Patriots rally for sixth-place finish at 12th-annual Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate

AIKEN, S.C. – Led by senior Keith Crowley’s one-under-par 69, Francis Marion University rallied over the final 18 holes to finish sixth at the 12th-annual Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate, Tuesday afternoon (March 10).

USC Aiken, the top-ranked team in NCAA Division II, won its second consecutive tournament as the hosts posted a 15-stroke win at the par 70 6,617-yard Palmetto Golf Club.

Francis Marion, which occupied 12th place after the opening two rounds on Monday, fired a 291 team score on Tuesday, the second-lowest score of the day.

USCA posted a three-round score of 860 and led wire to wire. Liberty University finished second at 875, followed by Wofford College (879), Georgia College & State University (881), Furman University (883), FMU (885), UNC Wilmington and Winthrop University (886), College of Charleston (888), and East Carolina University (891). The field included 14 teams.

Francis Marion senior Andrew Pitcher tied for seventh place at 217 (70-72-75), while Crowley tied for 28th position (76-77-69=222). Other Patriot golfers were Peter McGibney (77-74-73=224) and Matt Jackson (77-73-74=224) tied for 35th place and Christopher Couch tied for 61st position (77-75-80=232).

Liberty’s Robert Karlsson claimed individual medalist honors with a three-round score of 209 (67-73-69).
Francis Marion will play in the Linger Longer Invitational in Greensboro, Ga., on March 20, 21, and 22. The event is being hosted by Mercer University and Kennesaw State University.

The Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate
FINAL RESULTS
Par-Yardage: 70-6617
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Fin. Top 20 Teams Scores
1 South Carolina-Aiken 280-293-287= 860
2 Liberty University 283-294-298= 875
3 Wofford College 292-291-296= 879
4 Georgia Coll & St. U 294-293-294= 881
5 Furman University 294-292-297= 883
6 Francis Marion U. 300-294-291= 885
7 UNC Wilmington 289-296-301= 886
Winthrop University 288-294-304= 886
9 Charleston, Coll. of 295-295-298= 888
10 East Carolina Univ. 295-294-302= 891
11 Charleston Southern 300-292-301= 893
12 Elon University 298-293-304= 895
13 Presbyterian College 300-295-305= 900
15 Akron, U. of 304-294-317= 915

Fin. Top 20 Players (School) Scores
1 Robert Karlsson (Liberty) 67-73-69= 209
2 Kelvin Day (Charles.So) 72-66-72= 210
3 Niclas Johansson (GA Co&St.U) 72-70-71= 213
4 J.P. Solis (USCA) 67-72-75= 214
5 Drew Perry (Wofford) 69-75-71= 215
6 Roberto Diaz (USCA) 70-75-71= 216
7 Andrew Pitcher (Fr. Marion) 70-72-75= 217
8 Tim Tang (Charleston) 72-71-75= 218
Josh Brock (NC Wilming) 74-72-72= 218
Neil O'Briain (Wofford) 76-68-74= 218
Frederik Schulte (Individual) 75-70-73= 218
12 Daniel Bowden (Furman) 74-71-74= 219
Kelly Manders (Winthrop) 68-76-75= 219
Brent Martin (Winthrop) 69-72-78= 219
Austin Reeves (Furman) 71-75-73= 219
16 Garrett Medeiros (Wofford) 73-74-73= 220
Andre Thorsen (ECU) 73-70-77= 220
Cabe Prieskorn (Charleston) 74-74-72= 220
Tobias Pettersson (Liberty) 72-74-74= 220
Steve Dressel (Elon) 74-71-75= 220
David Watkins (ECU) 77-70-73= 220
Rob Varner (PC) 72-71-77= 220

By Michael G. Hawkins