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SALISBURY – Carson-Newman won the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) men’s golf tournament on Tuesday, edging Coker on the fourth hole of a playoff at the Salisbury Country Club.
Carson-Newman and Coker tied in a rain-shortened tournament at 7-over par 431, a stroke ahead of Newberry and two strokes in front of Newberry.
The individual championship was won by Wanjoo Lee of Coker.
Because of rainy weather, the tournament played 27 holes == a round and a half – on a par 71, 6,685-yard course at the Salisbury Country Club.
Lenoir-Rhyne University shot a 43-over 467 and finished 12th in a 12-team field.
Scores for LRU golfers were: Jackson Bailey (113, tied for 32nd); Carlos Lasso (117, tied for 49th); Hunter McCombs (118, tied for 51st); Brad Robinson (119, tied for 54th) and Blake Childers (124, 60th).
SAC MEN’S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
(27 holes at Salisbury Country Club)
1t. Carson-Newman 431 (+7)*
1t. Coker 431 (+7)
3. Newberry 432 (+8)
4. Queens 434 (+10)
5. Tusculum 437 (+13)
6t. Lincoln Memorial 441 (+17)
6t. Brevard 441 (+17)
8. Mars Hill 448 (+24)
9. Anderson 449 (+25)
10. Wingate 451 (+27)
11. Catawba 462 (+38)
12. Lenoir-Rhyne 467 (+43)
*won championship on fourth playoff hole.
–Reported by LRU Sports Information