Sunday, April 20, 2003
STATESBORO, Ga. (April 20, 2003) - Georgia Southern fired a final round 288 (even-par) on Sunday to claim a two-stroke victory in the 2003 Southern Conference Men's Golf Championships held at the par-72, 6,962-yard Forest Heights Country Club.
GSU outlasted second-place College of Charleston, while third-place East Tennessee State finished 12 strokes back and was denied an opportunity to add to its record 16 SoCon Championships in men's golf. The Bucs finished with a three-day total of 884 (293-296-295).
Individually, ETSU's James Johnson (Barbados) led both the first and second rounds, but the senior struggled on Sunday and fired a 5-over-par 77. Charleston's Bruce McDonald took advantage by shooting a 3-under 69 to win medallist honors. Johnson and Charleston's Adam Grodhaus finished tied for second place at even-par.
As for the rest of the Buccaneers, sophomore Chase Baldwin (Plant City, Fla.) had the best day for any ETSU player, shooting a 2-under 70 to place in a tie for 5th (73-75-70=218 +2). Meanwhile, fellow sophomore Cennydd Mills (Cardiff, Wales) finished tied for 20th (77-74-74=225 +9) and freshman Derek McNamara (Galway, Ireland) ended the event tied for 25th (74-77-75=226 +10). Sophomore Jeremy Hobson (Thonotosassa, Fla.) placed 35th (79-77-76=232).
FINAL RESULTS -- Southern Conference Championships
Forest Heights CC; Statesboro, Ga.
Dates: 04/18 - 04/20 (Today:04-20-2003)
Par: 72; Yardage: 6962
| Team Results |
| Fin. |
Teams |
Scores |
| 1 |
Georgia Southern U. |
294-290-288=872 |
| 2 |
Charleston, Coll. of |
287-299-288=874 |
| 3 |
East Tennessee St. |
293-296-295=884 |
| 4 |
Wofford College |
291-302-297=890 |
| 5 |
N. Car.- Greensboro |
298-299-295=892 |
| 6 |
Furman University |
306-297-296=899 |
| 7 |
Davidson College |
300-297-307=904 |
| 8 |
Citadel, The |
307-307-296=910 |
| 9 |
Tennessee-Chattanoog |
309-312-304=925 |
| 10 |
Appalachian State U. |
316-304-306=926 |
| 11 |
Western Carolina U. |
304-315-311=930 |
| Individual Leaders |
| Fin. |
Players |
School |
Scores |
| 1 |
Bruce McDonald |
Charleston |
72-71-69=212 |
| 2 |
James Johnson |
E Tenn. St |
69-70-77=216 |
| |
Adam Grodhaus |
Charleston |
71-75-70=216 |
| 4 |
Jake Lowder |
NC Greensb |
72-73-72=217 |
| 5 |
Aron Price |
Ga. South |
75-70-73=218 |
| |
Chase Baldwin |
E Tenn. St |
73-75-70=218 |
| |
Jon David Kennedy |
Ga. South |
74-72-72=218 |
| |
Daniel Sloan |
Wofford |
70-78-70=218 |
| ETSU Individual Results |
| 3 |
East Tennessee St. |
293-296-295=884 |
| T 2 |
James Johnson |
69-70-77=216 |
| T 5 |
Chase Baldwin |
73-75-70=218 |
| T 20 |
Cennydd Mills |
77-74-74=225 |
| T 25 |
Derek Mcnamara |
74-77-75=226 |
| 36 |
Jeremy Hobson |
79-77-76=232 |
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