East Carolina University
Seahawk Intercollegiate
Pirates Capture Team Title At Seahawk Intercollegiate
February 27, 2012 | Men's Golf
Feb. 27, 2012
2012 Seahawk Intercollegiate Final Results 
The Pirates, ranked 51st in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings, finished nine strokes ahead of No. 45 Wake Forest (292-292-289=873) in second-place, 11 strokes in front of third-place South Carolina (298-293-284=875) and were 15 strokes better than 26th-ranked Chattanooga (300-288-291=879), which earned a fourth-place finish. UNC Wilmington (299-294-287=880) claimed fifth-place followed by No. 31 Liberty (309-284-288=881) in sixth-place.
The first-place finish is the Pirates' first win since taking the River Landing Intercollegiate title last season and is the fifth top-four finish of the season. ECU started the day with a six-stroke lead over Wake Forest and extended its lead to win its seventh tournament under coach Press McPhaul.
Three Pirates tied for 13th-place at 4-over 220. Senior Harold Varner (82-70-68=220) posted the team's best third round with a 4-under 68. Varner combined to shoot 6-under in the final two rounds after shooting 10-over in the first round to salvage a top-15 finish.
Sophomore Ryan Eibner (76-72-72=220) shot par on the final 18 holes, which included a hole-in-one on No. 4. Eibner opened the tournament with a 4-over 76 before he pared the next two rounds. Junior Eric Brady (75-67-78=220) also finished alongside his teammates in 13th. Senior David Watkins (74-76-75=225) carded a 9-over and tied for 29th.
South Carolina's Wesley Bryan earned medalist honors with a 7-under 209 (68-71-70), edging Wake Forest's Cyrus Stewart (71-72-68=211) by two strokes.
The Pirates return to the links Monday, March 5 at the 15th Annual Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate at the historic Palmetto Golf Club in Aiken, S.C.
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