Men's Golf Captures Folino Classic Title

Monday, February 15

Fullerton, Calif.

All Day

Samford University

Folino Classic

Final Results

The Samford men's golf team after winning the 2016 Folino Classic.

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FINAL RESULTS

INDUSTRY HILLS, Calif.—The Samford men's golf team earned its first team tournament win since 2012 when the Bulldogs won the Folino Classic, played at Industry Hills Golf Club (par 72, 7,037 yards), Monday and Tuesday.

"We are excited to get our first win," Samford head coach Al DelGreco said. "We had all five players finish in the top 25, and three in the top 10. Winning should give us a confidence boost for the future."

The teams played two rounds on the Monday, with the final round coming on Tuesday. Samford won the event with a total team score of 875 (284-294-297). The tournament win was the first for Samford since Nov. 4, 2012, when Samford brought home the title for The Hummingbird Intercollegiate.

Senior Zach Hughes led Samford with a three-round score of two-over-par 218 (73-71-74). Hughes tied for third out of 57 golfers in the event. Hughes was also a member of the last Samford tournament win, as he tied for fourth individually as a sophomore in the 2012 event.

Junior Ashton Nix tied for fourth in the event, with a score of 219 (71-72-76). Samford's third player to finish in the top 10 was freshman Aaron Walker, tying for ninth overall with a total score of 221 (71-79-71).

"Zach finished with a birdie and an eagle," DelGreco said. "Ashton really fought hard and got the most he could out of the final round. Aaron Walker also finished strong, shooting one-under par today."

Samford freshman Crawford Flach tied for 12^th in the tournament, carding a three-round score of 222 (69-77-76). Junior Robert Adams tied for 25^th with a final score of 228 (79-74-75).

Behind Samford in the tournament, Long Beach State placed second with a score of 886 (299-296-291). UC Riverside came in third at 891 (289-301-301), while UC Santa Barbara placed fourth with a score of 892 (296-314-282). Utah Valley rounded out the top five with a final score of 908 (306-310-292).

Individually, Daniel Chian of Long Beach State took individual medalist honors, with a three-round total of 208 (68-70-70). UC Riverside's Sam Gillis finished second, individually at 215 (68-77-70).

Samford will return to action on March 13, when the Bulldogs travel to Jackson, Tenn., to compete in the Grover Page Tournament.