March 10, 2009

ONEONTA, Ala. - Amidst windy and dry conditions at Limestone Springs Golf Course on Tuesday, the Samford men's golf team carded a final-round score of 309 to earn a seventh-place finish at the 2009 Samford Intercollegiate. The Bulldogs' Bobby Baird and Martin Bunt both fired scores of 73 to close out the event with the team's best scores of the day.

Baird concluded the three-round tournament with a final score of 224 to lead Samford to its seventh-place finish. Bunt, the Bulldogs' highly-touted sophomore from Pensacola, Fla., turned in a team-best, 54-hole score of 217 to lead Samford's JV squad to a ninth-place finish.

Murray State led all three rounds of the two-day competition and finished first with a total team score of 859 (288-276-295). Kennesaw State earned second place with an 868 (291-285-292), while Eastern Kentucky claimed the third-place position at 882 (296-291-295).

Clayton State's Will Wilcox won the individual title on the second hole of a playoff with Murray State's Cameron Carrico. Both players finished the tournament with a three-round score of 209 as Wilcox fired a 71 on Tuesday to come from behind and force the playoff.

In the playoff, both competitors shot par on the first hole, before Wilcox ended up winning the event on the next hole, the 18th.

Samford's Bunt earned a ninth-place finish in the tournament and tallied a 54-hole score of 217 (73-71-73). Baird then tallied a 20th-place finish (224), while the Bulldogs' Ian Cutting (225) and Houston Hough (225) followed in a tie for 26th place. Senior Andrew Villarreal (23) placed 30th with a three-round score of 226 (71-75-80).

The Samford University men's golf team will next be in action Monday as the Bulldogs begin play in the 2009 Jacksonville State Invitational being held in Jacksonville, Ala.

Final Results