WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – David Lafreniere led three Lancers in the top 25 at the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate, and Longwood men's golf finished fourth after the third and final round on Tuesday.
Lafreniere placed third, while both
Cameron Hardison and
Matthew Hartley carded top 25 finishes in the 86-player field at the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club.
NOTABLE RESULTS:
Longwood tallied a 286-289-294—870 (+17) over the course of three rounds to finish fourth. The team was three shots back of Navy in third while finishing four shots ahead of Saint Joseph's (PA) in fifth.
Lafreniere finished tied for 13
th with a 67-72-76—215 (+2) over the course of three rounds. He carded 11 birdies over the course of 54 holes and had nothing worse than a bogey throughout the tournament.
Hardison climbed up six spots into a tie for 20
th behind a 74-71-72—217 (+4). He had four birdies in the final round and totaled 10 birdies and an eagle over the course of the tournament.
Hartley tied for 24
th following a 71-71-76—218 (+5), and he too had four birdies in his final 18 holes. He finished with 10 birdies in the tournament.
Hunter Swidzinski was the team's big climber up the leaderboard on the day, posting a final-round 70 to climb up 19 spots into a tie for 29
th. He tallied a three-round total of 74-77-70—221 (+8). In his final round, he had six birdies, with three coming in his final four holes.
Matthew Lyons tied for 33
rd while playing as an individual with a 72-74-76—222 (+9), and
Josh Cummins tied for 62
nd with a 77-76-80—233 (+20).
WHAT THEY SAID:
"Scoring doesn't necessarily show it, but I thought today was a better day to score than yesterday," said Longwood Head Coach
Kevin Fillman. "It was cold and brisk, but at least the wind was much lighter for most of the day. It's unfortunate that we weren't able to take full advantage and move ourselves up the leaderboard. We played plenty of under-par holes to put a really good score on the board this week. Inconsistency killed us—we just had way too many poorly played holes that prevented us from being near the lead."
"I was happy to see Hunter bounce back today and put up a solid number," Fillman added. "With just over a month until the Big South Championships, it's getting to be the time where we need to figure out who can help us win that week. Hunter should be one of the guys leading that charge, but we're going to need him and a few others to step up and show more consistency. We will certainly keep working on it."
FULL RESULTS:
1. William & Mary: 278-286-286—850 (-2)
2. Villanova: 285-289-289—863 (+11)
3. Navy: 282-288-297—867 (+15)
4. Longwood: 286-290-294—870 (+18)
5. Saint Joseph's (PA): 290-293-291—874 (+22)
6. Georgetown: 284-296-301—881 (+29)
7. Lafayette College: 292-294-298—884 (+32)
8. Delaware: 298-293-295—886 (+34)
9. Robert Morris: 300-301-291—892 (+40)
10. Towson: 291-296-307—894 (+42)
11. St. Bonaventure: 293-307-314—914 (+62)
12. North Carolina Central: 308-301-312—921 (+69)
T13.
David Lafreniere: 67-72-76—215 (+2)
T20.
Cameron Hardison: 74-71-72—217 (+4)
T24.
Matthew Hartley: 71-71-76—218 (+5)
T29.
Hunter Swidzinski: 74-77-70—221 (+8)
*T33.
Matthew Lyons: 72-74-76—222 (+9)
T58.
Josh Cummins: 77-76-80—233 (+20)
*Competed as an individual
UP NEXT:
The Lancers head to the Giles-Spratley Collegiate, hosted by Liberty, on Monday and Tuesday, April 6-7 at Independence Golf Club in Midlothian, Va.
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