Spiders End ninth at Furman Intercollegiate

GREENVILLE, S.C. — The Richmond Spiders males’s golf staff completed ninth within the 15-team Furman Intercollegiate Sunday with a staff rating of 20-over par (872). The Spiders, in the midst of a stretch of three tournaments in 13 days, will subsequent head to Mexico to take part in George Washington’s Monterrey Collegiate Classic this Friday and Saturday. 

Richmond’s prime particular person scorer was junior Jack LaPiana, who adopted back-to-back rounds of 1-under (70) Saturday with a 4-over 75 Sunday to complete at 2-over par (215), tied for thirteenth within the area of 87 golfers. LaPiana has now completed within the prime 20 in three straight tournaments, a profession greatest. 

Freshman Lucas Rizo-Patron and junior Quin Polin have been amongst a gaggle of 4 golfers who tied for thirtieth at 6-over par (219). Rizo-Patron led UR with 38 pars through the occasion, tied for sixth most within the area, whereas Polin fired Richmond’s greatest spherical of the day Sunday, an even-par 71. 

“I just tried to avoid mistakes today because [Furman Golf Club] was playing hard,” stated Polin.

Sophomore Carson Baez tied for 57th at 10-over par (223) and junior Parker Moellinger tied for 66th at 12-over par (225) after each shot rounds of 75 (+4) Sunday. 

Competing as a person, senior Drew Carlin tied for forty sixth at 9-over par (222). Carlin performed the par 5s in a mixed 5-under par through the occasion, tied for third greatest within the area. 

This week’s occasion in Mexico can be Richmond’s last event this fall and its third since opening play in Georgia Southern’s Bash within the Boro final Monday. 

“We’re just trying to prioritize rest when we can,” stated Polin of the staff’s strategy to this last stretch of the autumn season.