Sophomore Stefan Wiedergruen won Wingate's Hargett Invitational while competing as an individual. |
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Wiedergruen Wins Individual Title at Hargett Invitational
March 28, 2007
Charlotte, N.C. - Charlotte sophomore Stefan Wiedergruen (Waiblingen, Germany) won the individual crown at the seventh annual J. Ralph Hargett Memorial Intercollegiate Men's Golf Tournament Tuesday at the Olde Sycamore Golf Plantation. Wiedergruen, competing as an individual, carded a three-under-par 69 Tuesday to finish with a two-day score of -2, 142 (73-69), four strokes better than the rest of the field.
Catawba College shot a 300 Tuesday to rally for the team title Catawba shot 307-300 to finish with a 607 team total, edging first-day leader North Greenville University by five strokes (607-612).
The best round Tuesday belonged to Winston-Salem State University senior Joshua Vogler (Mount Airy, N.C.), who shot a 68. Vogler's huge day Tuesday allowed him to move up the charts to second place. He shot 146 (78-68) for the Hargett event.
Charlotte had four players competing as individuals in the event. Red-shirt freshman Blake Stark tied for 11th at 152 (78-74). Sophomore David Rawluk was tied for 15th at 155 (78-77) and senior Ty Lefler finished tied for 40th at 166 (81-85).
Wiedergruen recorded four birdies, 13 pars and one bogey Tuesday to take home the Hargett hardware.
Wiedergruen and Vogler were joined on the all-tournament team by Catawba College sophomore Derek Paschal (Summerfield, N.C.), Mars Hill College sophomore Nate Lockey (Brantford, Ontario) and Lincoln Memorial University freshman Charlie Hawes (Surrey, England). Wingate sophomore Shane Dyer (Watertown, N.Y.) missed a spot on the honor squad by one stroke, as he shot 151 (74-77) to share sixth place with four other student-athletes.
Catawba's Paschal placed third with a 149 (76-73), while Lockey and Hawes shared fourth place with two-day totals of 150 each. Lockey recorded 74-76, while Hawes notched 77-73.
On the team leader board, Belmont Abbey College's B team placed third with a 630. Lincoln Memorial University was fourth with a 631. Brevard College claimed the fifth position with a 634.
The Wingate University Gold team (A team) was sixth with a 635. The Wingate Blue team (B team) finished seventh with a 641. The eighth through 10th slots were occupied by Mars Hill College (649), Tri-County (S.C.) Technical College (654) and Winston-Salem State (777).
Sixty-six golfers competed in the seventh annual J. Ralph Hargett Memorial Intercollegiate men's golf tournament. The Olde Sycamore Golf Plantation hosted the event for the first time in 2007.
FINAL RESULTS
J. Ralph Hargett Memorial
Old Sycamore Golf Plantation (Charlotte, N.C.)
Dates: 03/26 - 03/27
Par: 72
Yardage: 6965
Fin., Top 20 Teams Scores1 Catawba College 307 300 607
2 North Greenville U. 304 308 612
3 Belmont Abbey B 312 318 630
4 Lincoln Memorial U. 312 319 631
5 Brevard College 312 322 634
6 Wingate University 318 317 635
7 Wingate University B 317 324 641
8 Mars Hill College 325 324 649
9 Tri-County Tech CC 315 339 654
10 Winston-Salem St. U 397 380 777
Fin., Top 20 Players School Scores
1 *Stefan Wiedergruen Charlotte 73 69 142
2 Joshua Vogler Win-Slm St 78 68 146
3 Derek Paschal Catawba 76 73 149
4 Nate Lockey Mars Hill 74 76 150
Charlie Hawes LMU 77 73 150
6 Allen Tuttle Catawba 78 73 151
Shane Dyer Wingate U. 74 77 151
Brandon Coggins NGreenvil. 74 77 151
Brad Caldwell NGreenvil. 78 73 151
Nick Sult Catawba 79 72 151
11 *Blake Stark Charlotte 78 74 152
Grant Carnie Brevard Co 76 76 152
13 Drew Penley TCTCC 77 77 154
Cole West NGreenvil. 73 81 154
15 *Jaymes Nowicki Wingate U. 76 79 155
*David Rawluk Charlotte 78 77 155
AJ Brundrett TCTCC 74 81 155
18 Connor Tomlinson BAC 79 77 156
Allan Autry Catawba 74 82 156
20 Nathan Irvin NGreenvil. 80 77 157
Ben Roberts BAC 80 77 157
John Palermo Wingate U. B 81 76 157
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