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Men's Golf Ties For Second At Furman Intercollegiate

       

Men's Golf Ties For Second At Furman Intercollegiate

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GREENVILLE, South Carolina - The USC-Aiken Pacers fired a final-round 301 to become the first Division II team to win the Furman Intercollegiate in the tournament's 36-year history, but Wofford senior Daniel Sloan sank a three-foot par putt on the first hole of an individual playoff to deny the Pacers a tournament sweep.   Coastal Carolina fired a 291 and Charlotte shot 293 to finish in a tie for second, but USCA's 11-stroke advantage entering the third round proved insurmountable.  Aiken, the defending Division II National Champions, have won seven team titles so far this season, including Sunday's three-stroke victory.   In the individual race, however, 54 holes were not enough to declare a champion, as Aiken's Scott Brown and Wofford's Daniel Sloan, a product of Greenville High School, finished the tournament tied at 210.  Sloan recorded rounds of 71-68-71, while Brown shot 68-68-74.  On the first hole of the playoff, Brown three putted, lipping out a three-footer, to open the door for Sloan.  Sloan responded by sinking his three-foot putt and recording a par for his first collegiate individual title. The trio of Dustin Johnson (Coastal Carolina), Dane Burkhart (USC-A), and Andrew DiBitetto (Charlotte) tied for third at 211.   Coastal is next in action Mon.-Tue., Apr. 4-5 at the Forest Oaks Intercollegiate at Forest Oaks Country Club in Greensboro, NC.   Fin.   School                   Scores   1   South Carolina-Aiken     285  279  301    865        +1  2   Coastal Carolina         282  295  291    868        +4      Charlotte                288  287  293    868        +4  4   N. Car.- Greensboro      286  297  289    872        +8  5   Charleston Southern      287  299  296    882       +18  6   Virginia Tech            290  293  301    884       +20  7   Furman University        288  301  298    887       +23  8   Wofford College          301  293  294    888       +24  9   Elon University          292  297  302    891       +27 10   Furman B                 297  290  305    892       +28 11   Michigan, U. of          292  296  306    894       +30      Rhode Island, U. of      301  301  292    894       +30 13   Davidson College         296  304  295    895       +31      Marshall University      291  299  305    895       +31 15   Tenn.-Chattanooga        296  304  300    900       +36 16   Francis Marion U.        305  297  299    901       +37 17   Winthrop University      301  295  307    903       +39 18   Western Carolina U.      301  304  300    905       +41 19   Toledo, U. of            299  308  309    916       +52 20   Appalachian State U.     307  320  325    952       +88   Individual Results ** 1   Daniel Sloan           Wofford       71   68   71    210   -6

   2   Scott Brown            USC Aiken     68   68   74    210   -6

   3   Dustin Johnson         Coast. Car    68   73   70    211   -5

       Dane Burkhart          USC Aiken     71   65   75    211   -5

       Andrew DiBitetto       Charlotte     73   68   70    211   -5

 

Coastal Team Individuals

T  3    Dustin Johnson           68   73   70    211

T 12    Lindsay Renolds          73   71   74    218

T 12    Moises Cobo              70   76   72    218

T 37    Brad Robinson            74   75   75    224

T 45    Zack Byrd                71   78   76    225

 

Other Coastal Individuals

T 50   Jeremy Kirkland        Coast. Car    75   74   77    226

T 70   Zack Amole             Coast. Car    79   74   76    229