LENOIR CITY, Tenn. – Paced by Senior Reece Coleman's 2-under-par 214, the No. 1-ranked Anderson men's golf team wrapped up the regular season with a seventh-place finish, Tuesday at Lincoln Memorial's Tennessee River Rumble.
The Railsplitters hosted the two-day, 54-hole event at the Wind River Golf Course on a par-72, 7,065-yard layout.
"We couldn't get any positive momentum going in today's round," said Anderson Director of Golf Danny Neal. "We continued to struggle with the greens, got a few bad breaks and followed birdies with bogeys or worse. To finish seventh in this field was very disappointing, especially considering the South Atlantic Conference teams that beat us. Hopefully, this hard lesson will give our guys the spark they need to focus on the specific things they need to work on as we prepare for the SAC Championship and beyond in the post season."
North Georgia topped the 20-team field, which included five of the top-25 teams in the nation. The Nighthawks out-distanced runner-up Lee by six strokes, with Clayton State finishing third. Carson-Newman claimed the fourth spot, followed by the host Railsplitters. Coker and Anderson finished sixth and seventh, respectively, with Newberry taking home eighth place. Belmont Abbey finished ninth, while Lander claimed the 10th slot.
Lenoir-Rhyne and Limestone finished 11th and 12th, respectively, while Erskine was 13th. Missouri-St. Louis, King, Wingate, Lincoln Memorial (B), Young Harris, North Greenville and Maryville rounded out the field.
North Georgia's Evan Thompson (70-66-70-206) claimed individual medalist honors by a single stroke over Lander's Linus Jonsson (69-68-70-207), with North Georgia's Noah Zediker (69-70-70-209), Lee's Beck Burnette (69-71-69-209) and Carson-Newman's Hayden Hunneke (66-72-71-209) finishing in a three-way tie for third place.
Coleman finished in a four-way tie for 13th, with freshman Alejandro de Castro claiming a share of 17th place. Juniors Daniel Coker and Calahan Keever finished in a tie for 37th place, while sophomore Simon Wright claimed a share of 83rd place.
The Trojans will be seeking the school's first South Atlantic Conference Tournament Championship, when they tee off in Hickory, N.C., April 16-18.
Notables
• The Trojans' first-round 282 matched the 11th-lowest round in program history.
• AU's three-round 867 matched the 10th-lowest 54-hole score in program history.
7 Anderson 282 293 292 867 +3
T 13 Reece Coleman 68 75 71 214 -2
T 17 Alejandro de Castro71 71 73 215 -1
T 37 Daniel Coker 71 75 75 221 +5
T 37 Calahan Keever 72 72 77 221 +5
T 83 Simon Wright 82 78 73 233 +17
Teams Scores
1 North Georgia 278 284 284 846 -18
2 Lee 285 283 284 852 -12
3 Clayton State 291 285 280 856 -8
4 Carson-Newman 281 289 289 859 -5
5 Lincoln Memorial 289 292 280 861 -3
6 Coker 291 287 288 866 +2
7 Anderson 282 293 292 867 +3
8 Newberry 290 287 292 869 +5
9 Belmont Abbey 288 289 294 871 +7
10 Lander 297 296 285 878 +14
11 Lenoir-Rhyne 298 292 290 880 +16
12 Limestone 294 294 296 884 +20
13 Erskine 294 296 296 886 +22
14 Missoiuri-StLouis 286 300 303 889 +25
15 King 305 290 300 895 +31
16 Wingate 301 306 289 896 +32
17 LMU – B 303 303 294 900 +36
18 Young Harris 309 299 303 911 +47
19 North Greenville 301 313 304 918 +54
20 Maryville 313 306 301 920 +56
