MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The Old Dominion men’s golf team wrapped up competition at the Golfweek Program Challenge in fourth place out of the 18 participating teams after amassing a score of 849 (-15) over the course of the three-day event. Seth Sweet was the highest-finishing Monarch, as he shot a 71, 72 and 68 (-5) which landed him in a tie for 14th place.
Jacksonville’s David Wicks seized the individual title after shooting 66, 68 and 69 (-13), and James Madison’s Ryan Cole finished just one point behind with scores of 65, 72 and 67 (-12).
ODU newcomer Calvin Greschner capped off the tournament with scores of 70, 72 and 70 (-4) which earned him a tie for 17th place.
Individually, Seth Sweet finished fifth in par five scoring at 4.53 (-7), and he also had one eagle in the event. Antoio Cruz-Conde had 13 birdies, and Thomas Henderson finished sixth among all players for pars with 39.
The Monarchs are back in action Sept. 20-22 at the VCU Shootout in Richmond, Va.
TEAM RESULTS
Golfweek Program Challenge
Par 72 Yardage: 6920
True Blue Golf Plantation Course, Myrtle Beach, SC.
1. Jacksonville 272, 280, 282 (-30)
T2. James Madison 280, 293, 268 (-23)
T2. Mercer 289, 277, 275 (-23)
4. Old Dominion 284, 285, 280 (-15)
5. Marshall 282, 298, 275 (-9)
6. Campbell 288, 286, 282 (-8)
T7. Elon 284, 285, 288 (-7)
T7. Tennessee Tech 288, 289, 280 (-7)
9. Radford 283, 289, 286 (-6)
10. Austin Peay State 283, 290, 287 (-4)
11. Houston Baptist 284, 290, 288 (-2)
T12. Gardner-Webb 290, 294, 283 (+3)
T12. Jacksonville State 292, 291, 284 (+3)
T14. Valparaiso 294, 295, 289 (+14)
T14. IUPUI 295, 289, 294 (+14)
16. Bethune-Cookman 291, 299, 289 (+15)
17. Stetson 299, 305, 294 (+34)
18. Morehead State 301, 308, 302 (+47)
ODU GOLFERS
T14. Seth Sweet 71, 72, 68 (-5)
T17. Calvin Greschner 70, 72, 70 (-4)
T23. Antonio Cruz-Conde 71, 70, 73 (-2)
T42. Ashton Newsom 72, 77, 69 (+2)
T53. Thomas Henderson 77, 71, 73 (+5)