Samford University
Day Three (Furman Intercollegiate)
Men's Golf Charges Back To Take Eighth Place At Furman Intercollegiate
3.18.12 | Men's Golf
March 18, 2012
GREENVILLE, S.C. - The Samford University men's golf team turned in its best round of the week Sunday as the Bulldogs jumped four positions to earn an eighth-place finish at the talent-laden 2012 Furman Intercollegiate being held at the par-72, 6,994-yard Furman University Golf Club.
Samford carded a stellar third-round score of 282 as the Bulldogs turned in the third best mark of the day. The only two teams with better rounds to close out the tournament were No. 14-ranked Clemson (272) and Virginia Tech (281).
Heading into Sunday's competition, Samford was tied for 12th place in the highly-competitive, 21-team field consisting of Furman, Charleston Southern, No. 14 Clemson, Coastal Carolina, East Tennessee State, Elon, Francis Marion, Gardner-Webb, No. 21 Georgia, Georgia State, Marshall, Michigan, Presbyterian, No. 43 Purdue, Temple, Troy, Virginia Tech, Western Carolina, Winthrop and Wofford.
The Bulldogs' brilliant third-round performance allowed them to jump from 12th place to eighth place on the final day of competition at the 2012 Furman Intercollegiate. Samford finished second out of five Southern Conference teams in the field and placed nine strokes better than No. 43-ranked Purdue. The Bulldogs also finished just one stroke behind 21st-ranked Georgia.
No. 14-ranked Clemson claimed its third-consecutive Furman Intercollegiate title Sunday with a 54-hole tournament record 26-under-par 838. The Tigers' final-round 272 matched their own Furman Intercollegiate record, set in last year's final round.
Coastal Carolina's Sebastian Soderberg (68-68-68=204) claimed Individual Medalist honors at 12-under.
Samford finished the weekend with three players ranked among the top 30. In a field comprised of 126 competitors, the Bulldogs' Bill Nabors placed 16th in the final individual standings with a three-round total of 2-under-par 214 (71-72-71). Nabors' 2-under-par performance matches his best outing of the 2011-12 campaign.
Junior Drew Aimone paced Samford's rally Sunday as he posted the team's best score of the tournament, a 4-under-par 68. The Bulldogs' talented native of Savannah, Ga., used his stellar third-round performance to finish tied for 21st place in the Furman Intercollegiate. Aimone concluded the weekend with a 54-hole mark of even-par 216 (76-72-68).
Samford's Casey O'Toole, just a week after cruising to the championship title of the 2012 Samford Intercollegiate, turned in another solid score Sunday as he finished the tournament tied for 29th place and registered a three-round tally of 218 (73-73-72).
Rounding out the Bulldogs' scores at the 2012 Furman Intercollegiate were Zach Hughes (77-75-71=223) and Gabe Hyde (74-76-79=229).
The Samford University men's golf team will next be in action April 9-10 as the Bulldogs return to South Carolina for the 2012 Wofford Invitational to be held at the Country Club of Spartanburg in Spartanburg, S.C.
Final Results - 2012 Furman Intercollegiate
