East Carolina University
VCU Shootout
ECU Men's Golf Team Places Second At VCU Shootout
September 27, 2011 | Men's Golf
Sept. 27, 2011
MANAKIN-SABOT, Va. --- Paced by three players in the top-7, East Carolina finished second at the 2011 VCU Shootout, which concluded Tuesday at the Hermitage Country Club's par 72, 6,955-yard Manakin Course. The Pirates shot 20-under 844 (283-280-281) to finish seven strokes behind No. 21 Virginia (286-273-278=837) and eight shots clear of third-place Iowa State (287-279-286=852).
East Carolina finished 11 strokes in front of Virginia Tech, who placed fifth at 9-under 855 (280-282-293) and 12 strokes ahead of Wake Forest, which finished sixth at 8-under 856 (287-284-285), both of who were ranked among the top 40 at the end of last season.
ECU seniors Adam Stephenson and Harold Varner finished second and third, respectively, with fellow senior David Watkins tying for seventh.
Stephenson, who recorded a career low 54-hole total of 206, finished at 10-under (67-71-68), one stroke behind individual medalist Scott Fernandez of Iowa State (66-69-70=205). He recorded six birdies in the final round to move from fourth-place at the start of the day to runner-up. It was the first top-5 finish of his career.
Varner finished two strokes back of Fernandez at 9-under 207 (69-68-70). He birdied three of the final five holes to move from 1-over to 2-under on the day. After shooting 1-over on the front nine, Watkins shot five-under on the back nine to card a 4-under 68 in the final round to rise 11 spots in the final standings at 5-under (74-69-68).
The other players in the Pirates' lineup were sophomore Ryan Eibner, who finished at 5-over 221 (73-72-76) and junior Zach Edmondson, who shot 10-over 226 (75-76-75).
ECU will continue its fall season Oct. 3-4 at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate in Raleigh.
