Complete results
 
Kannapolis, N.C.----The Wingate University men's golf team finished 13th in the Irish Creek Invitational Tuesday. The Bulldogs shot a third-round 306 to complete the 54-hole event at 894. Lincoln Memorial rallied from a seven-stroke deficit to edge Lander for the team title. For the first time, Wingate University hosted this annual event.
 
Wingate's entire 12-person roster competed in the Irish Creek Invitational. On the A team, Bulldog freshman Filippo Grossi completed 54 holes at two-over-par 215. He shot a 74 Tuesday. Junior Will Hunsucker had Wingate's low round Tuesday with a two-over-par 73. He led the B team with a 54-hole total of 218.
 
Lander junior Linus Jonsson earned medalist honors, thanks to a Tuesday-best round of four-under-par 67. He finished 54 holes at eight-under-par 205. Jonsson edged Erskine freshman Oliver Ulmo by two strokes. Second-round leader and Coker junior Jonathan Hallinger tied for fourth place at 211. Fourteen schools and 84 student-athletes competed in this year's Irish Creek Invitational.
 
Tournament Information
 
Irish Creek Invitational
The Club at Irish Creek (par 71, 7099 yards)
Kannapolis, N.C. (hosted by Wingate University)
 
Wingate Line-up
 
13-Wingate 296-292-306=894
T13-Filippo Grossi, 71-70-74=215
T45-Alfie Storer, 73-74-77=224
T57-Colin Dutton, 77-73-77=227
T68-Nick Fleming, 75-75-81=231
T68-Anthony Parziale, 78-75-78=231
 
14-Wingate B 300-292-305=897
T23-Will Hunsucker, 73-72-73=218
T37-Charlie Campbell, 77-70-75=222
T57-Jake Smith, 71-76-80=227
T76-Fynn Loewe, 79-80-77=236
79-Collin Welborn, 84-74-83=241
 
Individuals
82-Asanka White, 81-84-84=249
83-Oscar Land, 84-88-78=250
 
Wingate/Tournament Notes

- The Wingate B team shot a 305 Tuesday, while the A team carded a 306
- WU junior Will Hunsucker had a team-best seven birdies Tuesday
- Hunsucker played the par three holes at one-under-par (2.92)
- Only three entrants did better on the par three holes than Hunsucker
- Bulldog freshman Fynn Loewe eagled the par five, 584-yard hole No. 14
- Lincoln Memorial shot a Tuesday-best 276 to edge Lander by two strokes (848-850)
- Second-round leader Coker finished third at 854
- USC Aiken (862) and Erskine (868) rounded out the top five teams
- Wingate concludes its fall slate with the Lenoir-Rhyne Fall Invite/SAC Preview Oct. 24-25

What They Are Saying
Wingate junior student-athlete Will Hunsucker
 
"I was very thankful to have the opportunity to play at Irish Creek this week. I was able to put together a few good rounds over the past few days. Fortunately, my wedges were on point and I was able to make some big, key putts the second day to get my round back to two-over-par and five-over-par for the tournament."

Wingate University
 
Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a laboratory of difference-making that serves more than 3,400 students in North Carolina. Wingate offers 38 undergraduate majors as well as seven master's and four doctoral degrees. The University is home to the Cannon College of Arts and Sciences; the Levine College of Health Sciences; the Byrum School of Business; the Thayer School of Education and the School of Sport Sciences. 

Wingate is a leader in healthcare education, and nearly one in five Wingate undergraduate students is preparing to be a pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist or nurse. Student-athletes on Wingate's 25 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award for 14 years straight. The University's motto is "Faith, Knowledge, Service." View current news and videos at www.wingate.edu.