ORANGEBURG, S.C. – Playing in the South Atlantic Conference Men's Golf Championships on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at Orangeburg Country Club, the Newberry men's golf team finished in 9th place at 50-over for the week.
Lincoln Memorial took home the winners' trophy at 15-over, followed by Coker at 25-over, Anderson (+30), Carson-Newman (+31) and Wingate (+38). The Wolves were just three shots back of seventh-place Limestone.
As a team, Newberry tied for first in par-5 scoring average over the course of the championship.
Benny Fischer led the charge for the Wolves this week, finishing in a tie for 14th place at 8-over on the par-70 course. Fischer was tied for first in both par-3 and par-5 scoring average over his three rounds, and his seven birdies tied him for fifth most in the field of 65.
Tom Hull was 13-over and the second Wolf on the leaderboard tied for 23rd. Hull, a Third Team all-conference selection last week, had three birdies over his three rounds and was one of only three players to record an eagle – his coming on the par-4 16th in the first round.
Josh Greig was a stroke behind Hull in a tie for 29th overall. Greig greatly improved on the second day, shooting a 72 after an opening-round 78. He closed with a 74 today to finish at 14-over. Greig had five birdies this week which was tied for 12th most.
Herman du Plessis (+17) shot 74-77-76 to tie for 35th. du Plessis tied for 6th in par-5 scoring over his three rounds and joined Hull as one of three players to card an eagle this week – his coming on the par-5 11th on Sunday.
Carlos Camaros-Ruiz finished at +28 in 54th. Camaros-Ruiz tied for 8th in par-3 scoring average while making three birdies throughout the tournament.