Spartans finish fourth at Orange County National men's golf tourney

ORLANDO, Fla. – On the strength of season-best individual finishes by Nathan Stamey and Jake Lowder, UNC Greensboro finished fourth at the Orange County National men’s golf tournament, completed Sunday.

Stamey fired even-par 72 on the final day to finish tied for 10th in the individual standings, his first Top 10 finish this season. His 54-hole total of 213 was just two shots off of his career best. It was his second career Top 10 finish.

Lowder shot a 73 on Sunday to finish in a tie for 16th. He carded a 54-hole total of 215, which was a season-best.

Lamar’s Andrew Landry and Justin Harding finished in a three-way tie along with Eastern Michigan’s Graham Hill at 208. The trio could not complete a playoff due to team travel conflicts.

Lamar won the team trophy with a score of 833. It started the day with a 22-shot lead after firing two outstanding rounds on Saturday. Lamar carded a 283 on Sunday, turning back tournament host Xavier, which carded a team total of 852. UNCG was fourth at 865 after carding a team score of 287 on Sunday.

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TEAM SCORES: Lamar 833, Xavier 852, Eastern Michigan 858, UNCG 865, Iowa State 866, VCU 867, Wichita State 868, Indiana 872, Ball State 878, UT-San Antonio 883, Wisconsin 883, Rhode Island 883, Marshall 888, Penn State 894, Ohio 907.

INDIVIDUAL TOP 10: T-1. Justin Harding (Lamar) 68-68-72=208; T-1. Andrew Landry (Lamar) 67-72-69=208; T-1. Graham Hill (Eastern Michigan) 73-70-65=208; 4. Andy Connell (Xavier) 73-70-67=210; 5. Casey Clendenon (Lamar) 74-68-69=211; T-6. Andy Pope 75-70-67=212; T-6. Joe Cermak (Iowa State) 72-70-70=212; T-6. Daryl Chappell 69-71-72=212; T-6. Jorge Campillo (Indiana) 70-68-74=212; T-10. Cameron Bishop (Wichita State) 70-72-71=213; T-10. Garrett Jones (Wisconsin) 74-69-70=213; T-10. Nathan Stamey (UNCG) 72-69-72=213; T-10. Korey Mahoney (Eastern Michigan) 74-69-70=213; T-10. Jason Kokrak (Xavier) 67-73-73=213..

OTHER UNCG GOLFERS: T-16. Jake Lowder 72-70-73=215; T-25. Kent Copeland 74-72-72=218, T-29. J.D. Bass 77-72-70=219; T-71. Burton Wood 82-72-76=230.

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