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Palm Harbor, Fla.----The No. 11 Wingate men's golf team concluded 54 holes of play at the 2026 Copperhead Championship, taking on a challenging course and field in Florida. The Bulldogs compiled team rounds of 14-over, 9-over, and 19-over-par across three rounds to finish 17th overall with 31 total birdies for the week.  
 
Sophomore Mattia D'Errico delivered the standout performance of the tournament for the Bulldogs, securing a 28th-place finish on the individual leaderboard. D'Errico's week was highlighted by a fiery three-under-par second round—featuring three birdies and an eagle two on a par four—which he paired with rounds of 4-over-par (one birdie) and four-over-par (two birdies).
 
Individual highlights
 
Sophomore Finn Ellis displayed steady play across all three days, carding two initial rounds of three-over-par (three birdies) and one-over-par (three birdies) on his way to a tie for 63rd place.
 
Junior Max Drott turned in a solid effort over 54 holes, opening with a two-over-par card (two birdies) and concluding with a three-over-par round (two birdies) to match Ellis in 63rd place.
 
Sophomore Garrison Welborn fought hard through the test at Copperhead, recording a five-over-par opening round (three birdies) and a five-over-par final round (one birdie).
 
Sophomore Alex Alder generated scoring opportunities throughout the event, dropping three birdies in his second-round, four-over-par performance and adding another three birdies in the final round.
 
Up next for the No. 11 Bulldogs
 
Wingate's next competition is the Golfweek Fripp Island Invite Monday and Tuesday, October 26-27. The prestigious event is hosted at the Fripp Island Resort on the newly-renovated Ocean Point Golf Course in South Carolina.
 
(Editor's note: Wingate senior men's golf student-athlete Matthew Wordon contributed this article. Wordon is an international business major from Bath, England.)