College Men’s Golf Results – Guilford Finishes Sixth at MFCU Intercollegiate

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Guilford College sophomore Drew Thompson (Pickerington, Ohio) shot 70-66-76-212 to place fourth at the 42nd annual Marine Federal Credit Union Intercollegiate Golf Tournament Sunday. Teammate Noah Ratner carded a 72-65-76-213 and finished in a share of seventh place in the 160-man field. The pair helped Guilford place sixth in the 32-team field.

The teams each played 18 holes on the par-70, 6,120-yard Scarlet Course and 18 holes on the par-72, 7,040-yard Gold Course at the Paradise Point Golf Club. The low 16 teams completed Sunday on the Gold Course for the tournament crown, while the remaining teams played the Scarlet Course Sunday in a consolation event.

A day after shooting a school-record 268 on the Scarlet Course, Guilford teed off Sunday on the Gold Course in second place, 15 strokes behind defending NCAA Division III champion Oglethorpe University. The Quakers shot 311 in the final round and finished with an 874, 34 strokes behind Oglethorpe, which won the title by shooting 295 Sunday. Methodist University carded a 296 Sunday to finish second at 860, followed by Southeastern University (280-284-300-864) and Webber International University (279-296-294-869). Lee University placed fifth at 300-269-301-870.

Methodist’s Mike Wesko defeated Oglethorpe’s Mike Quinn in a three-hole playoff to win medalist honors after the pair finished tied atop the leader board at 210. Oglethorpe’s Anthony Maccaglia came in third at 211, followed by Guilford’s Thompson and two others at 212.

Guilford’s Nick Shedd shot 78 Sunday and finished in a share of 48th place with a 54-hole 223. Teammate Dallas Page (Reidsville, N.C.) was 54th at 77-68-81-226 and Travis Tolbert 66th with a 79-70-82-231.

This year’s event featured some of the top NCAA Division III and NAIA teams in America. Seven schools are ranked in their respective Nike Golf/Golf World coaches’ polls, including Guilford, Division III’s 11th-ranked squad. Oglethorpe is ranked first in the poll and Methodist is ranked second.

Guilford is back in action April 1-2 at the Emory University Spring Invitational in suburban Atlanta.

Team Standings                   1     2     3      Total
1  Oglethorpe                    285   263   295    843
2  Methodist                     294   270   296    860
3  Southeastern                  280   284   300    864
4  Webber International          279   296   294    869
5  Lee                           300   269   301    870
6  Guilford                      295   268   311    874
7  St. Thomas (Fla.)             279   294   303    876
   Skidmore                      291   285   300    876
9  Greensboro                    299   273   308    880
10 Thomas (Fla.)                 281   293   311    885
11 Northwood                     284   299   304    887
12 Christopher Newport           297   281   315    893
13 Johnson & Wales (Fla.)        284   290   321    895
14 Savannah of Art & Design      295   277   328    900
15 Bridgewater                   290   297   317    904
16 Camp Lejeune                  275   307   325    907
17 Averett                       313   274   293    880
18 Hampden-Sydney                307   284   290    881
19 Shorter                       309   287   288    884
20 Cape Fear C.C.                309   291   290    890
21 Washington and Lee            321   285   292    898
22 N.C. Wesleyan                 295   299   305    899
23 DePauw                        298   310   295    903
24 Ferrum                        315   290   300    905
25 Randolph-Macon                290   315   303    908
26 Savannah A & D-Atlanta        316   292   301    909
27 Shenandoah                    297   320   305    922
28 Lynchburg                     328   295   300    923
29 Roanoke                       319   301   317    937
30 Fayetteville State            311   322   315    948
31 Virginia Wesleyan             296   322   334    952
32 Louisburg                     342   348   336    1026

Gold course scores in BOLD

NOTE: Sixteen teams played the Scarlet Course and 16 teams played the Gold Course in Friday’s first round.

The teams switched for Saturday’s second round.

After 36 holes, the top 16 teams played the Gold Course Sunday to determine the tournament champion.

The remaining 16 teams will play the Scarlet Course.