DESTIN, Fla. –Senior Noah
Ratner wrapped up his brilliant Guilford College career
Friday with a 12-place finish at the NCAA Division III Golf
Championships at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. Ratner shot a
two-over-par 73 in his final college round to finish with a
four-round score of 293. His eight-over total for the tournament
was 10 shots behind medalist Brad Shigezawa of
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges, who won with a two-under total of
283.
After the tournament, Ratner earned his school-record third
straight PING First Team All-America honor. The award was presented
by the Golf Coaches Association of America.
Ratner, who won a five-man playoff Wednesday for the chance to play
the final 36 holes, played the first 14 holes at even par with a
bogey on the fourth hole and a birdie on the fifth hole. He bogeyed
the 15th and 16th holes before
parring the final two holes.
In addition to winning three straight First Team All-America
awards, Ratner collected an unprecedented three consecutive Old
Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Golfer of the Year Honors. He
finished his senior campaign with a league-leading 73.07 stroke
average in 27 rounds, the sixth-lowest figure in school history.
Ratner ends his career second all-time at Guilford with a 73.435
stroke average in 108 rounds, the most in the Quakers' NCAA
Division III history. He also won a school record-tying five
medalist honors, including the 2013 ODAC Championship. Ratner
earned the 2011-12 Jack Nicklaus Award, presented annually by the
GCAA to Division III's top golfer.
Buddy Hallman of the University of Texas-Tyler placed second with a
54-hole total of 287, which helped the Patriots win the national
team title. Texas-Tyler shot 289 Friday and overtook third-round
leader Transylvania University to win by seven shots. The Patriots
delivered the day's low round (289), thanks to Dayton Cargill's
one-under 70. Cargill was 24-over through his first three rounds,
but carded the day's third-lowest score when it counted most.
Methodist University finished third at 1188, 21 strokes off the
lead.
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