BURLINGTON, N.C. – Cullen Campbell finished tied for third and Old Dominion men’s golf placed seventh in the team standings following Tuesday’s final round at the Elon Phoenix Invitational.
“The team played much better this week and it was great to see the hard work start to pay off,” said ODU Associate Head Coach Barry Marple. "Everyone looked impressive, especially Cullen Campbell. Coach Minnehan and I are quite proud of them and excited with what we saw.”
A fifth-year student from Virginia Beach, Virginia, Campbell got off to a strong start with a pair of four-under par 67s for his first two laps around Alamance Country Club on Monday. He then capped off the tournament with a one-under 70 for a 54-hole total of nine-under 204. Campbell made 16 putts for birdie over the two days for what marks his best performance in his time as a Monarch.
Jakub Sutor was next for ODU, tying for 36th with a one-over 214. The sophomore from the Czech Republic started off with an opening round of 76, but buckled down with back-to-back rounds of 69. Quin Covington turned in a second round of 69 and finished tied for 56th at seven-over 220. James Page carded an 11-over 224 to tie for 69th, and Joe MacPherson rounded out the team’s scores with a 12-over 225 to tie for 76th.
As a team, the Monarchs ended up at two-over par with a combined 854. The tournament hosted captured the team title at 34-under 818, UNC Wilmington was the runner-up at 28-under 824, and Charleston Southern took third with a final total of eight-under 844. Elon’s Landon Durham secured individual medalist honors after shooting a 17-under par 196 and Charleston Southern’s Owen Newberry was six strokes back and in second place with a 202.
The Monarchs will round out their fall season on Oct. 26-28 when they host the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate at Kilmarlic Golf Club.
Team Results
- Elon (282-268-268 – 818) -34
- UNCW (275-272-277 – 824) -28
- Charleston Southern (283-281-280 – 844) -8
- Longwood (283-279-286 – 848) -4
T5. Queens (282-282-286 – 850) -2
T5. Radford (286-282-282 – 850) -2
- Old Dominion (292-278-284 – 854) +2
T8. East Carolina (291-278-287 – 856) +4
T8. Long Island (287-290-279 – 856) +4
- Gardner-Webb (288-282-289 – 859) +7
T11. Temple (296-289-284 – 869) +17
T11. Western Carolina (298-289-282 – 869) +17
- Dartmouth (294-289-287 – 870) +18
- Presbyterian (287-283-301 – 871) +19
- Francis Marion (289-287-297 – 873) +21
- Lafayette (297-284-294 – 875) +23
ODU Lineup
T3. Cullen Campbell (67-67-70 – 204) -9
T36. Jakub Sutor (76-69-69 – 214) +1
T56. Quin Covington (76-69-75 – 220) +7
T69. James Page (81-73-70 – 224) +11
T76. Joe MacPherson (73-76-76 – 225) +12