AIKEN, S.C. -- Senior Stephen Reynolds (E) carded a 73 in Tuesday's final round to tie for eighth and lead Furman (+12) to a third place finish at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate at the par 70, 6,617 yard Palmetto Golf Club in Aiken, S.C.

A native of Greenville, S.C., Reynolds scored birdies on three of his last four holes to tally a team-high four birdies in the round and pace the Paladins in eighth place.  Senior Keller Harper (+2) tied for tenth after firing a 69 with three birdies in the final round, and sophomore Jack Crosby (+6) posted a 72 with three birdies, including consecutive birdies on No. 14 and No. 15, to tie for 20th.

Freshman Sam Lape (+14) and sophomore Owen Burden (+14) tied for 46th.  Burden carded a 74 with birdies on No. 10 and No. 13, and Lape posted a final-round 78 with a birdie on No. 10.

Jacob Bridgeman (-12) of Clemson claimed individual medalist honors by four strokes with a three-round total of 67-66-65=198.  No. 22 Clemson (-27) won the tournament by 16 strokes over second-place Virginia (-11).  The Paladins (+12) finished third, followed by Memphis (+16) in fourth place.  Army (+26) rounded out the top five

Furman led all three SoCon teams in the field, as Samford (+30) tied for sixth and Wofford (+39) finished ninth.  The tournament marked the fourth top-four finish for the Paladins this season and tied the team's highest finish of third, which the Paladins also recorded at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate.  

Furman will compete at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate in Chapel Hill, N.C., March 21-22.

3 Furman 286 278 288 852 +12

8 Stephen Reynolds 69 68 73 210 E

T10 Keller Harper 72 71 69 212 +2

T20 Jack Crosby 74 70 72 216 +6

T46 Sam Lape 71 75 78 224 +14

T46 Owen Burden 81 69 74 224 +14