Evan Brown was one of the top players in the Ches-Mont
League during his scholastic career at Kennett and was a solid junior performer
in events around the Philadelphia area. As a sophomore at Loyola Maryland,
Brown’s game is continuing to grow at the college level.
In the final round of the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate
Tuesday at Golden Horseshoe’s Gold Course in Williamsburg, Va., Brown finished
up with a 3-over-par 74 that enabled him to finish third in the individual
standings at 1-over 214 and lead the Greyhounds to a runnerup finish behind
Campbell in the team standings.
Brown had opened with a 1-over 72 Sunday and fired a 3-under
68 in Monday’s second round when the 6,817-yard, par-71 Gold Course seems to
have been more vulnerable than it was in the other two rounds. That got Brown
to 2-under through two rounds before he finished up with a 74.
Brown’s 68 Monday was one of three 3-under rounds recorded
by Loyola Maryland players as the Greyhounds put together the low team round of
the tournament, an 8-under 276 that sent them to the top of the leaderboard at
5-over 573.
Loyola Maryland backed off a little in Tuesday’s final round
with a 300, but it still easily held onto second place with a 21-over 873
total.
Campbell, No. 43 in the latest Golfstat rankings and the only top-100 team in the field, fired a
solid 3-over 287 in the final round to capture the team crown with an 11-over
863 total.
The Camels were led by individual co-champions Max
Theodorakis, a junior from Danbury, Conn., and Ray Kraivixien, a senior from
Thailand, both of whom ended up at 1-under 212, two shots clear of Brown.
Drake finished eight shots behind Loyola Maryland in third
at 29-over 881 after posting a final round of 297. Virginia Commonwealth posted
a final round of 301 to take fourth at 32-over 884, three shots behind Drake.
Eastern Kentucky posted a final round of 302 to finish two
shots behind VCU in fifth at 34-over 886. Radford, the next-highest ranked team
in the field at No. 135, was another two shots behind Eastern Kentucky at
34-over 886.
There were three City 6 teams in the field and Temple had
the best finish among them, the Owls ending up in seventh place, 13 shots
behind Radford at 901. Temple struggled in the opening round with a 306, put
together a solid 4-over 288 in Monday’s second round and then fell back again
with a final-round 307.
Saint Joseph’s finished 11th with a 914 total as
the Hawks opened with a 309 and bounced back with a solid 8-over 292 in
Monday’s second round before closing with a 313.
Penn finished 17th in the 21-team field at 936 as
the Quakers opened with a 308 and added a 301 in Monday’s second round before
ending up with a 327 Tuesday.
It was the first action of the spring portion of the
2018-’19 season for the Quakers, although both the Penn men’s and women’s teams
took a trip across the pond earlier this month for a dream spring break tour
that included nine rounds of golf in Scotland, including three at courses in
the Open Championship rota, St. Andrews -- you know, the Home of Golf -- Carnoustie
and Muirfield.
Kraivixien fired a final round of 2-under 69 that enabled
him to catch his teammate, Theodorakis, for a share of the individual crown.
Kraivixien had opened with a 1-over 72 before matching par in Monday’s second
round with a 71.
Theodorakis had taken the lead after opening with a 1-under
70 and adding a 3-under 68 in Monday’s second round before closing with a
3-over 74 to join Kraivixien at 1-under 212.
Jesper Svensson, a senior from Sweden, gave the Camels three
players inside the top five as he finished in a tie for fifth at 5-over 218.
Svensson fired a 2-under 69 in the second round before closing with a 2-over
73.
Another Campbell Swede, sophomore Pontus Nyholm, matched par
in the final round with a 71 to finish among the group tied for 11th
at 8-over 221. Rounding out the Campbell lineup was Brett McLamb, a redshirt
junior from Coats, N.C. who finished in the group tied for 58th at
233 after a final round of 4-over 75.
VCU’s Adrian Vagberg, a freshman from Sweden, finished alone
in fourth, three shots behind Brown at 4-over 217. Vagberg bettered par with an
opening round of 1-under 70 and added a 1-over 72 before finishing up with a
4-over 75.
The Swedes really took to the Gold Course layout as Eastern
Kentucky’s Erik Lindwall, a senior from Sweden, shared fifth place with
Campbell Swede Svensson at 5-over 218, a shot behind VCU Swede Vagberg.
Lindwall sandwiched a 3-under 68 in Monday’s second round with a pair of 75s.
