LAKE HICKORY, N.C. – Posting the best round as a team on the day by four strokes and just one stroke off the best round of the tournament, the Newberry College men's golf team catapulted into a third-place finish at the South Atlantic Conference Tournament at the Lake Hickory Country Club.

Anderson took home the tournament title while the host team Lenoir-Rhyne finished second in the field. By taking home third in the tournament the Wolves were able to best the 13^th, 15^th, 22^nd, and 30^th ranked teams in the latest GolfStat Rankings. Anderson sits atop those rankings while the Wolves sit in 49^th.

The large jump on the day was thanks in part to sophomore Tom Hull (Spalding, S.C.) who posted the best round of any Newberry player in the tournament with a five-under round of 67. That was good enough to move him into a tie for 13^th. However, it was senior Alex Pillar (Hawley, Pa.) that turned in the best finish on the week for the Wolves with a two-over score across all three rounds of the tournament to finish in a tie for 10^th and earn All-Tournament honors.

Senior Patrick Jacobs (Prosperity, S.C.) and freshman Herman du Plessis (Johannesburg, Z.A.) rounded out the tournament with identical four-over tournament totals to finish in a tie for 17^th. Jacobs was able to contribute to the final round's best score by posting a two-under round on Tuesday while du Plessis finished even on the day. Freshman Javier Borrego Martin (Salamanca, Spain) wrapped up the tournament in a tie for 49^th.