FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Freshman
John Skeadas III helped lead the Davidson golf team past the College of Charleston on Sunday with a final-round 69 as the Wildcats finished in 10th place as the top Southern Conference team in the 36-hole Mason Rudolph Championships hosted at the Vanderbilt Legends Club. The Wildcats posted a two-round score of 578 on the par-71, 7,100-yard South course.
Middle Tennessee State claimed the men’s title with a 12-under 556. The event was shortened to 36 holes after rain washed out competition on Saturday. Eighteen holes were played in the final round on Sunday.
"The course played much tougher today than on Friday, but we were one of the best teams out there today,” said head coach
Tim Straub.
The Wildcats were one of only three teams in the 17-team field to improve their score on the final day.
Skeadas III shot a two-under-par 69 on Sunday, a five-stroke improvement on his first-round score, to place in a nine-way tie for 30th overall at 143, one-over-par. Junior
Christopher Rollins also finished with a 143 (70+73). Junior
Bobby Urso was one-stroke behind at 144 (72+72).
Sophomore
Jackson Taylor (148) and freshman Walker Allen (151) completed the ‘Cats scoring group.
“Overall, I thought we played really well throughout the tournament, “ said Straub. “All five guys played solid and had good rounds.”
Davidson sat in a tie with SoCon rival Western Carolina in 12th place and two places behind C of C after the first round on Friday, but improved by two strokes to 288. C of C ultimately finished 11th, two strokes behind with a total of 580 (285+295), while Western Carolina fell to 13th at 594 (290+304).
The Wildcat golfers will compete as the host school in their next competition, the Davidson College Invitational on Oct. 11-13.
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