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Men's Golf Captures Fifth Straight Big South Conference Championship

       

Men's Golf Captures Fifth Straight Big South Conference Championship

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NINETY-SIX, S.C. -- Coastal Carolina's men's golf squad posted an even-par 288 in the final round for a 16-shot victory at the 2008 Big South Conference Men's Golf Championship, Apr. 21-22. The two-day, 54-hole championship was played at The Patriot Golf Club (Par 72 - 7,079 yards) in Ninety Six, S.C. It was Coastal's fifth straight league title, 10th in the last 12 years and 11th overall.

            The now five-time defending league champion Chanticleers put together their best round of the tournament to pull away from the field with a 54-hole total of 874, with Charleston Southern finishing second at 890 after a final round 286, the best round of the tournament. Second-seeded Radford finished third at 891.

            Coastal freshman David Dannelly led by four shots through 36 holes and maintained that lead en route to medalist and All-Big South honors with a 1-under 71 in the final round to finish at 2-under 214, four shots better than Kelvin Day of Charleston Southern. Dannelly is the eighth Coastal golfer to have won the individual title at the Big South Championship in the last 18 years. Thomas Todd of Presbyterian had the second-best three-round score of 216, but PC individuals and team score did not count as the program continues its Division I transition. Senior Lindsay Renolds also earned All-Big South after tying for third at 220, while sophomore All-Big South selection Dan Obremski tied for fifth at 222. 

            The Chanticleers have earned the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA Regionals and will find out in two weeks where they will be playing May 15-17, with the three sites in Chattanooga, Tenn., Columbus, Ohio and Bremerton, Wash.

Team Scores
1 Coastal Carolina 296 290 288 874
2 Charleston Southern 304 300 286 890
3 Radford University 296 300 295 891
* Presbyterian College 306 300 293 899
4 Winthrop University 305 300 299 904
5 Liberty University 301 319 306 926
6 High Point U. 313 307 311 931

Top Five Individuals Plus Coastal
1 David Dannelly Coast. Car 70 73 71 214
* Thomas Todd PC 74 73 69 216
2 Kelvin Day Charles.So 75 74 69 218
3 Lindsay Renolds Coast. Car 75 72 73 220
Herve Gevers Charles.So 72 77 71 220
5 Nick Little Radford 77 76 69 222
Dan Obremski Coast. Car 73 75 74 222
Chris Dillow Radford 74 73 75 222

t16 Tripp McAllister Coast. Car 79 70 79 228
t18 Cameron Hooper Coast. Car 78 82 70 230

* PC doesn't count towards team or individual standings during their Division I transition.