Palmer, a sophomore from Kernersville, N.C., led the Quakers to a dominating win at the Gordin Classic, hosted by Ohio Wesleyan University. Palmer fired rounds of 66, 66 and 74 to finish 10-under-par and win individual medalist honors by nine strokes over the second place golfer. The medal is the first for Palmer in his collegiate career. Both rounds of six-under 66 came on the same day as competing teams played twice on Monday on the par-72 7,010-yard track at the Colmbus Country Club. Palmer's 132 set a new GC record for the lowest 36-hole total in school history. His three-round (54 holes) total of 206 is second only to Noah Ratner's 204 at the 2011 Golfweek Invitational. Palmer's effort helped Guilford claim its first team title of the season as the Quakers finished at eight-over-par 872 to win by 17 strokes over Rhodes College. The win also marks the fifth Gordin Classic title in program history.
Men's Golf Honor Roll
Ocean Armstrong, Bridgewater (Fr.
- Timberville, Va.)
Armstrong led Bridgewater to a fifth place finish at the VSGA
State Intercollegiate by placing eighth overall at nine-over 153
(76-77). BC shot 624 (309-315) as a team, just six shots off
the lead.
Brian Burt, Hampden-Sydney (Sr. - Holt, Mich.)
Burt led the Tigers to the team title at the VSGA
State Intercollegiate, the program's first win of the 2014-15
season. Burt shot four-over 148 (77-71) to place third, just
two shots off the lead. H-SC won the team title by two
strokes over Averett University and Roanoke College, posting a
44-over-par 618 (315-303).
Ned Jensen, Lynchburg (Sr. - San
Francisco, Calif.)
Jensen tied for fourth at the VSGA State Intercollegiate, posting
a six-over 150 (70-80). He led by one stroke over eventual
champion Onni Hurri from Averett after the first 18 holes.
Jensen's effort helped LC to ninth place (646).
Kyle Fuller, Randolph-Macon (Sr. -
Richmond, Va.)
Fuller tied for sixth at the VSGA State Intercollegiate at
eight-over 152 after carding two rounds of 76. The Yellow
Jackets finished eighth at 642 (+66).
William Brown, Roanoke (So. -
Chester, Md.)
Brown led Roanoke to a tie for second at the VSGA State
Intercollegiate by tying for fourth overall at six-over 150
(74-76). The Maroons shot 620 (+44) as a team, just two
strokes off the lead.
Evan Cox, Virginia Wesleyan (Fr. -
Ashland, Ky.)
Cox tied for ninth with two other players at the VSGA
Intercollegiate, posted a 10-over 154 (77-77). He helped VWC
to seventh (640) in the team standings.
Conley Hurst, Washington and
Lee (So. - Little Rock, Ark.)
Hurst continued his early season strong play by finishing third at
the Al Jones Memorial hosted by the University of Texas at Tyler.
Hurst fired rounds of 71 and 70 to finish one-under-par, just
four strokes off the lead. His efforts helped W&L to
second in the team rankings as the Generals shot 19-over 587
(296-291).