Men's Golf | 3/16/2021 5:19:00 PM
VALDOSTA, Ga. -- Sophomore A.J. Ewart followed up his outstanding performance at the Matlock Invitational with another superb outing at the Southeastern Intercollegiate, placing second at -6, one stroke behind the individual winner Beck Burnette of Lee University.
The Bucs finished the tournament in a tie for third at +1, West Florida was the runner-up at -1 and Georgia Southwestern finished on top of the leader board at -5.
Seven of the top-15 teams in the country were present at the invitational including No. 1 Lincoln Memorial and No. 4 West Florida.
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:
"I'm disappointed I couldn't come out with the win, but I feel my game is getting closer to where I want it to be," said Ewart, "I'm looking forward to defending my title next week at Duran."
SUMMARY:
- Ewart started the tournament with a 75 in the opening round followed by a sizzling 63. In the final round he shot an even par 72.
- Daniel Faccini shot two even par rounds on day one before posting a 71 on Tuesday. He finished in a tie for 12th at -1.
- Santiago Chamarro shot a 71 in the second round and finished in a tie for 26th at +4.
- Nicolas Quintero ended the tournament in a tie for 31st at +5.
- Amani Dambrosio finished at +12.
NOTEWORTHY:
- Faccini finished on top of the par leaderboards with 40 to his name
- Ewart's 63 is the second lowest round in tournament history.
ON THE HORIZON:
Next up for the Bucs is a trip to Melbourne, FL. for the Space Coast Intercollegiate.
RESULTS