NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. --- Two teams and three individual players from the ODAC's contingent of competitors finished in the top-10 of the NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championship as the tournament came to a close with fourth round play at Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville, Ky. Two ODAC stars also picked up major individual honors at the close the championship.
Guilford College finished seventh overall, closing the fourth day with a 2-under 286 to post a 12-over score of 1,164 for the tournament. Washington and Lee University, which needed to win a three-hole playoff on Wednesday to make the cut, tied for ninth overall with Illinois Wesleyan University at 21-over 1,173. The Generals fired their second 1-under team round of 287 on Friday.
Carnegie Mellon University scorched the 6,974 yard layout on the Champion Trace course with a 9-under 279, spurring their Tartans to the first team title in school history at 1-under 1,151 for the tournament, six strokes clear of second place Piedmont University.
Individually, Guilford's Sam Davidson -- the ODAC individual medalist -- and Averett University's Max Pettersson finished the tournament where they started, tied for fourth overall at 5-under 283. They were joined in the top-10 by the ODAC Golfer of the Year Michael Vick from Guilford, who tied for ninth with four other players at 1-under 287. Davidson and Pettersson both carded 3-under rounds of 69 on Friday, while Vick posted a 2-under 70.
Vick and Pettersson enjoyed additional awards. Vick was tabbed as Division III Ping First Team All-American. Pettersson, who earned ODAC Rookie of the Year laurels last month, named the recipient of the 2023 NCAA Division III Phil Mickelson Outstanding Freshman Award presented by StrackaLine.
Piedmont's Josh Hebrink chased down Christopher Newport University's Alex Price and Robb Kinder for the individual title. Price and Kinder finished roughly an hour ahead of Hebrink with scores of 6-under 282 following rounds of 67 and 71 on Friday, respectively. Hebrink registered five birdies on the day, but it was his hole-out eagle on the par-4 17th hole that sealed his victory -- along with a par on 18 -- at 7-under 281 powered by a final day 66, the lowest round of the tournament.
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Below are the final results for ODAC teams and players at the 2023 championships.
AVERETT UNIVERSITY
Round 1: 14th at 295 (+7) on Champion Trace
Round 2: 20th at 595 (+19); round score of 12-over 300 on Keene Run
- Antti Vahvaselka | T-76th at 149 (+5) after 36 holes
- Round 1: 70 (-2)
- Round 2: 79 (+5)
- Max Pettersson | T-4th at 283 (-5)
- Round 1: 74 (+2)
- Round 2: 71 (-1)
- Round 3: 69 (-3)
- Round 4: 69 (-3)
- Caleb Kimbrough | T-98th at 145 (+7) after 36 holes
- Round 1: 74 (+2)
- Round 2: 77 (+5)
- Killian O'Reilly | T-161st at 158 (+14) after 36 holes
- Round 1: 77 (+5)
- Round 2: 81 (+9)
- Casper Mellby | T-98th at 151 (+7) after 36 holes
- Round 1: 78 (+6)
- Round 2: 73 (+1)
GUILFORD COLLEGE
Round 1: T-16th at 297 (+9) on Keene Run
Round 2: T-7th at 580 (+4); round score of 283 (-5) on Champion Trace; advances to rounds 3-4
Round 3: 8th at 878 (+14); round score of 298 (+10) on Champion Trace
Round 4: 7th at 1164 (+12); round score of 286 (-2) on Champion Trace
- Sam Davidson | T-4th at 283 (-5)
- Round 1: 73 (+1)
- Round 2: 69 (-3)
- Round 3: 72 (E)
- Round 4: 69 (-3)
- Michael Vick | T-9th at 287 (-1)
- Round 1: 72 (E)
- Round 2: 71 (-1)
- Round 3: 74 (+2)
- Round 4: 70 (-2)
- Evan Mendyk | T-47th at 298 (+10)
- Round 1: 73 (+1)
- Round 2: 73 (+2)
- Round 3: 76 (+4)
- Round 4: 75 (+3)
- James Alden | T-56th at 300 (+12)
- Round 1: 79 (+7)
- Round 2: 72 (E)
- Round 3: 76 (+4)
- Round 4: 73 (+1)
- Parker Cumbea | T-69th at 302 (+14)
- Round 1: 79 (+7)
- Round 2: 71 (-1)
- Round 3: 78 (+6)
- Round 4: 74 (+2)
WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY
Round 1: t-25th at 307 (+19) on Keene Run
Round 2: T-18th at 594 (+18); round score of 287 (-1) on Champion Trace; advances to rounds 3-4 on playoff
Round 3: 11th at 886 (+22); round score of 292 (+4) on Champion Trace
Round 4: T-9th at 1173 (+21); round score of 287 (-1) on Champion Trace
- Will Braxton | T-23rd at 291 (+3)
- Round 1: 77 (+5)
- Round 2: 72 (E)
- Round 3: 71 (-1)
- Round 4: 71 (-1)
- Walker McPhail | T-38th at 295 (+7)
- Round 1: 75 (+3)
- Round 2: 76 (+4)
- Round 3: 74 (+2)
- Round 4: 70 (-2)
- Owen Malcolm | T-47th at 298 (+10)
- Round 1: 75 (+3)
- Round 2: 71 (-1)
- Round 3: 72 (E)
- Round 4: 80 (+8)
- Pierce Robinson | T-69th at 302 (+14)
- Round 1: 80 (+8)
- Round 2: 72 (E)
- Round 3: 77 (+5)
- Round 4: 73 (+1)
- Cannon Crane | T-78th at 305 (+17)
- Round 1: 85 (+13)
- Round 2: 72 (E)
- Round 3: 75 (+3)
- Round 4: 73 (+1)