Men's Golf | 3/22/2022 2:43:00 PM
EATONTON, Ga. -- The No.1-ranked Barry Buccaneers secured the victory at the Bobcat Invitational on Tuesday, Mar. 22, shooting a 286 in the final round to finish in first place with a six-stroke lead at +3. AJ Ewart won the individual trophy at -3, shooting a tournament-low 65 in the first round and following it up with rounds of 68 and 74. The Bucs have now won a nation-leading six tournaments this year while Ewart has four individual wins in that span.
The field was a talented one at the tournament with the top-ranked Bucs being joined by No.2 South Carolina-Aiken, No. 10 Georgia Southwestern, No. 11 West Florida, No. 13 Florida Southern, No. 15 Saint Leo, No. 16. Lander, No. 21 Columbus State, RV Valdosta States, RV Georgia College, and RV Rollins among the 15-team field.
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:
"The golf course played extremely difficult this week and combining that with the wind made it challenging," said head coach Jimmy Stobs, "But the guys hung in there and we finished the job. AJ played outstanding. Today wasn't his best round but its a golf course where a few mistakes can bury you so we're glad he hung on and got it done also. Now we're on to the Battle At The Shores."
"It felt good to be able to come out with the win," said AJ Ewart, "Today the conditions played really hard and my game was not quite where it was yesterday but I battled hard and came out on top. The last three weeks have been exhausting so looking forward to a bit of a break and then to defending my title in a few weeks at the Battle At The Shores."
NOTEWORTHY:
- Barry was tied with Lander for the best par-three scoring, finishing at +4.
- The Bucs finished with the second most pars with 174 fueled by Ewart who finished in a tie for the fifth-most pars.
- Marcus Dahl ended the day top-ten in birdies with ten.
- Barry was the only team who finished with four of their golfers in the top-25.
RESULTS
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs will now host the Battle At The Shores starting on Monday, Apr. 4 at Normandy Shores Golf Club in Miami Beach, FL.
