SAVANNAH, Ga. – Justin Larue closed strong for Longwood men's golf, and the Lancers wrapped up their first tournament of 2024 third at the Savannah Intercollegiate.
For Larue, his top seven finish marks the sixth straight tournament finishing in the top seven. The Lancers finished one shot back of Harvard in second while North Alabama ran away with the tournament.
RESULTS:
The Club at Savannah Harbor
Par 72, 7,084 Yards
Team Results
3. Longwood: 290-283-290—863 (-1)
Individual Results
T7. Justin Larue: 71-71-70—212 (-4)
T12.
Scott Jordan: 70-71-74—215 (-1)
T17.
Nick Rakes: 77-70-71—218 (+2)
T28.
Matthew Lyons: 76-71-75—222 (+6)
T46.
Daniel George: 73-73-80—226 (+10)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Longwood stayed put in third, finishing one shot behind Harvard and 15 shots behind the tournament winners in North Alabama. The Lancers led the field with 191 pars, 11 more than any other team. Longwood was the best team in the field on Par 3s and second best on Par 4s.
Larue wrapped up his third round under par with a 70, his best round of the three he played this weekend. He had a trio of birdies as well and notched 14 pars to tie for seventh in the 83-player field.
For the weekend, Larue finished as the top player on Par 4s, and he led the field with 42 pars in 54 holes.
Scott Jordan posted his best finish of the season, tying for 12
th. He led Longwood with 10 birdies on the weekend.
Nick Rakes posted a 71, his second straight round below par, to move up 13 spots into a tie for 17
th. He finished in the top 20 for the fifth time in six tournaments this season.
Matthew Lyons moved up two spots into a tie for 28
th, and
Daniel George tied for 46
th.
WHAT THEY SAID:
"We just didn't get going today and were never able to apply any pressure to the leaders, but hats off to North Alabama," said Longwood Head Coach
Kevin Fillman. "We spent 54 holes together, and those guys proved to be very solid. It's difficult to make birdies when we're not making any putts, and we needed to make birdies to make a charge. That was pretty much the story the entire time down here. We hit a lot of good putts that just didn't drop. We'll get back home and get back to work so we're better in a couple weeks."
UP NEXT:
Longwood has a break before heading to the Daytona Beach Intercollegiate on March 4-5.
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