The No. 5-ranked Emory University golf team closed out its participation at the Huntingdon Spring Intercollegiate on Tuesday. The 36-hole tourney was played at the 6,979-yard, par-72 Wynlakes Golf and Country Club in Montgomery, Alabama.
The Eagles posted a fifth-place finish out of 15 teams, shooting a final-round 299 that gave it a team score of 598. No. 1-ranked and host Huntingdon took home the top spot, registering a two-day showing of 567 (280-287). No. 2 UT-Tyler claimed runner-up honors, checking in at 578 (296-282) while the Huntingdon College "B" side was third with a 580 (287-293). Carnegie Mellon held down the fourth spot at 589 (291-298).
Junior Keenan Hickton came through with Emory's top score of the day, recording a one-over par 73, which enabled him to rank as the Eagles' top performer in the tournament with a four-over par 148, good for a 13th-place tie out of 81 players. Freshman Matt Organisak turned his second consecutive 75 with his mark of 150 tying for 20th on the leader board. Also tying for 20th was freshman Sam Galloway (73-77). Rounding out the squad's scorers on Tuesday was sophomore Connor Yakubov, whose two-over par 74 left at 156, tying for 48th place. Sophomore Stefano Butti tied for 43rd in the field posting a 155 (76-79).
Addison Lambeth of Huntingdon College captured medalist honors with a blistering 10-under par effort of 134 (67-67), three shots better than Carnegie Mellon's George Qian.
The Eagles return to action, April 8-9, when they host the Emory Spring Invitational at the Smoke Rise Country Club in nearby Stone Mountain.
Emory Golf Fifth At Huntingdon Spring Intercollegiate
Posted: Mar 28, 2017