The William & Mary men's golf team turned in a spectacular final round on Tuesday at the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate, climbing the leaderboard to finish third overall in the 16-team field.  The Tribe shot 288 (+8) in the final round and moved up two spots with a final score of 871 (+31), behind only former conference-foes VCU (859, +19) and Old Dominion (863, +23).  The Monarchs' Jakob Henriksson completed his wire-to-wire win of the individual medal, totalling 205 (-5) for the tournament.

The Tribe had three players finish in the top-10 of the tournament, thanks to solid, workman-like play.  Leading the way was 1L law student Preston Ball (Raleigh, N.C.), who finished with a 72 on Tuesday to score 215 (+5) overall and take ninth place.  Sophomore Trevor Binau (Columbus, Ohio) also closed in 72 to tie for 10th overall at 216 (+6), matching the score put up by junior Matthew Feinstein (McLean, Va.).  Feinstein wrapped his week with a 69 (-1), the best round of the week for the Tribe.  Freshman Matt Epstein (Hopkinton, Mass.) was tied for 54th overall at 228 (+18) for the week, finishing one stroke ahead of sophomore Jimmy Taylor (Alexandria, Va.) in a tie for 57th.  Competing as an individual, freshman Will Rieck (Franklin, Tenn.) tied for 37th overall at 225 (+15) after a final-round 76.  Junior Jack Grier (Chicago, Ill.) was 83rd with a total score of 250 (+40), and grad student Garrett deFisser (Gilbert, Ariz.) tied for 86th overall at 258 (+48).

William & Mary is back on the road next weekend, heading to Myrtle Beach, S.C, for the Golfweek Conference Challenge on Sunday and Monday, April 4-5.

Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate
Gold Course - Par 70

Team Standings
1. VCU 859 (+19)
2. Old Dominion 863 (+23)
3. William & Mary 871 (+31)
T4. Richmond 872 (+32)
T4. George Washington 872 (+32)
6. Temple 876 (+36)
7. Drexel 881 (+41)
8. Delaware 892 (+52)
T9. Washington & Lee 894 (+54)
T9. Longwood 894 (+54)
T11. St. Bonaventure 897 (+57)
T11. Radford 897 (+57)
13. Howard 907 (+67)
14. Georgetown 911 (+71)
15. St. Joseph's 916 (+76)
16. St. Francis (Pa.) 938 (+98)

Top Five Players
1. Jakob Heriksson (ODU) 205 (-5)
2. Lou Baker (UR) 211 (+1)
T3. Roberto Nieves (UD) 212 (+2)
T3. Dawson Anders (TEM) 212 (+2)
T5. Carter Cook (UR) 213 (+3) **
T5. Adrian Vagberg (VCU) 213 (+3)

W&M Players
9. Preston Ball 72-71-72==215 (+5)
T10. Trevor Binau 71-73-72==216 (+6)
T10. Matthew Feinstein 70-77-69==216 (+6)
T37. Will Rieck 77-72-76==225 (+15) **
T54. Matt Epstein 78-72-78==228 (+18)
T57. Jimmy Taylor 78-76-75==229 (+19)
83. Jack Grier 95-74-81==250 (+40) **
T86. Garrett deFisser 84-79-95==258 (+48) **
** Playing as an individual