Pirates Finish Fifth At The Palmetto Intercollegiate

Monday, March 5

Aiken, S.C.

East Carolina University

Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate

March 07, 2018 | Men's Golf

Complete Results

Tournament: Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate
Location: Aiken, S.C.
Course: Palmetto Golf Club (Par 70, 6,617 yards)
ECU Finish: Fifth out of 18 teams (281-280-296=857 17-over par)
Top ECU Individual: Blake Taylor (13th/90)

Complete Results

RESULT
ECU carded a three-day total of 17-over-par 857 (281-280-296) to finish fifth at the 2018 Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate.

NEWS & NOTES

ECU posted its lowest 54-hole team score of the season in strokes (857) and in relation to par (+17). The Pirates finished two strokes out of third-place and one stroke out of fourth.
Sophomore Blake Taylor posted his third top-15 finish of the season, carding a 54-hole 3-over-par 213 (71-68-74) to finish in 13th. Taylor registered his lowest three round tournament score of the season. He led the field with a pair of eagles.
Senior Tim Conover (70-70-75) and sophomore Patrick Stephenson (69-70-76) tied for 17^th at 5-over-par 215. It was Conover's second top-20 finish of the season and Stephenson's sixth.
Virginia won the team title by nine strokes over Georgia Southern. The Cavaliers finished at 9-under-par 840 (274-277-289).
Georgia Southern's Jake Storey and Coastal Carolina's Daniel Overas tied for medalist honors at 3-under-par 207.

COACH'S COMMENT
"Yesterday was a perfect day for scoring and we didn't play poorly, but we didn't take advantage of the conditions. Today was rain all day and a mid-round rain delay. We struggled after the rain delay. It is painful to know that a shots better and we would have finished third, but we also nipped a couple of teams by two.
"We are excited for the second tournament of our spring break trip at Myrtle Beach and looking forward to playing some great gold there." – ECU Head Coach Andrew Sapp

Team Score
ECU (281-280-296=857 17-over par) – Fifth out of 18 teams

Individual Scores
Blake Taylor (71-68-74=213) – 13th
Tim Conover (70-70-75=215) – T17th
Patrick Stephenson (69-70-76=215) – T17th
Jackson Spires (74-72-72=218) – T28th
Tim Bunten (71-72-75=218) – T28th

Up Next
The Pirates will return to action on Saturday, March 10, when they travel to Myrtle Beach, S.C. to participate in the General Hackler Championship.