East Carolina University
Elon Phoenix Invitational
ECU Wins Elon Phoenix Invitational By 23 Strokes
October 20, 2015 | Men's Golf
BURLINGTON, N.C. - The East Carolina men's golf team won the Elon Phoenix Invitational by 23 strokes at the Alamance Country Club on Tuesday behind five top-10 individual finishes.
East Carolina fired a three round total of 19-under-par 833 (279-285-269), the third lowest 54-hole score in school history, to win its first tournament of the season and its 10th under head coach Press McPhaul.
Senior Jacob Hicks posted a career-low score of 8-under 205 to finish as medalist runner-up, finishing one stroke behind individual champion Adam Bell of VCU. Hicks fired a final round 69 to finish with the fourth lowest 54-hole in ECU golf lore. He birdied 11 holes and pared 40 others, second-most in the field.
Junior Jackson Spires finished fourth with a career-low 5-under 208, shooting a personal-best 65 in Tuesday's final round. Senior Wes Conover earned his first top-10 finish of the season, placing fifth at 3-under 210. Conover led the field with 18 birdies and shot a career-low round 65 during round three.
Sophomore Tim Conover also posted his first top-10 finish of year as he placed eighth at par-213, which included a career-low round 69 to close out the tournament. Senior Al Dickens registered his third top-10 finish this season with a 2-over 215 to tie for ninth.
Charleston Southern claimed runner up honors at 4-over 856 followed by VCU (+9), Elon (+25) and Radford (+33) to round out the top-5. Gardner-Webb (+34), Appalachian State (+35), Delaware (+36), Mount Olive (+39) and Presbyterian (+51) complete the top-10.
The Pirates return to the links Feb. 26-28, 2016 at the John Hayt Invitational in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
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