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Hickory, N.C.----The Wingate University men's golf team posted its lowest round this week, finishing ninth in the 2023 South Atlantic Conference tournament at the Lake Hickory Country Club, Catawba Springs course Tuesday. The Bulldogs shot a 299 for a 54-hole total of 901. NCAA Division II No. 1 team Anderson won the event with a 19-under-par 845. The AU Trojans earn the league's automatic qualification to the NCAA Division II tournament.
 
Wingate freshman Fynn Loewe led the Bulldogs Tuesday with an even-par 72. Playing in his first SAC tournament, Loewe tied for 24th place at 223. Sophomore Colin Dutton finished one shot back at 224. Anderson freshman Alejandro de Castro led wire-to-wire to earn medalist honors. The SAC Freshman of the Year finished at nine-under-par 207.
 
Tournament Information
 
South Atlantic Conference men's golf championships (18/18/18)
Lake Hickory Country Club, Catawba Springs course (par 72, 6605 yards)
Hickory, N.C. (hosted by Lenoir-Rhyne University)
 
Wingate Line-up
 
9-Wingate 301-301-299=901
T24-Fynn Loewe, 76-75-72=223
28-Colin Dutton, 74-75-75=224
T34-Nick Fleming, 74-75-78=227
40-Jake Smith, 77-76-77=230
45-Will Hunsucker, 82-80-75=237
 
Wingate/tournament notes
 
- Loewe's Tuesday 72 equals his collegiate low round
- Loewe had a first-round 72 in both the Spring Bulldog Clash and the Bearcat Golf Classic
- The Bulldog newcomer eagled the par 5, 496-yard hole No. 12 Tuesday
- Loewe led Wingate with four final-round birdies
- Anderson won by a whopping 23 strokes over second-place Lenoir-Rhyne (845-868)
- Newberry finished third at 874; the Wolves had a Tuesday low-round of 281
- No. 11 Lincoln Memorial (876) and Tusculum (877) finished fourth and fifth, respectively
- Wingate concludes its 2023 spring season with this week's SAC event
 
What They Are Saying
Wingate freshman student-athlete Fynn Loewe
 
"There were a lot of positives we can take away from this week. The course was playing difficult with high-wind gusts and tough pin positions on fast greens. I'm pleased with my performance this week as the work of the last few weeks was shining through today. As a team, we win or learn; this week, we definitely learned a lot, which gives us a positive outlook on the upcoming fall season."
 
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 the past 14 times it has been awarded. The University's motto is "Faith, Knowledge, Service." View current news and videos at www.wingate.edu.
 
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