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WALLACE – Sophomore J.C. McFadyen fired off a 1-under-par 71 in the final round to capture individual medalist honors and lead the UNC Pembroke men’s golf team to a share of sixth place at the UNCP-hosted Campbell Oil/Sunoco Classic on Tuesday afternoon at the par-72, 6,795-yard River Landing Country Club.
McFadyen (+1), who secured his first career tournament title, became the first Brave in 10 years to take home individual medalist honors at a UNCP-hosted tournament. Riley Davis (+7) and Trent Cloninger (+9) each grabbed top 20 finishes, while Matt Elliott (+16) and Jake Britt (+19) finished in ties for 40th and 44th, respectively.
Tanner Pearson (+8) led seven UNCP golfers competing as individuals at the event with a share of 17th place.Patrik Merkell (+12) finished in a tie for 31st place, Alex McFadyen (+14) shared 36th place with two other players and Lewis Adams (+20) came away with a tie for 49th place. Jacob Thomas (+25) finished in a tie for the 61st position, Hunter McCombs (+27) shared 66th place and Phillip Parrish (+31) concluded the event in sole possession of 71st place.
Erskine (+26) out-paced the rest of the 15-team field by two strokes, while Queens (+28) finished in the runner-up position on the team leaderboard. No. 26 Mount Olive (+29), Wingate (+30) and Barton (+31) rounded out the top 5. The Braves (+33) and Young Harris shared sixth place.
The Braves will be back in action again, April 6-7, when they head to Goldsboro for The Trojan at the Walnut Creek Country Club.
TEAM SCORES
1. Erskine 298-299-293/890 +26
2. Queens 296-294-302/892 +28
3. Mount Olive 297-294-302/893 +29
4. Wingate 300-308-286/894 +30
5. Barton 298-296-301/895 +31
T6. UNC Pembroke 300-301-296/897 +33
T6. Young Harris 296-311-290/897 +33
8. North Georgia 296-306-303/905 +41
9. West Alabama 306-308-304/918 +54
10. Concordia (N.Y.) 305-321-308/934 +70
11. Roberts Wesleyan 311-312-314/937 +73
12. Lenoir-Rhyne 325-316-307/948 +84
13. Sandhills CC 327-315-326/968 +104
14. Wake Tech CC 336-320-316/972 +108
15. Chowan 333-331-327/991 +127
UNCP SCORES (Winner at +1)
1. J.C. McFadyen 74-72-71/217 +1
T12. Riley Davis 73-78-72/223 +7
T17. Tanner Pearson 76-73-75/224 +8
T19. Trent Cloninger 75-73-77/225 +9
T31. Patrik Merkell 76-73-79/228 +12
T36. Alex McFadyen 78-74-78/230 +14
T40. Matt Elliott 78-78-76/232 +16
T44. Jake Britt 79-78-78/235 +19
T49. Lewis Adams 75-79-82/236 +20
T61. Jacob Thomas 79-79-83/241 +25
T66. Hunter McCombs 82-80-81/243 +27
71. Phillip Parrish 83-79-85/247 +31
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