Troy University Athletics
Tuesday, October 13
Duluth, Ga.
All Day
Troy University
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Vannoy Leads Troy to Third-Place Finish at AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic
10/13/2015 2:52:00โฏPM | Golf (M)
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DULUTH, Georgia โ Clayton Vannoy fired a 1-over 73 in Tuesday's final round of the AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic to lead Troy to a third-place finish in the event that featured two top 50 teams โ No. 19 South Florida and No. 35 College of Charleston โ and eight teams ranked in the top 100 in the latest Golfweek rankings; Troy entered the tournament ranked 75th nationally.
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Troy entered the day in third place, but the Trojans found themselves five shots back of UNC Greensboro with five holes to play. Troy picked up four birdies โ two by Jared Bettcher โ over the final five holes to take back the third spot; the Trojans sealed the deal with birdies on No. 18 by Bettcher, Luke Moser and Calum Masters.
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The Trojans moved to 12-1 on the season against Sun Belt opponents after finishing a shot up on Georgia State and 10 shots ahead of South Alabama.
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Vannoy finished the 54-hole event tied for fourth place overall with a 3-under 213. The Pensacola, Fla., native had four birdies on the day and finished second in the field with 14 birdies over the three rounds. It was Vannoy's second top-10 and third top-25 finish of the year in Troy's four events.
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Bettcher made the turn at 3-over par, but rallied to play the back of the course to a tune of 1-under thanks to three birdies. He shot 2-over for the day and 1-under for the tournament to finish in a tie for 10th place, his second top-10 finish of the year.
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Cam Norman turned in his best final round of the season with a 2-under 70 to move into 16th place; he had been averaging a 78.33 in final rounds this season. He made the turn at 2-under thanks to a trio of birdies on the front nine. Norman traded a birdie for a bogey on the back of the course to close out his day.
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Moser made the turn at 3-over after a tough start with double-bogeys on No. 3 and No. 5, but the Trojan junior, who tied for 34th, responded with three birdies, including a clutch one on No. 18 to finish with a 3-over card.
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Calum Masters was around the pin all day and finished with a pair of birdies and a round of 4-over; he tied for 60th place. Playing as an individual, Sean Stone had a pair of birdies in his final round and tied for 45th place overall after a 2-over 74 on Tuesday.
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Lipscomb took the team title by eight shots over South Florida after shooting a tournament record 25-under par 839, while Lipscomb's Dawson Armstrong claimed individual medalist honors with a tournament record 16-under 200.
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The Trojans wrap up their fall schedule in two weeks at the Intercollegiate at The Grove hosted by Middle Tennessee on Oct. 25-27 in College Grove, Tenn.
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Team Standings
1. Lipscomb 279-274-286โ839, 2. South Florida 281-282-284โ847, 3. Troy 289-283-292โ864, 4. Georgia State 292-284-289โ865, 5. UNC Greensboro 282-291-293โ866, 6. Chattanooga 291-287-291โ869, 7. South Alabama 286-293-295โ874, 8. College of Charleston 289-295-291โ875, 9. Francis Marion 293-289-295โ877, 10. Richmond 283-302-297โ882, 11. Davidson 304-294-287โ885, 12. Middle Tennessee 295-300-291โ886, 13. Temple 305-297-300โ902, 14. Mercer 300-300-303โ903
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Individual Leaders
1. Dawson Armstrong (Lipscomb) 65-67-68โ200, 2. Oskar Bergqvist (South Florida) 70-70-68โ208, 3. Cristian DiMarco (South Florida) 74-69-68โ211, T4. Clayton Vannoy (Troy) 69-71-73โ213, T4. Taylor Coalson (UNCG) 69-70-74โ213, T4. Eric Ansett (Lipscomb) 70-69-74โ213, T4. Aksel Olsen (South Florida) 70-71-72โ213
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Troy Individuals
T4. Clayton Vannoy 69-71-73โ213, T10. Jared Bettcher 72-69-74โ215, T16. Cam Norman 74-72-70โ216, T34. Luke Moser 74-71-75โ220, T45. Sean Stone 73-76-74โ222, T60. Calumย Masters 74-77-76โ227ย
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