20th-ranked
Clayton State finishes eighth at Bobcat Invitational
Lakers’ Wilcox finishes 11th overall with a 223
EATONTON,
Ga. – March 25, 2008 – The Clayton State Laker men’s golf
team finished its final tune-up for the Peach Belt Conference
championships on Tuesday with a strong showing at the Bobcat
Invitational.
In the 17-team field featuring 11 nationally-ranked Division II
teams, the 20th-ranked Lakers finished eighth overall
with a three-round score of 914. Following a 308 in Monday’s first
round, Clayton State shot rounds of 306 and 300 in harsh conditions
at Cuscawilla Golf Club.
The Lakers finished one stroke off the pace of third-ranked Florida
Southern, two strokes behind 19th-ranked North Alabama
and eight strokes behind sixth-ranked USC Aiken. Amongst the teams
that the Lakers defeated included 14th-ranked Georgia
College (918), 18th-ranked Lander (939) and 10th-ranked
Armstrong Atlantic (943).
Second-ranked West Florida ran away with the team title, shooting an
874 (291-288-295), finishing a whopping 29 strokes ahead of
top-ranked Sonoma State.
Individually for Clayton State, junior Will Wilcox shot a 223
(72-79-72) to finish 11th overall. He finished 11 strokes
off the pace of individual medalist Tobias Rosendahl from West
Florida, who shot a 212 (70-71-71).
In addition to Wilcox, sophomore Wade Binfield finished tied for 24th
with a 228 (75-74-79), while junior Jonathan Visconti finished tied
for 44th with a 234 (89-72-73). Freshman Kevin Duncan and
Chris Cartwright both finished tied for 68th and 75th,
respectively, with a 242 (82-84-76) and a 245 (79-81-85).
Playing as an individual, junior Neil McBride finished tied for 50th
with a 230 (77-80-73).
Clayton
State will compete in the 2008 Peach Belt Conference championships
on April 21-22 at Hounds Lake Country Club in Aiken, S.C.
