From Emory University Athletics

The No. 5-ranked Emory University golf team closed out its participation at the Huntingdon Spring Intercollegiate on Tuesday.  The 36-hole tourney was played at the 6,979-yard, par-72 Wynlakes Golf and Country Club in Montgomery, Alabama.

The Eagles posted a fifth-place finish out of 15 teams, shooting a final-round 299 that gave it a team score of 598. No. 1-ranked and host Huntingdon took home the top spot, registering a two-day showing of 567 (280-287).  No. 2 UT-Tyler claimed runner-up honors, checking in at 578 (296-282) while the Huntingdon College "B" side was third with a 580 (287-293).  Carnegie Mellon held down the fourth spot at 589 (291-298).  

Junior Keenan Hickton came through with Emory's top score of the day, recording a one-over par 73, which enabled him to rank as the Eagles' top performer in the tournament with a four-over par 148, good for a 13^th-place tie out of 81 players. Freshman Matt Organisak turned his second consecutive 75 with his mark of 150 tying for 20^th on the leader board. Also tying for 20^th was freshman Sam Galloway (73-77).  Rounding out the squad's scorers on Tuesday was sophomore Connor Yakubov, whose two-over par 74 left at 156, tying for 48^th place.  Sophomore Stefano Butti tied for 43^rd in the field posting a 155 (76-79).

Addison Lambeth of Huntingdon College captured medalist honors with a blistering 10-under par effort of 134 (67-67), three shots better than Carnegie Mellon's George Qian.