NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - University of Dayton men's golf senior
Henry May turned in the Flyers' low score at the Surf Club Invitational, closing out the third-round event with a three-under-par 68. The 54-hole invitational hosted by Appalachian State was contested at the Surf Golf and Beach Club and the course was played at par 71 and 6,696 yards.
Connecticut claimed the top team honors with its score of 278-274-273=825 (-27) and Appalachian State's Addison Beam earned medalist honors after defeating UConn's Ray Dennehy in a one-hole playoff for first place. Dayton significantly improved its score each round, highlighted by three Flyers posting sub-par rounds in the third, finishing in 13th place with a total of 300-288-277=865 (+13).
DAYTON'S RESULTS
t-11th
Henry May 71-71-68=210 (-3)
t-43rd
Jacob Garland 76-72-69=217 (+4)
t-52nd
Ben Cors 75-74-69=218 (+5)
t-65th
Breckin Taylor 79-71-71=221 (+8)
t-90th
Ethon Stanford 78-78-74=230 (+17)
KEY STATS
277 - as a team, the Flyers carded a final-round score of seven-under-par 277, the fifth-lowest round of the tournament and a team season-low round
38 - freshman
Breckin Taylor led the team with 38 parred holes, sixth most among the field of 109 players
2.83 - May led the field with an average score of 2.83 on par-three holes
🦅 - sophomore
Jacob Garland carded an eagle on the par-five first hole during the second round of play
COACH'S QUOTE
"I am really proud of the fight this team showed today. I challenged them last night and they answered it. All five guys showed up ready to go today. They showed fight, grit and passion today and that was reflected in our final-round score."
- head coach
Gip Hoagland
UP NEXT
Dayton will continue its spring slate in two weeks at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate March 24-26. South Alabama is hosting the three-day tournament at
Magnolia Grove, a part of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, in Mobile, Alabama. For more information about the 2023-24 schedule,
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