Men's Golf Finishes Fourth At Autotrader Classic

Monday, October 15

Duluth, Ga.

All Day

Samford University

Autotrader Collegiate Classic

Final Results (PDF)

Alec Stopperich at 2017 Samford Intercollegiate

Alec Stopperich led Samford at the Autotrader Collegiate Classic Monday and Tuesday.

Men's Golf Finishes Fourth At Autotrader Classic

10.16.18 | Men's Golf

FINAL RESULTS (PDF)

DULUTH, Ga. – The Samford men's golf team finished fourth in the Autotrader Collegiate Classic, held Monday and Tuesday at the Berkeley Hills Country Club (par 72, 6,706 yards).

As a team, Samford finished with a three-round score of 14-under-par 850 (280-285-285), to finish fourth in the 12-team field. Georgia Southern won the event with a score of 829 (273-274-282). UNCG came in second at 830 (275-277-278), while Georgia State came in third at 848 (279-287-282).

Alec Stopperich led the team individually, with a score of 207 (67-69-71), tying for fourth in the 75-player field. Harlan Winn and Aaron Walker both tied for seventh with identical scores of 208.

Connor Reid finished 67^th at 227 (75-79-73), while Austin Rains came in 73^rd at 238 (75-80-83). Jackson Seawell played as an individual, tying for 68^th with a score of 230 (78-76-76).

In addition to the action at the Autotrader Collegiate Classic, Samford had four individuals playing in the TVA Credit Union Invitational at the Turtle Point Yacht and Country Club. Hunter Hickingbotham led Samford's individuals in the event, tying for 38^th at 229 (73-78-78). Josh Berze and George Hall both tied for 48^th with identical scores of 235, while Ford Malmin came in 61^st at 251 (84-82-85).

The tournament wraps up the fall season for Samford men's golf. A full list of team results and Samford's individual results is listed below.

TEAM STANDINGS AFTER 2 ROUNDS
1 Georgia Southern: 273-274-282 -- 829 -35
2 UNCG: 275-277-278 -- 830 -34
3 Georgia State: 279-287-282 -- 848 -16
4 Samford: 280-285-285 -- 850 -14
5 James Madison: 286-282-284 -- 852 -12
6 Chattanooga: 289-286-282 -- 857 -7
T7 Boston College: 287-283-288 -- 858 -6
T7 Richmond: 289-280-289 -- 858 -6
T9 Western Kentucky: 287-284-291 -- 862 -2
T9 Loyola – Maryland: 283-287-292 -- 862 -2
11 Tennessee Tech: 294-288-286 -- 868 +4
12 Francis Marion: 295-294-296 -- 885 +21

SAMFORD PLAYERS
T4 Alec Stopperich: 67-69-71 – 207 -9
T7 Harlan Winn: 67-70-71 – 208 -8
T7 Aaron Walker: 71-67-70 – 208 -8
67 Connor Reid: 75-79-73 – 227 +11
73 Austin Rains: 75-80-83 – 238 +22

BULLDOGS PLAYING AS INDIVIDUALS
T68 Jackson Seawell: 78-76-76 – 230 +14

INDIVIDUALS AT TVA CREDIT UNION INVITATIONAL
T38 Hunter Hickingbotham: 73-78-78 – 229 +13
T48 Josh Berze: 73-82-80 – 235 +19
T48 George Hall: 75-82-78 – 235 +19
61 Ford Malmin: 84-82-85 – 251 +35