hope is this experiences helps us at that time," Fillman added. We now have a little time before we go again, so we're going to have to get back to campus and work on getting some things fixed."
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Longwood was one of the best teams on Par 3s, posting an average score of 3.18 that was second in the 11-team field.
The Lancers had the second-most pars in the field with 35.
Dunphy was the best in the tournament at Par 3s, posting an average score of 2.63. He was one of two players with an average score below par on Par 3s.
Rakes and Larue averaged par on Par 3s, which tied for third best in the field.
Rakes also averaged a 3.90 on Par 4s, which was tied for the second-best average score.
Larue tied for second-best in the field on Par 5s with an average score of 4.38.
Dunphy was tied for fourth in the field with nine birdies.
Hoover was tied for eighth in the field with 24 pars.
UP NEXT:
Longwood has two weeks before competing again, as the Lancers head to the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate on Monday and Tuesday, March 27-28.
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