DADE CITY, Fla. – Wrapping up its third tournament in the last three weeks, the Lander men's golf team earned a share of third place at the South/Southeast Regional Preview at Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club. The Bearcats, who are unranked at present, were competing in a field with two top-five programs, three top-10 and five altogether in the top-25.
LU was even with No. 9 Columbus State at 25-under-par, as 11 of the 12 teams in the tournament finished in the red. Fourth-ranked Lincoln Memorial took the team trophy in a runaway at 51-under. Palm Beach Atlantic was the runner-up, 23 shots back. Lander placed ahead of No. 2 North Georgia by 13 shots, No. 14 Saint Leo by seven, and No. 17 Flagler by 17 strokes.
Brady Duval fired off a remarkable 7-under 65 in the second round Monday. It featured a pair of eagles and four birdies, giving him his lowest round at Lander. He combined that with an opening-round 70 and a 74 today to finish 7-under for the week in a tie for 8th. Duval was top-five in par-5 scoring and top-10 on the par 3s.
Cathal Penney (-6) stayed under-par in each of his three rounds as he went 71/68/71. Finishing T16, Penney was top-10 in par-4 scoring and posted the Bearcats' third-lowest single-round score this week in the second round.
Filip Yngfalk laid claim to the second-lowest score carded by an LU player during the event with his first-round 66 yesterday. He followed that up with a 72 and a 73 to finish 5-under in 21st.
Oscar Andreasson and
Leo Degerlund turned in their best performances of the early season while tying for 28th at 2-under. Andreasson shot 71/70/73 and Degerlund's scores were 73/70/71.
The final Lander player on the board was
Aaron Lin at +2 in a 46th-place tie.
The Bearcats will use this as a springboard to prepare for the Patriot Fall Classic in three weeks. That tournament will be played Oct. 19-20 at The Patriot Golf Course at Grand Harbor in Ninety Six.
