CONOVER, N.C. --- Tusculum senior David Whinery shot a final round 74 to post a two-day score of 151 to finish tied for 46th place at the 2017 Lenoir-Rhyne / NCAA Division II Super Regional Preview Tuesday. The two-day, 36-hole event is being held at the Robert Trent Jones, Jr. Course at the Rock Barn Golf & Spa.
The Pioneers shot a final day 309 and finished in 16th place with a two-round score of 621.
Barton led wire-to-wire to capture the team title as the Bulldogs finished with a five-under par total of 571. Barton won by seven shots over runner-up Belmont Abbey who made the biggest charge of the day, knocking 18 shots off its first-day score to finish with 578.
North Greenville was third with 580, followed by Lincoln Memorial (583), Coker (584), King (587), North Georgia (589), Lenoir-Rhyne (592), Catawba (594), Queens (596), Flagler (598), Wingate (599), Erskine (601), Southern Wesleyan (603), Brevard (619), Tusculum (621) and Mars Hill (633).
Belmont Abbey's Nick Stafford won individual medalist honors as he climbed seven spots up the leaderboard and posted a nine-under par 63 to finish with an eight-under total of 136 to win by three strokes over runner-up Justin Plane of Barton (70-69=139).
Whinery moved two spots up the ladder from Monday as he improved by three shots with his 74 on Tuesday. Senior Brandon Alexander and rookie Bennett Noe tied for 64th with 156. Alexander posted a 79 on Tuesday, while Noe carded his second 78 in as many days. Sophomore Anthony Bolden tied for 68th with 80-78=158, while sophomore Hunter Chandley improved by 11 shots off Monday with his final round 85 to post 181 and finish 84th.
The Pioneers return to action Oct. 23-24 as they travel to the West Georgia / Matt Dyas Invitational in Carrollton, Georgia.
Team Results
Pl. |
Team |
1st |
2nd |
TOT |
1 |
Barton |
290 |
281 |
571 |
2 |
Belmont Abbey |
298 |
280 |
578 |
3 |
North Greenville |
297 |
283 |
580 |
4 |
Lincoln Memorial |
295 |
288 |
583 |
5 |
Coker |
296 |
288 |
584 |
6 |
King |
301 |
286 |
587 |
7 |
North Georgia |
302 |
287 |
589 |
8 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
297 |
295 |
592 |
9 |
Catawba |
297 |
297 |
594 |
10 |
Queens |
311 |
285 |
596 |
11 |
Flagler |
304 |
294 |
598 |
12 |
Wingate |
300 |
299 |
599 |
13 |
Erskine |
302 |
299 |
601 |
14 |
Southern Wesleyan |
310 |
293 |
603 |
15 |
Brevard |
308 |
311 |
619 |
16 |
TUSCULUM |
312 |
309 |
621 |
17 |
Mars Hill |
331 |
302 |
633 |
Tusculum Individual Scores
Pl. |
Player |
1st |
2nd |
TOT |
T46 |
77 |
74 |
151 |
|
T64 |
77 |
79 |
156 |
|
T64 |
78 |
78 |
156 |
|
T68 |
80 |
78 |
158 |
|
84 |
96 |
85 |
181 |