MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. –Longwood men's golf won its second straight tournament to start the spring, this time after erasing a two-shot deficit heading into the final day at the Surf Club Invitational.
 
Scott Jordan led the way for the Lancers at the Par 71, 6,604 yard course at The Surf Club. He fired back-to-back rounds below 70 to tie for second and lead the Lancers to the win.
 
RESULTS:
 
The Lancers entered the day two shots back of UConn, but Longwood hung tough. On a day when no team shot below par, Longwood stayed consistent and posted a one-over 285, which matched the best round score of any other team in the 17-team field.
 
Longwood finished with a 282-285—567 (-1) and was the only team to post a total score below par.
 
The Lancers beat the hosts, Appalachian State, by three strokes.
 
Jordan headed the charge for Longwood by being consistent throughout the two rounds. After an opening-round 69 that saw him post five birdies, he was supremely stable in round two. He had three birdies and 14 pars en route to another 69 to finish with a 69-69—138 (-4).
 
For Jordan, the tie for second was his best finish of the season.
 
Hunter Swidzinski carded a second-straight top 10 finish with a 68-74—142 (E). He tied for 10^th.
 
Nick Fleming bounced back with a strong second-round, firing a one-under 70 for a two-round tally of 76-70—146 (+4). Fleming climbed up into a tie for 28^th.
 
Justin LaRue didn't have his fastball but still was effective, posting back-to-back 72's for a 72-72—144 (+2) that scored both days. He finished tied for 17^th.
 
David LaFreniere, playing as an independent, posted a 71-75—146 (+4) to finish tied for 28^th, and Alex Hoerner had a 73-76—149 (+7) to tie for 47^th in the 108-player field.

WHAT THEY SAID:

"I'm extremely proud of how our guys fought and clawed for everything they could get the past couple days," said Longwood Head Coach Kevin Fillman. "I didn't expect anything else from them. It wasn't always pretty, but we were able to stay the course and found a way to finish. As I told everybody after we got in the van, it's not easy to win college golf tournaments, but, the more times we can put ourselves in situations to do so, the better equipped we'll be to handle ourselves the next time. We haven't peaked yet. Our goal is to do that in late April. Still, it's very satisfying to know that all the work all of us are putting in is putting us in positions to have success."
 
UP NEXT:
 
Longwood heads to the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate on Monday and Tuesday, March 24-25 at the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club in Williamsburg, Virginia.
 
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