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Furman's Barth Ties For 11th At Everett Buick GMC Classic

Harris Barth

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Furman's Harris Barth (-5) fired a final-round  68 Tuesday to tie for 11th to conclude the Everett Buick GMC Classic at the par 72, 7,135 yard Chenal Country Club in Little Rock, Ark.

A senior from Atlanta, Ga., Harris teed off on No. 10 and birdied five out of six holes from No. 14 through No. 1.  He added additional birdies on No. 5 and No. 9 for a team-high seven birdies in round three.  Barth finished the tournament nine strokes behind individual medalist Minas Manias (-14) of Lipscomb, who tallied rounds of 64-69-69=202 to win by one shot. 

Senior Zach Frazer (-1) carded a 73 with a birdie on No. 7 to tie for 30th, while senior Clark Akers (+1) posted a 3-under 69 Tuesday to tie for 35th.  Akers went 4-under on his final three holes with birdies on No. 8 and No. 10, two of six birdies on the day, and an eagle on the par 5 No. 9.  

Sophomore Ludvig Josefsson (+9) recorded a 79 with a birdie on No. 14, tying for 67th, while freshman Cameron Reed (+12) tallied a 75 with three birdies, including consecutive birdies on No. 12 and No. 13 to start the round, tying for 74th. 

Host Little Rock (-34) won the tournament by 21 strokes over UAB (-13).  Lipscomb (-12) finished third, and Coastal Carolina (-10) and North Texas (-10) tied for fourth.  Furman (-1) moved up into a tie for ninth in the final round.  

The Paladins return home to entertain 14 teams at the Furman Intercollegiate this weekend.  Saturday's action will begin with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m.  Sunday's final round is slated for 8:20 a.m. with tee times off of No. 1 and No. 10.

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T9 Furman 285 293 285 863 -1
T11 Harris Barth 73 70 68 211 -5
T30 Zach Frazer 71 71 73 215 -1
T35 Clark Akers 72 76 69 217 +1
T67 Ludvig Josefsson 69 77 79 225 +9
T74 Cameron Reed 77 76 75 228 +12
 

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Players Mentioned

Clark Akers

Clark Akers

Senior
Harris Barth

Harris Barth

Senior
Zach Frazer

Zach Frazer

Senior
Ludvig Josefsson

Ludvig Josefsson

Sophomore
Cameron Reed

Cameron Reed

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Clark Akers

Clark Akers

Senior
Harris Barth

Harris Barth

Senior
Zach Frazer

Zach Frazer

Senior
Ludvig Josefsson

Ludvig Josefsson

Sophomore
Cameron Reed

Cameron Reed

Freshman