MADISON, Miss. – After multiple delays due to lightning in the area on Wednesday, Old Dominion men’s golf wrapped up the final round of stroke play at the Sun Belt Conference Championship on Thursday morning.
As a team, the Monarchs turned in a 13-over par 301 in the third round of stroke play at Annandale Golf Club. With a three-day total of 33-over 897, they finished tied for 12th place alongside Texas State.
“We were disappointed in our finish at this final tournament since we had been playing much better this spring,” said ODU head coach Murray Rudisill.
Cullen Campbell was the top finisher for ODU, tying for 36th at seven-over par 223. After a 76 in the opening round and an even 72 in the second, he rounded out the tournament with a three-over 75.
Quin Covington and Jakub Sutor were next, with the pair tying for 41st with a couple of eight-over 224s. Covington shot a final round of 74 while Sutor turned in a 73. Kaijun Ma tied for 52nd at 12-over 228 after posting an 80 for his final lap around the course. Joe MacPherson played the first two rounds and stood at 10-over 154 to place 70th, and James Page played the final round as a substitute, carding a seven-over 79 to place 71st.
“Regardless of this outcome, it has been a pleasure for me to work with a wonderful group of young men during my last year of coaching, and I am very proud of them. They represented the university very well all year.”
Coastal Carolina finished atop the team standings with a 14-under par 850. Arkansas State was three strokes back and in second place with an 11-under 853, Southern Miss went eight-under with an 856 to come in third, and South Alabama placed fourth with a one-under 863. The four teams advance to the tournament’s match play format.
CCU’s Max Bengtsson was the individual champion at 11-under par 205, while teammate Drew Sykes was the runner-up with an eight-under 208. There was a three-way tie for third at seven-under 209 between A-State’s Jake Wallis and Thomas Schmidt and Southern Miss’ Benjamin Fernandez.
Team Results
1. Coastal Carolina (282-285-283 - 850) -14
2. Arkansas State (284-287-282 - 853) -11
3. Southern Miss (288-284-284 - 856) -8
4. South Alabama (289-288-286 - 863) -1
5. James Madison (290-280-294 - 864) E
6. Georgia Southern (297-288-286 - 871) +7
7. ULM (303-281-296 - 880) +16
T8. Georgia State (299-293-292 - 884) +20
T8. Troy (294-287-303 - 884) +20
10. Louisiana (298-295-293 - 886) +22
11. App State (294-297-299 - 890) +26
T12. Texas State (297-301-299 - 897) +33
T12. Old Dominion (301-295-301 - 897) +33
14. Marshall (323-300-296 - 919) +55
ODU Lineup
T36. Cullen Campbell (76-72-75 - 223) +7
T41. Quin Covington (77-73-74 - 224) +8
T41. Jakub Sutor (77-74-73 - 224) +8
T52. Kaijun Ma (72-76-80 - 228) +12
70. Joe MacPherson (76-78-NA - 154) +10
71. James Page (NA-NA-79 - 79) +7