GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Junior David Oliver IV (-2) shot even par to tie for fifth to lead the Paladin (+10) men's golf team to a third-place finish Monday in the final round of the 56th Annual Furman Intercollegiate at the par 71, 7,131-yard Furman University Golf Course in Greenville, S.C.
Campbell's Benjamin Killingstad (-11) set a tournament record with a 10-under 61 to win the individual title and lead the Camels (-14) to the team title. Lipscomb (+1) placed second, followed by the Paladins, who finished ten shots ahead of fourth-place Wofford (+20). SoCon foes Samford (+44) and Tennessee Tech (+50) finished 12th and 14th, respectively.
A native of Pageland, S.C., Oliver, who paced the Paladins with six birdies in round two, carded a 72 with birdies on No. 4 and No. 6 to conclude the tournament.
Freshman Tucker Gutierrez (+5) recorded a 1-under 70 with five birdies, including consecutive birdies on No. 10 and No. 11, to tie for 16th, while sophomore Cameron Reed (+6) notched a 73 with back to back birdies on No. 11 and No. 12 and two additional birdies, tying for 24th. Redshirt junior Walter Anderson (+8) tied for 30th after adding a 75 on Monday.
Sophomore Benton Manly (+10) fired a 68 to lead the Paladins in round three. He birdied three holes on the front to turn at 2-under then posted consecutive birdies on No. 11 and No. 12 to move up into a tie for 40th.
Five Paladins competed as individuals. Junior Ludvig Josefsson (+5) birdied three holes in a row from No. 11 through No. 13 to finish with a 71 and tie for 16th, while senior Fisher Kennedy notched a 72 with four birdies to tie for 40th. Freshman Ewen Farquhar (+6) tied for 53rd with a 77 on Monday, and graduate student Ben Loomis (+14) tied for 61st after posting a 75 with birdies on No. 2 and No. 15. Junior Turner Chiles (+16) carded a 73 with four birdies, including back to back birdies on No. 14 and No. 15, tying for 67th.
The Furman Intercollegiate is the final fall tournament for the Paladins. The spring season begins Feb. 19 with the Quixote Club Match Play in Sumter, S.C.
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3 Furman 291 289 282 862 +10
T5 David Oliver IV 72 68 71 211 -2
T16 Tucker Gutierrez 72 76 70 218 +5
T16 Ludvig Josefsson* 71 76 71 218 +5
T24 Cameron Reed 74 72 73 219 +6
T30 Walter Anderson 73 73 75 221 +8
T40 Benton Manly 75 80 68 223 +10
T40 Fisher Kennedy* 75 76 72 223 +10
T53 Ewen Farquhar* 76 72 77 225 +12
T61 Ben Loomis* 79 73 75 227 +14
T67 Turner Chiles* 78 78 73 229 +16
* - playing as an individual