Drake’s Tim Lim, a sophomore from Hoffman Estates, Ill., and
Radford’s Tyler Hall, a sophomore from Canada, shared seventh place, each
ending up at 6-over 219. Lim fired a 2-under 69 in Monday’s second round before
closing with a 74. Hall matched the low individual round of the tournament with
a 4-under 67 in Monday’s second round before falling back with a 4-over 75 in
the final round.
Backing up Brown for Loyola Maryland was Erick Alonso, a
senior from Haworth, N.J. who got into the top 10 with a final-round of 1-over
72 that left him tied for ninth at 7-over 220.
Preston Ball, a junior from Raleigh, N.C., matched Brown’s
second-round 68 after opening with a 1-under 70 and was in contention for the
individual title. He fell back with a final-round 82, but still finished in the
group tied for 11th at 221.
Brandon Berry, a sophomore from McLean, Va., struggled in
the opening round with an 80, but then posted a pair of 1-over 72s to finish
among the group tied for 24th at 224.
Nick Meja, a sophomore from Marriottville, Md., was the
third Loyola Maryland player to record a 3-under 68 in Monday’s second round.
But he struggled to an opening-round 80 and closed with an 82 to end up among
the group tied for 47th at 230.
Temple was led by John Barone, a redshirt senior from
Dunmore who sandwiched a 78 in Monday’s second round with a pair of 72s to
finish among the group tied for 16th at 9-over 222. Another Owl
veteran, Trey Wren, a senior from Suffolk, Va., was a shot behind Barone in the
group tied for 24th at 223. After struggling to a 77 in the opening
round, Wren bounced back with a 74 in Monday’s second round before finishing up
with a 73.
Redshirt junior Erik Reisner, a two-time Central League
champion at Harriton, got it going in the second round with a 2-under 69, the
best round of the tournament by an Owl. But he opened with a 79 and closed with
a 77 to end up in the group tied for 29th at 225.
Senior Gary McCabe, who starred scholastically at La Salle,
carded a solid 1-over 72 in the second round, but struggled in the final round
with an 85 to finish among the group tied for 67th at 235.
Senior Sam Soeth, a former Marple Newtown standout, rounded
out a veteran Temple lineup as he finished in the group tied for 90th
at 243. Soeth posted a solid 2-over 73 in Monday’s second round that was a
counter for the Owls.
Saint Joseph’s veteran senior, Ross Pilliod, a former Berks
Catholic standout, led the way for the Hawks at Golden Horseshoe as he rattled
off three straight 3-over 74s to finish in the group tied for 16th
at 9-over 222.
Sophomore Wills Montgomery, who starred scholastically at
Downingtown East, finished among the group tied for 63rd at 234.
Montgomery posted a solid 2-over 73 in Monday’s second round before closing
with a 79.
Junior Tommy Lewis, a Central Bucks East standout, finished
among the group tied for 71st at 236 after finishing up with an 81.
His best round of the tournament was Monday’s second round when he posted a
5-over 76.
Freshman J.T. Spina, a two-time PIAA Class AAA qualifier at
Pope John Paul II, sandwiched an 82 with a pair of 79s to end up among the
group tied for 80th at 240.
Michael O’Brien, a junior from West Chester, Ohio, had the
best round of the tournament by a Hawk in Monday’s second round with a 2-under
69, but O’Brien didn’t post a score for Tuesday’s final round.
Penn was led by Brandon Wang, a sophomore from Bradenton,
Fla. who finished among the group tied for 47th at 230. Wang matched
par in the second round with a 71, but closed with a throw-out 84.
Zareh Kaloustian, a senior from Sherman Oaks, Calif., also
played well in Monday’s second round, posting a 2-over 73, but struggled in the
final round with an 82 that left him in the group tied for 67th at
235.
Josh Goldenberg, a senior from Scarsdale, N.Y., and Mark
Haghani, a freshman from Wilson, Wyo., both landed in the group tied for 75th
at 238. Goldenberg followed up a 4-over 76 in Monday’s second round with a
final-round 83. Haghani closed with a second straight 82 after opening with a
3-over 74.
Rounding out the Penn lineup was Carter Thompson, a senior
from Tallahassee, Fla. who finished among the group tied for 90th at
243, although his final-round 80 was the best round of the day for the Quakers.
Golden Horseshoe host William & Mary was led by David
Hicks, a senior from Cape May Court House, N.J. who finished among the group tied
for 21st at 223. Hicks matched par in the opening round with a 71
and added a 75 before finishing up with a 77.
Hicks reached the 2017 U.S. Amateur in Los Angeles by
grabbing one of four tickets available in a Golf Association of
Philadelphia-administered qualifier at Stonewall’s two courses, the Old Course
and the North Course.
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