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Men's Golf Finishes 14th at Bank of Tennessee Intecollegiate at The Ridges

The Chanticleers battled a nationally-renowned field

       

Redshirt-sophomore Drew Ernst led the Chants, finishing 19th.

Redshirt-sophomore Drew Ernst led the Chants, finishing 19th.

Oct. 18, 2009

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JONESBOROUGH, TENN. -- The Coastal Carolina University men's golf team finished 14th at the 2009 Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate at The Ridges, Oct. 16-18. The three-day, 54-hole tournament, hosted by East Tennessee State, was played at The Ridges Golf and Country Club (Par 72 - 7,147 yards) in Jonesborough, Tenn.

The Chanticleers could not get the holes strung together with no player posting better than 75 and shot a 302 in the final round to fall to 14th at 28-over 892. Tennessee and Oregon State tied at the top at 3-under 861, but the Volunteers won the scorecard playoff using the fifth player's score in the final round. Virginia was third at 1-under 863, with Virginia Tech (866) and Duke (869) rounding out the top five.

Oregon State's Diego Velasquez took home medalist honors by seven shots at 10-under 206. Redshirt-sophomore Drew Ernst was the top Chanticleer at 1-over 217, placing 19th. Senior Sam Lyons was next at 8-over 224, tying for 47th, while freshman Sebastian Soderberg tied for 53rd at 10-over 226. Senior Dan Obremski was next in a tie for 55th at 11-over 227, with freshman Anders Larson rounding out the team in 81st at 27-over 243.

The Chanticleers have completed their fall schedule and will next be on the course Sat.-Sun., Feb. 13-14, 2010 at the Gator Invitational at the University of Florida Golf Club in Gainesville, Fla.

Team Results
T1. Tennessee*  287-280-294=861 (-3)
T1. Oregon State 286-281-294=861 (-3)
3. Virginia  290-282-291=863 (-1)
4. Virginia Tech  290-287-289=866 (+2)
5. Duke  290-296-283=869 (+5)
6. East Tennessee St.  294-287-293=874 (+10)
7. Wake Forest  290-290-295=875 (+11)
8. Missouri 287-289-300=876 (+12)
9. North Carolina  299-285-293=877 (+13)
10. North Carolina State  297-297-288=882 (+18)
11. UNC Wilmington  290-293-302=885 (+21)
12. Kent State  297-287-302=886 (+22)
13. Auburn  300-291-297=888 (+24)
14. Coastal Carolina  295-295-302=892 (+28)
15. UAB  306-305-301=912 (+48)
* Won the team title in a scorecard playoff of the fifth player.

Top Five Individuals Plus Coastal
1. Diego Velasquez (Oregon State) 66-70-70=206 (-10)
T2. Garland Green (Virginia Tech) 71-71-71=213 (-3)
T2. Darren Renwick (Tennessee) 74-67-72=213 (-3)
T2. Matt Hill (North Carolina State) 71-71-71=213 (-3)
T5. Josh Brock (UNC Wilmington) 69-70-75=214 (-2)
T5. Rhys Enoch (East Tennessee St.) 72-71-71=214 (-2)
T5. Mikey Moyers (Virginia Tech) 73-71-70=214 (-2)
T5. Jack Fields (North Carolina) 71-70-73=214 (-2)
T5. Brendan Gielow (Wake Forest) 72-70-72=214 (-2)
T5. Ben Kohles (Virginia) 70-71-73=214 (-2)

19. Drew Ernst (Coastal)  70-72-75=217 (+1)
T47. Sam Lyons (Coastal)  72-77-75=224 (+8)
T53. Sebastian Soderberg (Coastal)  77-72-77=226 (+10)
T55. Dan Obremski (Coastal)  76-76-75=227 (+11)
81. Anders Larson (Coastal)  88-75-80=243 (+27)