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 Kyle Wilson carded three birdies on the back nine to shoot one-over, 72, on Tuesday. |
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Nov. 3, 2009
Hummingbird Intercollegiate - Final Results 
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Sapphire, N.C. - Furman erased a six-stroke lead over the final six holes to rally past Kentucky to win the 2009 Hummingbird Intercollegiate on Tuesday afternoon at the par-71, 6,767-yard Country Club of Sapphire Valley. First-round leader Garland Ferrell helped lead the Paladin charge, carding three birdies on the back nine and eagled the par-5, 482-yard 14th hole for a second-consecutive day to win the individual medalist honors.
Ferrell carded rounds of 67 and 68 for a two-day total of 135 to win by two strokes over Akron's Lucas Murray at 137. David Watkins of East Carolina finished third, three strokes off the pace at 138.
Furman finished with a 285 on Tuesday for a 36-hole score of 567 to edge Kentucky (570) by three strokes. The Wildcats slipped into a two-way tie with East Carolina after the Pirates turned in a closing round 280. Chattanooga, ranked 30th in the nation according to GolfStat, was the biggest gainer over the final 18, moving from 18th-place to eighth overall by turning in a six-under, 278, the low round of this year's tournament.
Vanderbilt posted a fourth-place finish with a two-day total of 573, followed by Winthrop at 574 to round out the top five with the Catamounts and Zips tied for sixth, two strokes in arrears at 576.
For Western Carolina, senior Ricky Stout carded a one-under 70 on Tuesday to finish tied with sophomore teammate, Kyle Wilson, at even-par, 142, in 14th place. Stout was consistent through the field on Tuesday, making the turn at even par after a pair of birdies countered two bogies. The New Bern, N.C., native carded two birdies on the back nine against one bogey to shoot one-under. Wilson rallied from a two bogies and a double on the front, turning at four-over to card three birdies on the back nine to shoot one-over, 72.
Senior Drew Miller evened out his three bogies in the final round with a trio of birdies - two on par 4 and one on a par 5; but a double-bogey on the sixth hole of his day relegated him to a two-over, 73, and a final finish tied for 42nd. Classmate Tanner Briele made the turn at even par before dropping to three-under par after birdying three of his first five holes on the back nine. However, consecutive bogies and a costly nine on the par-4 17th moved him to four-over for the day and seven-over 149, tied for 54th overall.
Rounding out WCU's scorers on Tuesday was freshman Trey White, who struggled home after posting a one-under 70 in the opening round with an 82 on the final 18, tied for 76th.
Playing as individuals, freshman Ronnie Garcia turned in his career-low round of 75 to finish tied with teammate Rylan Lanham in 94th with a two-round score of 156. Freshman Jonathan Davies, who shot one-under 70 on Monday, carded 81 to finish tied for 71st at 151, followed by Benjy Davey in a tie for 87th overall at 154 (75-79).
Western Carolina will now turn its attention to the spring season and the opening Wexford Invitational, hosted by Francis Marion at the Wexford Plantation in Hilton Head, S.C.
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