WILLIAMSBURG, Va.— Charlie Bundy tied his best round to par in his career with a 4-under 67, and
Logan Hunter secured a top-10 finish, as the William & Mary men's golf team posted the third best final round score at the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate on Tuesday.
12 teams participated in the 54-hole event that spanned Monday and Tuesday. W&M's even-par score on Tuesday was only bested by Princeton and George Mason, who finished as the top two teams for the week.
The Tribe (305-294-284), the hosts of the event, finished tied fifth with St. Bonaventure and Saint Joseph's with totals of 31-over for the 54 holes.
Princeton was the team champion at 5-over and Longwood's Justin Larue was the individual champ at 10-under-par. The Tigers played the last 36 holes to the tune of 12-under to secure the victory.
Hunter, who sat in ninth place after the opening 36 holes with a second round 68, posted an even-par round of 71 on Tuesday morning despite a quadruple bogey. He righted the ship with five birdies on the round, including a bogey-free 33 on the back nine. Hunter finished the event T-7 at 2-over.
Bundy was the biggest mover of the entire final round, jumping up 26 spots to T-20 with his 67. The sophomore sat at 1-over through three before rattling off five birdies in his final 14 holes. He posted a total of 221 for the tournament.
Freshman,
Preston Burton, joined Bundy in red figures on Tuesday. Burton (75-78-69) improved by nine shots from the second to third rounds thanks to four birdies, all of which came on par-4s. He finished up in a tie for 26
th.
Scott Hanna finished as the top individual out of the four W&M players who teed it up but were not in the lineup this week. His tournament was highlighted by a second round 69 on his way to a T-33 finish and a 227 total.
The Tribe lineup was rounded out by
Jake Newman (77-75-78) and
Davis Adams (84-74-77). Other individuals competing for W&M were Matthew Epstein (77-80-75),
Luke Walmet (79-77-77) and
Jimmy Taylor (82-78-81).
The Tribe returns to action in two weeks at the Irish Creek Collegiate hosted by Appalachian State in North Carolina.
T-5. William & Mary +31 | 883 (305-294-284)
Golden Horseshoe Gold Course- Par 71
T-7.
Logan Hunter +2 | 215 (76-68-71)
T-20.
Charlie Bundy +8 | 221 (77-77-67)
T-26.
Preston Burton +9 | 222 (75-78-69)
T-33.
Scott Hanna (Ind.) +11 | 224 (75-69-80)
T-48.
Jake Newman +17 | 230 (77-75-78)
T-51. Matthew Epstein (Ind.) +19 | 232 (77-80-75)
T-53.
Luke Walmet (Ind.) +20 | 233 (79-77-77)
T-58.
Davis Adams +22 | 235 (84-74-77)
T-69.
Jimmy Taylor +28 | 241 (82-78-81)