PINEHURST, N.C. - The University of Dayton men's golf team claimed top team honors at the 2021 Pinehurst Intercollegiate Sunday, besting second-place finisher Abilene Christian by two strokes. The Flyers posted a team score of 300-289-296=885 (+33) for the three-day event played on Pinehurst No. 8 at par 71 and 6,937 yards.

Senior Connor Quigley and sophomore Kyle Schmidt were the team's top finishers in a tie for 12th place at nine over par.

Tournament medalist honors went to Butler's Logan Sabins with his three-round score of 73-70-71=214 (+1).

DAYTON PARTICIPANTS
t-12th  Connor Quigley  79-72-71=222 (+9)
t-12th  Kyle Schmidt  73-74-75=222 (+9)
t-14th  Hayden Zimmerer  75-73-75=223 (+10)
t-18th  Henry May  74-71-79=224 (+11)
t-28th  Ryan Clements  78-73-75=226 (+13)

KEY STATS
• 119 - Dayton led the field in the total number of parred holes recorded at 119
• 4.15 - as a team, Dayton also had the lowest average score on par four holes
• 28 - senior Hayden Zimmerer lead the entire field of players with a total of 28 parred holes
• 5 - Schmidt led the team with five birdies for the tournament

COACH'S QUOTE
"I'm so proud of the guys for the fight they showed this weekend. They showed a lot of resilience on the back nine and made some huge putts when we really needed it. This was a total team effort from all five guys and I could not be prouder of them. This is a great event and Pinehurst does a phenomenal job hosting. We are very thankful to have had the opportunity to play there and to come back home as champions makes it even better."
Dayton head coach Gip Hoagland

UP NEXT
Dayton is set to host the Flyer Intercollegiate April 12-13. The two-day event will be played at NCR Country Club in Kettering.