Campbell Finishes In Fourth-Place Tie at Atlantic Sun Men's Golf Championship

Wednesday, April 20, 2005

FRANKLIN, TENN. – Matt McIntyre earned a place on the all-tournament squad and Campbell University finished in a fourth-place tie Wednesday at the Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Golf Championship.

The Fighting Camels finished the event at eight-over 860, tied with Mercer, 14 strokes behind team champion Georgia State. The Panthers shot an even-par 284 on Wednesday to finish the event at six-under 846, overtaking 36-hole leader North Florida. UNF was second at 850 strokes, one better than Central Florida (851) in the 12-school event.

Campbell led the event after a first-round 276 on Monday, but Georgia State shot par or better (281-281-284) on all three days to earn team honors.

Duncan Stewart of Jacksonville won individual honors at nine-under 204 after a final round, one-over-par 72. Ben Leong of UCF and Ben Taylor of Georgia State tied for second at seven-under 206, while Andreas Hoegberg of UCF was third at 207.

McIntyre and first-round leader Miguel Ordonez of North Florida completed the event at five-under 208 to tie for fifth individually. A junior from Garland, N.C., McIntyre shot a two-under 69 (tied with Hoegberg for the day's low round) on Wednesday to complete an event where he recorded the three best rounds of his collegiate career.

The 2000 North Carolina 1-A state men's golf champion at West Bladen High School, McIntyre shot 68-71-69 on the par-71, 6759-yard Legends Club layout, which will host an LPGA event next week. McIntyre led all 60 golfers in the tourney in par-3 scoring by playing those holes three-under-par. He was second in par-4 scoring (one-under) and made 13 birdies over 54 holes, to tie for fourth-best in the field.

Campbell's 54-hole total of 860 strokes marked the squad's best showing of the year, 22 strokes better than the 882 the team turned in last November on a par-72 layout at the 49er Collegiate Classic in Huntersville, N.C.

While McIntyre played all three rounds at par or better, no other Fighting Camel golfer was able to match the feat for the final round of the event. Sophomore Kyle Spahr tied for 22nd place at four-over 217, while freshman Fredric Sundberg finished the event in a 33rd-place tie at six-over 219. Junior Johan Rydheim was 36th (221) and freshman Isak Pettersen 48th (228).

Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Golf Championship

Vanderbilt Legends Club / Franklin, Tenn.

Apr. 18-20, 2005 / Par 71, 6759 Yards

Final Team Results: 1. Georgia State 281-281-284—846, 2. North Florida 279-281-290—850, 3. Central Florida 279-283-289—851, T4. Campbell 276-289-295—860, T4. Mercer 281-283-296—860, 6. Belmont 281-286-295—862, 7. Troy 289-291-284—864, 8. Florida Atlantic 285-299-282—866, 9. Jacksonville 284-290-299—873, 10. Lipscomb 292-294-299—885, 11. Stetson 298-293-312—903, 12. Gardner-Webb 297-301-308—906.

Final Individual Leaders (Top 5 All-Tournament): 1. Duncan Stewart (Jacksonville) 67-65-72—204, T2. Ben Taylor (Georgia State) 68-67-71—206, T2. Ben Leong (UCF) 70-65-71—206, 4. Andreas Hoegberg (UCF) 68-70-69—207, T5. Matt McIntyre (Campbell) 68-71-69—208, T5. Miguel Ordonez (North Florida) 64-70-74—208.

Other Campbell Individuals: T22. Kyle Spahr 70-72-75—217, T33. Fredric Sundberg 69-75-75—219, 36. Johan Rydheim 69-76-76—221, 48. Isak Pettersen 77-71-80—228.

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