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GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's golf team concludes its 2021 fall schedule by hosting the Grandover Collegiate on Saturday and Sunday.
Course: Grandover Country Club – East Course
Par/Yardage: 72/7,270
Format: 36 holes on Saturday with a 8:30 a.m. ET start; 18 holes on Sunday with tee times beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET.
Participating Teams: UNCG, Bellarmine, Elon, North Carolina A&T, Toledo, Davidson, East Carolina, Samford, Appalachian State, Richmond, Mercer, VCU, Wofford, George Washington, Duke, and Charleston Southern.
Scheduled to Compete for UNCG: Nick Lyerly,
Noah Connor,
Ben Crow,
Andrew Graham,
Zack Swanson,
Parker Truesdale,
Tommy Lamb,
Jack Marcotte Symon Balbin, and
Randall Hudson.
Last Outing: Nick Lyerly won the individual title at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate. His effort helped the UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's golf team finished second overall Sunday. Lyerly was 10 under par and finished the three-round event with an overall score of 206 (-10).
Tommy Lamb finished tied for sixth overall after shooting a five-under 211 for the tournament. The Spartans led the field entering the final round of the tournament. However, N.C. State shot a final-round six-under to capture its tournament by five strokes. Despite a tough final round The Spartans finish the tournament 12-under and finished ahead of Virginia Tech, which finished third, by seven strokes.
I'm Honored: Nick Lyerly was been selected as the Southern Conference Men's Golfer of the Week. Lyerly posted three rounds below par to finish first at 10-under-par 206. In Saturday's opening round, he fired a 7-under 65, achieving par or better on 17 of the 18 holes to tie for first with James Madison's George Heath.
"It's always nice to receive this recognition," Lyerly said. "Winning is always exciting and I'm glad I could help the team compete for a win and get a strong runner-up finish this week."
Lyerly tallied eight birdies in the first round, including three straight on the first three holes, to shoot 5-under on the front nine and 2-under on the back. In the second round, which was interrupted by weather Saturday and completed Sunday, the Salisbury, North Carolina, native shot 1-under 71 with four birdies before shooting 2-under 70 with four birdies in the final round to seal the win.
He was 4-under on the front nine in round three and was the only Spartan golfer to post an under-par round.
