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LWC Men's Golf finishes 20th in NAIA National Championships

Blue Raiders shot a 22-over par 310 in the third and final round on Friday

By Charles Balcom

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – The Lindsey Wilson men’s golf team shot a 310 on the final day of the NAIA National Championships to finish in 20th place at the par 72, 6,928 yard LPGA International Jones Course.

The Blue Raiders finished with a three-round total of 911 (302-299-310) to finish 46 strokes behind tournament winner Coastal Georgia.



The championship tournament was previously shortened to three rounds after Thursday’s round had to be postponed due to severe weather and unplayable course conditions.

Nathan Hincks leads Blue Raiders with three-over par 75
Nathan Hincks led the Blue Raiders on day three with a three-over par 75 to finish the tournament at 228 (79-74-75) in a tie for 75th place.

Hincks finished with 12 pars on the day to go along with his two birdies on the par 5 fifth and 16th holes, but three bogeys and a double bogey on the seventh put him at 12-over par for the tournament.

Franck Medale and Jonathon Grabara shoot 77s

Franck Medale and Jonathon Grabara both shot a five-over par 77 on day three to sit tied for 85th place. Medale shot a 76-76-77 while Grabara went 74-78-77 to finish with a three-day total of 229.

Medale opened round three with three pars and a birdie, but four-straight bogeys on holes 5-8 and another two bogeys on 16 and 17 put Medale at 13-over for the championship.

Grabara finished with 11 pars and a pair of birdies, but added three bogeys and two double bogeys to finish the tournament 13 strokes over par.

After shooting a 74 and 75 in the first two rounds, Chris Butler shot a 10-over par 82 on the final day to finish with a score of 231 and tied for 102nd place.

Butler struggled on the front nine as he bogeyed six of the first nine holes. His lone birdie on the day came on the par-5 fifth. He would finish with three more bogeys and a double bogey on the back nine to sit at 15 strokes over par for the tournament.

Federico Navarro shoots 81 for 113th place

Federico Navarro shot an 81 in the final round to go along with his 78 and 74 opening rounds and finish in a tie for 113th place with a final score of 233.

Navarro completed his final round with eight pars, eight bogeys, one birdie and a double bogey to finish 17 strokes over par.

Coastal Georgia won the team national championship with an 865 three-day total to finish four-under par, defeating second-place finisher Oklahoma City by four strokes. Johnson and Wales (Fla.) and William Woods (MO) finished in a tie for third at 10 strokes over par. Oklahoma City’s James Marchesani won the individual national championship after shooting a three-under par 69 on the final day for a 211 (70-72-69) tournament total. - CHARLES BALCOM


This story was posted on 2014-05-16 18:41:52
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