GREENSBORO, Ga. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's golf team finished second overall at the 2022 Southern Conference championship tournament. The Spartans shot a final round 279 Sunday afternoon.
 
This is the sixth time in program history that the Spartans have placed second overall and its ninth time finishing among the top two teams. UNCG won titles in 2015, 2018, and 2019.
 
The Spartans finished the weekend with an overall score of 844, which was 19 strokes behind SoCon champion ETSU, which was ranked 30th overall in the country entering the weekend.
 
UNCG graduate student Nick Lyerly shined during the final round as he shot a seven-under 65 to lead the Spartans. Lyerly rebounded from a rough first round to finish second overall with a tournament score of 206.
 
For Lyerly, this is his third time in his career in which he enjoyed a top two finish individually. Lyerly improved his score in each round as he shot a even-par 72 in the first round and a three-under 69 in the second round.
 
ETSU's Remi Chartier was the individual tournament winner with a 198, which was a SoCon tournament record for lowest three-round championship score.  
 
Information
Course: Reynolds Lake Oconee (The Oconee)
Par/Yardage: 72/7,393 yards
 
Quotable
UNCG head coach Terrance Stewart on UNCG's effort.
"The guys did great and had a very good tournament. ETSU played phenomenal. We went 20-2 against the conference this year and 1-2 against ETSU. The guys did great. It was a good tournament to go against the SoCon, which is a great golf league. Super year and the guys played well. ETSU just played great.
 
Lyerly on his round of 65
"It feels really good, and I finally putted well for the first time in about four months. The putter was working today, and I made a slight adjustment after the round yesterday. Apparently, that was the right thing to do. I hit the ball well today. Remy was 10 shots ahead of me and the odds of catching him were pretty slim. I came out today with the thought process that if I can get off to a hot start and he bogeys, you never know. He came out of the gate hot too. It was a great round of golf for both of us and it was great to play with him today. It's fun to be in a group like that when you're both playing well. It's almost like you're feeding off each other."
 
How It Happened

• Lyerly's 65 was a season-best and one shy of his career collegiate low round.
• He had eight birdies in the round.
• Lyerly was a five-under 31 on the front nine.
• Lyerly birdied five of the first nine holes.
• His tournament total of 15 birdies was third overall.

• Hudson shot a one under-71.
• Hudson was three-under 33 on the front nine.
• Hudson finished with four birdies.
• Hudson and Lyerly started the day strong as each birdied the first two holes.

• They also birdied the fifth hole.
• Hudson led UNCG with 33 pars during the tournament.
• Connor carded a one-under 71.
• Consecutive birdies on the seventh and eighth holes, enabled Connor to finish one-under on the front nine.
• Connor birdied the 17th hole.
• Connor finished tied for seventh overall with a score of 213 (70-72-71).
• Symon Balbin shot a one-over 73 for the round.
• He was one-under 35 on the back nine.
• The highlight of Balbin's round was an eagle on the par-5, 560-yard 17th hole.
• Balbin was the fourth Spartan to make an eagle during the tournament.
• Tommy Lamb shot a one-over 73.
• Lamb had five birdies. Three on the front nine and two on the back nine.
• Lamb (69-72-73) shot a 214 to finish tied for 13th overall.
• Balbin (69-73-73) shot a 215 and was tied for 14th overall.
• Hudson shot better each round (77-72-71) to finish with a 220, which was tied for 18th overall.
• The four eagles by UNCG led the tournament.

 
Final Word
Balbin on his eagle.
"It was pretty cool. Off the tee, it was a downwind, downhill and I figured I'd tee it up and hit it as hard as I could. I probably hit the longest drive of my life. I drained the putt and that was really it. That eagle helped my round."