Men's Golf 3/11/2018 4:09:00 PM

MEN’S GOLF TOPS 13 TEAMS, WINS PINEHURST INTERCOLLEGIATE

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PINEHURST, N.C. – Beginning the third round only two strokes out of first place, the Radford men's golf team shot a 289 and moved up one spot to finish the Pinehurst Intercollegiate in first place on Sunday.

TOURNAMENT INFO

Name: Pinehurst Intercollegiate
Course (par/yardage): Pinehurst No. 8 (par 71 / 6,937 yards)
Location: Pinehurst, N.C.
Field: 14 teams
Results

KEY STORYLINES

The team shot a 289 in the third round and finished with an 886 aggregate score.
The Highlanders finished one stroke better than Ball State, who had the best round three score (286), but ended with an 887.
Radford made the average shots and totaled a field-high 169 pars as a team, led by Peter Gasperini with 35.
Gasperini finished tied for third shooting a five-over (218) for the tournament. He shot even (71) on the final day of play. The third place finish is the best career finish for the junior.
Myles Creighton finished inside the top 10 after shooting four-over in the final round. He has now finished inside the top 10 in seven consecutive spring tournaments, dating back to 2016.
Creighton totaled an eight-over 221 for the tournament and finished in a tie for 10^th.
Tyler Hull made a nine spot jump in round three shooting a par for the Highlanders on Sunday.
His 10-over (223) finish was good enough for 14^th place. It's the best finish for the freshman.
Radford totaled 13 birdies on the final day of the Pinehurst Intercollegiate, led by Hull with four, followed by Gasperini and Gareth Sargent with three each.
The last time the Highlanders medaled was in 2016-17 in the Wofford Invitational, but that was a two-round tournament.
The last three-round tournament the Highlanders won was the Middleburg Bank Intercollegiate on March 24, 2015.
No play finished worse than 40^th place for Radford. Only one other team in the field accomplished that feat.

RADFORD LINEUP

T3 - Peter Gasperini – 218 (72-75-71)
T10 - Myles Creighton – 221 (74-72-75)
T14 - Tyler Hull – 223 (77-75-71)
T24 - Hunter Duncan – 226 (77-75-74)
T34 - Gareth Sargent – 229 (79-77-73)

QUOTABLE
"I'm really proud of how the guys played under pressure today. Each player hit big time shots when it mattered the most." – Radford head coach Mike Grant.

UP NEXT
The Highlanders will look to build off their success at the Kingsmill Intercollegiate, which begins on Sunday, March 25 and ends on Tuesday, March 27.

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Players Mentioned

Myles Creighton: 6' 2"; Senior

Peter Gasperini: 6' 3"; Junior

Gareth Sargent: 6' 1"; Senior

Tyler Hull: 5' 11"; Freshman

Hunter Duncan: 6' 3"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Myles Creighton
: 6' 2"; Senior

Peter Gasperini
: 6' 3"; Junior

Gareth Sargent
: 6' 1"; Senior

Tyler Hull
: 5' 11"; Freshman

Hunter Duncan
: 6' 3"; Freshman

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Players Mentioned

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