UNCG’s Hoadley finishes second, Spartans place fifth at VCU Shootout

RICHMOND, Va. – Robert Hoadley shot a final round 68 on Tuesday to finish second at seven-under par 209 to lead UNCG to a fifth-place finish at the Verizon Wireless VCU Shootout.

The Spartans shot 288 as a team on Tuesday to finish at 871, nine shots behind team champion UNC Wilmington. The Seahawks squandered a seven-shot lead, but held on for a one-shot win over Wake Forest. East Carolina was third, six shots back, followed by Richmond and UNCG.

Iowa State's Nate McCoy shot a final round 71 to claim the one shot victory over Hoadley. McCoy, who started at No. 8 in the shotgun format, birdied hole Nos. 3, 4, and 5 to get back to one-under for the day. Hoadley, who started on No. 4, meanwhile was keeping pace with birdies at Nos 18 and 1 to go to four-under on the day. However, the sophomore from Southern Pines, N.C. made par at the par-5 No. 2 and again on No. 3 and it wasn't quite enough to catch McCoy.

 

Sophomore Robert Hoadley finished second at the Verizon Wireless VCU Shootout. (Photo VCU sports info)

Colin Chapman also had a strong final day for the Spartans, shooting a final round 70 to finish tied for 31st. Justin Clement finished 23rd for UNCG with a tournament total 219.

The Spartans turn right around and begin play on Saturday in Tampa, Fla. at the Gary Koch Invitational.    

AGATE

TEAM SCORING: UNC Wilmington 862, Wake Forest 863, East Carolina 868, Richmond 870, UNCG 871, Charlotte 874, Liberty 876, Virginia Tech 877, Iowa State 878, VCU 880, Mercer 893, James Madison 893, Wichita State 900, Old Dominion 904.

INDIVIDUAL SCORING

Top 10: 1. Nate McCoy (Iowa State) 69-68-71=208; 2. Robert Hoadley (UNCG) 71-70-68=209; 3. Evan Beck (Wake Forest) 71-71-69=211; 4. Thomas Bass (UNCW) 70-69-73=211; 5. Harold Varner (East Carolina) 70-67-76=213; 6. Nick Austin (Richmond) 72-72-70=214; T-7. Lee Bedford (Wake Forest) 74-71-70=215; T-7. Olafur Loftsson (Charlotte) 72-69-74=215; T-7. Michael Taylor (UNCW) 71-70-74=215; T-10. Max McKay (Liberty) 70-75-71=216; T-10. Michael Shrader (Richmond) 71-73-72=216; T-10. David Watkins (East Carolina) 68-74-74=216; T-10. Michael Wuertz (Iowa State) 73-74-69=216.

Other UNCG Golfers: T-23. Justin Clement 68-75-76=219; T-31. Colin Chapman 75-76-70=221; 36. Matt Younts 73-75-74=222; T-59. Alex Simmons 76-75-77=228 (individual); T-74. Andy Knox 80-79-83=242.

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