GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Sophomore Colin Floyd carded a final-round 75 to record a Top 12 finish and Francis Marion University ended up in a four-way tie for ninth place in the team standings following Sunday's final round of the 37th Furman University Intercollegiate Tournament presented by Verizon Wireless at the Furman University Golf Course.
The University of Maryland’s Blaine Peffley shot a five-under-par 67 to claim individual medalist honors and give the Terps (289-289-289=867) the team title.
Maryland, who carded a one-over-par 289 in each of the tournament’s three rounds, finished 12 strokes ahead of second-place Chattanooga (299-286-294=879) and 18 strokes better than third-place Samford University (885). Wofford College (886) and Furman (889) rounded out the top five, followed by East Carolina University (895); University of Iowa (896); Winthrop University (906); FMU, Furman "B", Western Carolina University, and Davidson College (all at 907); Marshall University (909), Elon University (910); Virginia Tech (911), Charleston Southern University (917), and Appalachian State University (936).
Floyd fired rounds of 74, 71, and 75 to finish at four-over-par 220 and in a three-way tie for 12th position. Other Patriots golfers included senior Aengus McAllister (73-75-76=224) tied for 27th, Luke Hart (78-73-83=234) and Adam Hart (79-76-79=234) tied for 72nd, and Andrew Pitcher (79-80-78=237) tied for 237. McAllister's tournament play included 12 birdies and two eagles, both equaling the second-highest total in the 99-player field.
Peffley (70-69-67=206) used seven birdies and fired a 31 on the back nine during a breezy final round to claim medalist honors by six strokes over Western Carolina’s Matt Cook (70-72-70=212). The three-round total of 206 marks the lowest winning score since Furman’s Todd White posted a 206 to win the 1989 Furman Intercollegiate.
Francis Marion will return to action at the Wofford College Invitational, April 3-4, in Spartanburg. The Patriots are 61-52-5 in this their first year of transitioning to become an NCAA Division I member, after competing in Division II for the past 14 seasons
Furman Intercollegiate
Dates: 03/24-03/26, 2006
FINAL RESULTS * Individual ; Par-Yardage: 72-6800
COLLEGIATE SCORING SYSTEM GOLFSTAT.COM
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No. Top 20 Teams Scores
1 Maryland, U. of 289 289 289 867
2 Tenn.-Chattanooga 299 286 294 879
3 Samford University 294 291 300 885
4 Wofford College 295 296 295 886
5 Furman University 295 296 298 889
6 East Carolina Univ. 301 296 298 895
7 Iowa, U. of 301 294 301 896
8 Winthrop University 301 306 299 906
9 Francis Marion U. 304 295 308 907
Furman B 303 304 300 907
Western Carolina U. 303 300 304 907
Davidson College 303 304 300 907
13 Marshall University 296 308 305 909
14 Elon University 305 301 304 910
15 Virginia Tech 301 310 300 911
16 Charleston Southern 302 309 306 917
17 Appalachian State U. 308 307 321 936
No. Top 20 Players, School Scores
1 Blaine Pefflex, Maryland 70 69 67 206
2 Matt Cook, W. Carolina 70 72 70 212
3 Neil O'Briain, Wofford 74 68 74 216
4 Shawn Warren, Marshall 72 73 72 217
Jonathan Hodge, Chattanooga 75 71 71 217
Brian DeBuhr, Iowa 70 74 73 217
7 Bryce Ledford, Chattanooga 73 74 71 218
8 John Eades, Maryland 72 78 69 219
Shawn Hall, Charles.So 71 74 74 219
Nick Olson, Charles.So 71 72 76 219
Brent Martin, Winthrop 72 74 73 219
12 Tim Dillon, Davidson 73 74 73 220
Colin Floyd, Fr. Marion 74 71 75 220
Justin Newton, Elon 71 70 79 220
15 T.J. Blandford, Furman 71 75 75 221
Ben Rickett, Chattanooga 73 71 77 221
