Emory Golf 19th After Three Rounds At NCAA Championships
The 16th-ranked Emory University golf team finds itself in 19th
place after three rounds of the NCAA Division III
Championships. The final two rounds of the 72-hole tournament
are being played on the Dye Course at PGA Golf Club in Port St.
Lucie, Fla.
Standing in first place is Methodist University whose third-round
performance of 289 topped the field and left it with 54-hole total
of 871. Oglethorpe University fired a solid 290 and stands
just four strokes behind the Monarchs heading into the final day of
action at 875. Second round leader, the University of
LaVerne, surrendered its top spot after its 302 left its total at
877. Rounding out the top five are Texas at Tyler (886) and
Illinois Wesleyan (889).
The Eagles of Head Coach Mike Phillips stand at 923 after shooting
a 318 on Friday.
Freshman Ryan Dagerman and senior Jeremy Evans stand tied as the
top Emory performers at 12-over par 228, good for a 52nd-place tie
in the 120-player field. Evans shot a five-over 77 today
while Dagerman posted an 80. Junior John Ross is the
Eagles' No. 3 man at 234, tying for 84th spot. Rounding out
the team's competitors is senior Patrick Cohn (240) and sophomore
Daniel Kmetz (242).
Mitchell Fedorka of LaVerne still holds the top spot among
individuals following Friday's action with his two-over par 72
giving him a 212, two strokes ahead of teammate Rizal Amin.
The Championships started out with 36 teams and was pared down to
23 squads following the second round. The final round of the
Championship will be conducted on Saturday.
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