Lincoln Memorial Captures Food Lion SAC Men’s Golf Tournament Title

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. - The Lincoln Memorial University men's golf team shot an 873 (+9) to win the 2010 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Men's Golf Championship Tuesday at the Etowah Valley Country Club & Golf Resort. The Railsplitters, who won their first-ever league championship, also earned the SAC's automatic qualifying spot in the NCAA Division II Regionals.

Newberry, the 2008 and 2009 SAC Champions, trailed by eight strokes after 36 holes. The Railsplitters shot a tournament best 286, 2-under par, in the final round to finish the competition with a 14 stroke cushion (295-292-286; +9).

Wingate University took third place with an 899 (304-297-298; +35).

Individually, Newberry's Daniel Stanley became the second Newberry men's golfer to win the individual SAC Championship in the last three years. Stanley shot an even par 216 (73-71-72) on the par-72, 6,796-yard course, narrowly edging Lincoln Memorial's Jamie Chapman (73-73-71; +1).

Stanley, a first team All-SAC selection, racked up 13 birdies en route to his second consecutive tournament victory after taking first place at the Bearcat Classic in Greenwood, S.C. on March 29-30.

In addition to Stanley and Chapman, Jason Garrett (Lenoir-Rhyne), Joshua Cornett (Lincoln Memorial) and Matthew Campbell (Newberry) earned first-team all-tournament honors.

The all-tournament second team included Eric Kennedy (Lincoln Memorial), Nick York (Tusculum), Garett Heffner (Wingate), Joe Migdal (Mars Hill), Jack Garrett (Lenoir-Rhyne), Brad Cline (Catawba) and Josh Collins (Lincoln Memorial).

The final round of play is where the Railsplitters won the match. Cornett, who had a two-round score of 145, turned in a 73 in his final 18 holes of golf to finish the tournament with a combined score of 218, which tied him for third place. Chapman who shot a pair of 73's in the first two rounds, turned in his best round of the tournament by shooting a 71 in the final 18 holes to finish the event with a score of 217 which helped him take second place honors.

Collins who had a 149 after the first two rounds, shot a 73 in his final round to end the tournament tied for eleventh. Kennedy, the SAC Men's Golf Player of the Year, stood at 152 following the second stanza. He shot a tournament low score of 69 in his final round to close out the championship with a 221 and tied for sixth place. LMU's Cory Bartlett helped the Railsplitters seal the win by placing inside the top-20 by adding a 75 to his first two rounds to finish tied for eighteenth with a 226.

"All five guys contributed and played the best they have all season," said LMU Head Coach Travis Muncy. "We are peaking at the right time and played very solid as a team. We had four guys in the top-10 and that is the best showing we have had all year. As a coach this feeling is hard to describe. These five guys were in control from the first hole to the end of the 54th hole of this golf tournament. It's the first time we have had that all year. I couldn't be more proud of this team. This is one of the most exciting experiences of my life."

2010 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Men's Golf Championship
Etowah Valley Country Club
Hendersonville, N.C.
April 19-20, 2010 - Final Results
Par 72, 6,796 yards

Finish School Scores
1 Lincoln Memorial 295 292 286 873 +9
2 Newberry 299 296 292 887 +23
3 Wingate 304 297 298 899 +35
4 Tusculum 308 295 300 903 +39
5 Carson-Newman 301 308 297 906 +42
6 Lenoir-Rhyne 303 303 304 910 +46
7 Brevard 297 311 314 922 +58
8 Catawba 310 314 303 927 +63
9 Mars Hill 312 318 318 948 +84

Finish Player School Scores
1 Daniel Stanley Newberry 73 71 72 216 E
2 Jamie Chapman Lincoln Memorial 73 73 71 217 +1
T3 Jason Garrett Lenoir-Rhyne 72 73 73 218 +2
T3 Joshua Cornett Lincoln Memorial 74 71 73 218 +2
5 Matthew Campbell Newberry College 74 71 75 220 +4
T6 Eric Kennedy Lincoln Memorial 76 76 69 221 +5
T6 Nick York Tusculum College 77 69 75 221 +5
T6 Garett Heffner Wingate 76 71 74 221 +5
T9 Joe Migdal Mars Hill 72 76 74 222 +6
T9 Jack Garrett Lenoir-Rhyne 70 73 79 222 +6
T9 Brad Cline Catawba 75 75 72 222 +6
T9 Josh Collins Lincoln Memorial 72 77 73 222 +6
T13 Liam Ashby Carson-Newman 71 78 74 223 +7
T13 Luke Fullen Tusculum 77 74 72 223 +7
T13 Lawson George Tusculum 75 75 73 223 +7
T16 Parker Lewis Brevard 74 82 69 225 +9
T16 Chandler Gruenmeier Newberry 77 76 72 225 +9
T18 Scott Caragher Wingate 78 75 73 226 +10
T18 Cory Bartlett Lincoln Memorial 79 72 75 226 +10
T18 Braden Jackson Wingate 74 74 78 226 +10
T18 Sean Collard Newberry 75 78 73 226 +10
22 Adam Holt Carson-Newman 76 75 76 227 +11
T23 Gavin Hay Carson-Newman 81 71 76 228 +12
T23 Brian Denton Wingate 78 77 73 228 +12
T23 John Minor Carson-Newman 73 84 71 228 +12
26 Eric Schmehl Catawba 77 78 74 229 +13
27 Joshua Davis Brevard 71 79 80 230 +14
28 Jonathan Clapp Catawba 75 78 78 231 +15
T29 David Crawford Wingate 76 77 81 234 +18
T29 Rob Golden Lenoir-Rhyne 81 76 77 234 +18
31 David Talley Tusculum 79 77 80 236 +20
32 Ben Lown Newberry 79 79 79 237 +21
33 Tom Rennie Brevard 79 79 80 238 +22
34 Brandon Squier Lenoir-Rhyne 80 82 77 239 +23
T35 Seth Sayler Mars Hill 81 78 82 241 +25
T35 Thomas Bush Brevard 73 77 91 241 +25
T35 Lucas Kruk Mars Hill 81 83 77 241 +25
T35 Sam Pressley Lenoir-Rhyne 83 81 77 241 +25
39 Michael Stamper Brevard 81 76 85 242 +26
T40 Evan Kilchenstein Catawba 83 83 79 245 +29
T40 Chase Conn Carson-Newman 82 86 77 245 +29
T42 Ryan Moore Mars Hill 78 85 85 248 +32
T42 Chase Lippard Mars Hill 81 81 86 248 +32
T42 Glenn Vicary Tusculum 80 81 87 248 +32
45 Kyle Kegerreis Catawba 84 83 83 250 +34