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.