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Medalist Prior leads Lander to 2nd at McDonough Cup

WINTER PARK, Fla. – Lander's Rob Prior claimed his first collegiate tournament Tuesday when he shot a 9-under-par 207 and led the No. 22-ranked Bearcats to a second-place tie in the two-day, three-round, 16-team McDonough Cup, hosted by Rollins College at the par-72, 7,152-yard Eagle Creek Golf Club.

Prior, a junior from Surrey, England, shot 68-70-69=207 and finished four strokes in front of Armstrong Atlantic's Travis Williamson (72-70-69) and Carson-Newman's Jonathan Kim-Moss (72-68-71), who tied for second place.

Among the participants in the McDonough Cup were: defending NCAA Division II national champion and top-ranked Barry, No. 3 Lynn, No. 4 Nova Southeastern, No. 7 Columbus State, No. 11 Florida Southern, No. 14 Flagler, No. 16 Armstrong Atlantic, No. 19 Rollins and Lander.

Armstrong Atlantic won the team title with a low 857. Lander climbed two places from Monday's second round and tied Nova Southeastern for runner-up honors with 861. Florida Tech finished fourth at 865 and was followed by: 5. Mount Olive 871, 6. Columbus State 874, 7. Flagler 875, 8. Rollins, Barry and Lynn 876, 11. Florida Southern, Valdosta State and Eckerd 881, 14. Saint Leo and Carson-Newman 882, and 16 Tampa 902.

Lander's Jordan Ainley (74-71-71) tied for 14th place with 216, Eder Moreno (75-76-68) tied for 29th with 219, Carlos Solis (69-77-77) finished 52nd with 223, and Neal Todd (84-73-78) tied for 80th with 235.

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Players Mentioned

Jordan Ainley

Jordan Ainley

Freshman
Eder Moreno

Eder Moreno

Freshman
Rob Prior

Rob Prior

Junior
Carlos Solis

Carlos Solis

Junior
Neal Todd

Neal Todd

Junior

Players Mentioned

Jordan Ainley

Jordan Ainley

Freshman
Eder Moreno

Eder Moreno

Freshman
Rob Prior

Rob Prior

Junior
Carlos Solis

Carlos Solis

Junior
Neal Todd

Neal Todd

Junior