AKRON, Ohio – The William & Mary men's golf team shot its best round of the Firestone Invitational with a 289 (+1) in final round of the tournament. The Tribe finished the event in 10th place with an 886 (+22). USC Aiken won the tournament with an 857 (-7) team score.
Freshman
Jimmy Taylor led the Tribe in the event as he recorded a 220 (+4) over the 54-hole event. The rookie had his best round of the tournament today as he shot a 70 (-2).
Three – senior
Ben Morris and juniors
Trevor Hecht and
Otto Voettiner - Tribe players finished the event at 222 (+6) and in 34th place. Hecht had the best round of the day for the team as he carded a 69 (-3). Morris and Voettiner each shot 75's (+3) in the final round.
Notes
Junior
Trevor Hecht tied his career-low round with a 69 (-3) in the final round … The score was the first time this season that Hecht has been at, or below, par … Classmate
Otto Voettiner tied for the tournament lead with 40 pars … Senior
Ben Morris tied for the tournament lead in par 5 scoring at eight-under … Freshman
Jimmy Taylor tied his career-low round with a 70 (-2) in the event … It was the fourth time this season, he's been at, or below, par.
W&M Scorecard
T27 –
Jimmy Taylor 74-76-70 – 220 (+4)
T34 –
Trevor Hecht 77-76-69 – 222 (+6)
T34 –
Ben Morris 76-71-75 – 222 (+6)
T34 –
Otto Voettiner 73-74-75 – 222 (+6)
T72 –
Walker Campbell 78-78-79 – 235 (+19)
Team Leaderboard
1 – USC Aiken 285-281-291 – 857 (-7)
T2 – Santa Clara 288-287-283 – 858 (-6)
T2 – Bowling Green 287-293-278 – 858 (-6)
4 – Akron 290-277-293 – 860 (-4)
5 – Drexel 299-280-288 – 867 (+3)
6 –Old Dominion 286-281-308 – 875 (+11)
7 – Dayton 298-290-293 – 881 (+17)
8 – Temple 298-292-292 – 882 (+18)
9 – Youngstown State 299-287-298 – 884 (+20)
10 – William & Mary 300-297-289 – 886 (+22)
11 – Eastern Michigan 310-288-289 – 887 (+23)
12 – Winthrop 303-296-289 – 888 (+24)
13 – Dartmouth 295-300-295 – 890 (+26)
14 –Ohio 300-297-307 – 904 (+40)
15 – IUPUI 298-305-310 – 913 (+49)
Individual Leaderboard
1 - Fabian Sundén (Akron) 72-66-70 – 208 (-8)
2 – Leo Johansson (USC Aiken) 73-67-69 – 209 (-7)
3 – Gustav Fransson (Old Dominion) 66-72-73 – 211 (-5)
T4 – Jason Liu (Dartmouth) 72-72-68 – 212 (-4)
T4 – Nick Hofland (Bowling Green) 70-74-68 – 212 (-4)
What's Ahead
Following a week off, the William & Mary men's golf team heads to the Georgetown Intercollegiate on Monday, Oct. 14 and Tuesday, Oct. 15. The Members Club at Four Streams is the host course for the event and is located in Beallsville, Md.