RESULTS | Hargett Memorial Intercollegiate complete results
 
Monroe, N.C.----The No. 12 Wingate University men's golf team won its third event in a row, fourth of the spring and fifth of the year, taking the title in the 25th annual Ralph Hargett Memorial Intercollegiate tournament at Rolling Hills Country Club Tuesday. Graduate student Jordan Hyland led the home-standing Bulldogs, tying for second place at seven-under-par 209.
 
The Bulldogs shot their second consecutive nine-under-par 279 in today's final round, finishing with a come-from-behind, three-stroke victory over No. 15 USC Beaufort. Wingate had seven student-athletes in the top 20 (and ties). Each of the team's lucky seven completed 54 holes under par.
 
Wingate shot an 18-under-par 846 for 54 holes, while the USC Beaufort Sand Sharks posted a 15-under-par 849. Two-time defending Hargett Memorial champion and current No. 5 Grand Valley State finished third with a 12-under-par 852. Lenoir-Rhyne was fourth at 10-under-par 854. Sixteen teams and 92 players competed in this year's event.
 
For the first time in Wingate's modern-day history, the men's golf program has won three consecutive tournaments. The Bulldogs' back-to-back-to-back victories include the Spring Bulldog Clash, the Bearcat Classic and the Hargett Memorial. Wingate's 2024-25 unit matches the 2011-12 team with its five triumphs to date.
 
Wingate A team Round 3 quick hits
 
- Wingate shot a nine-under-par 279 in round three
- The 'Dogs leapfrogged No. 15 USCB and No. 5 GVSU to take the three-shot win
- Wingate's back-to-back 279s were the best '25 Hargett Memorial team score
- Graduate student Jordan Hyland shot a final round of four-under-par 68
- Hyland tied for second place, thanks to six Tuesday birdies
- He makes the Hargett Memorial all-tournament team for the second straight year
- Junior Alfie Storer fired a three-under-par 69 in the final round
- Storer played the last 36 holes seven-under-par
- His four-under-par 212 gave him a tie for eighth place, his best WU finish
- Junior Lewis Beeden and freshman Brandon Skidmore both shot one-under-par 71s
- Beeden finished tied for 13th place, while Skidmore tied for 16th place
- Beeden posted a two-under-par 214, while Skidmore had a one-under-par 215
- Junior Fynn Loewe shot an even-par 72 Tuesday, completing 54 holes at 215
- Loewe tied Skidmore and fourth others for 16th place
 
Wingate B team Round 3 quick hits
 
- The 'Dogs fired a one-over-par 289, their best team score of the tourney
- Wingate tied Carson-Newman for eighth place at 14-over-par 878
- Senior Jake Smith led the Tuesday charge with a one-under-par 71
- Junior Oscar Land and grad student Sean Addie had matching even-par 72s
- Both Smith and Addie eagled the par five, 561-yard hole No. 9 Tuesday
- Freshman Cole Rouse shot a two-over-par 74 Tuesday
- Rouse was the top B team finisher, tying for 16th place at one-under-par 215
- Senior Collin Welborn and freshman Max Drott played as individuals
- Both Welborn and Drott shot identical Tuesday scores of one-under-par 71
- In his final home event, Welborn tied for 16th place at one-under-par 215
- Senior Charlie Campbell had a six-over-par 78 Tuesday
- Sophomore Matt Wordon posted a third-round score of nine-over-par 81
 
Next up for No. 12 Wingate
 
Wingate takes a trip to the mountains Saturday, as the Bulldogs will play in Lincoln Memorial University's Tennessee River Rumble Monday and Tuesday. The LMU Railsplitters host this annual event at the WindRiver Golf Club in Lenoir City, Tennessee. Last year, Wingate battled a tough course and challenging weather conditions to finish fourth.
 
The Tennessee River Rumble concludes Wingate's regular season. The Bulldogs will join 12 teams for the South Atlantic Conference championship tournament in mid-April. Wingate's postseason lid lifter will take place on the Preserve at Verdae layout in Greenville, South Carolina.
 
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(Editor's note: Wingate University graduate student Sean Addie contributed this article. The '23 Davis & Elkins graduate is a second-year MBA student at Wingate.)