FGCU MGOLF: Pinehurst Intercollegiate Day Three Recap

The FGCU men's golf team ended the Pinehurst Intercollegiate in ninth place, which was held at the par-71, 6,937-yard Pinehurst No. 8 Golf Course.

The Eagles (300-307-296) shot their lowest round of the event Sunday to end at 51-over-par 903.

Davidson posted a wire-to-wire victory at 7-over 859 (285-287-287), while Radford landed in the runner-up position at 36-over 888 (294-298-296). Old Dominion finished one stroke behind the Highlanders at 37-over 889 (295-303-291), and Dayton was fourth at 41-over 893 (299-301-293). Marshall rounded out the top-5 at 46-over 898 (302-302-294).

True freshman Chase Bigham fired a 1-over 72 to rocket 19 spots up the leaderboard. His low round of the event landed him in a tie for 50th at 18-over 231 (79-80-72). Senior Remec Carlson also posted a tournament-best 76 to end in a tie for 76th at 23-over 236 (80-80-76).

Sophomore Cole Castro was the low finisher for the Green and Blue, ending his weekend in a tie for 14th at 9-over 222 (75-73-74). Senior Andrew Potter (76-75-74) and true freshman Tate Heintzelman (70-79-76) both tied for 24th at 12-over 225.

Just like his team, Davidson's Clayton Tribus went wire-to-wire to take medalist honors at 3-under 210 (67-72-71). Teammate Viraj Garewal was solo second at even-par 213 (73-71-69).

PINEHURST INTERCOLLEGIATE – Final Results
March 8-10, 2019 at Pinehurst, N.C.
(par-71, 6,937-yard Pinehurst No. 8)

Team Results
1. #114 Davidson 285-287-287=859 (+7)
2. #131 Radford 294-298-296=888 (+36)
3. #197 Old Dominion 295-303-291=889 (+37)
4. #185 Dayton 299-301-293=893 (+41)
5. #225 Marshall 302-302-294=898 (+46)
6. #230 Longwood 305-300-295=900 (+48)
T7. #150 Eastern Kentucky 295-305-302=902 (+50)
#191 Belmont 303-299-300=902 (+50)
9. #136 FGCU 300-307-296=903 (+51)
10. #201 Xavier 301-306-300=907 (+55)
11. #181 Ohio 315-301-292=908 (+56)
12. #195 Morehead State 301-307-306=914 (+62)
13. #270 Siena 310-316-316=942 (+90)
14. #141 (D-III) Wisconsin-Lutheran 340-330-320=990 (+138)

Rankings reflect the latest Golfstat Rankings
Top-5 Individuals
1. Clayton Tribus (Davidson) 67-72-71=210 (-3)
2. Viraj Garewal (Davidson) 73-71-69=213 (E)
3. Domenic Maricocchi (Dayton) 72-73-70=215 (+2)
T4. Jake Gilkison (Dayton) 76-73-68=217 (+4)
Hunter Duncan (Radford) 72-72-73=217 (+4)
Brandon Weaver (Longwood) 73-72-72=217 (+4)

FGCU Individuals
T14. Cole Castro 75-73-74=222 (+9)
T24. Andrew Potter 76-75-74=225 (+12)
T24. Tate Heintzelman 70-79-76=225 (+12)
T50. Chase Bigham 79-80-72=231 (+18)
T65. Remec Carlson 80-80-76=236 (+23)

Up Next:
FGCU will take a pair of weeks off before competing at the FAU Spring Championship March 29-31 in Boca Raton, Florida, on the Osprey Point Golf Course.