| Published: 11:57 AM, 05/08/2008 |
Last updated: 11:57 AM, 05/08/2008 |
Source: The Greeneville Sun
MOORESVILLE, N.C.
Tusculum College's Chase Carroll and Chris Wynne posted a pair of top 10 finishes at the 2008 NCAA Division II Southeast Region Men's Golf Championship, held this week at the Point Lake Golf Club.
Playing as individual competitors, Carroll posted a three-day total of 219 to tie for sixth place, while Wynne shot 221 to tie for 10th for the best two performances ever carded by a Pioneer golfer at a NCAA Championship event.
Carroll, a junior from Knoxville, shot a final round 71 (-1), one of only six golfers to shoot under par on Wednesday. Starting on the back nine, Carroll dropped a shot on the 11th hole, but rebounded with birdies on 12, 15 and 16 to post a 34 on his outward nine. One of the highlights of the round was his 30-foot birdie on No. 16.
Wynne, a senior from Johnson City, struck the ball well in his opening nine holes as he fired a 34 with seven pars and birdies on No. 12 and 18 to get to cut his tournament score to one-over and was in sight of the leaders. But four bogeys on the inward nine cut his final day charge short as he shot 74 in his final collegiate outing.
Niclas Johansson of Georgia College & State University won medalist honors with his 212 (-4), while leading the Bobcats to the team title as well. Carson-Newman's Brad Johnson finished second with 213 (-3) and will advance to the NCAA National Championship as an individual competitor.
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