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Men's Golf Tom Riordan

Eldridge Ties For Fifth With Third Round 65

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Senior Thomas Eldridge matched his career-low round on Tuesday when he fashioned a seven-under-par 65 in the final round of the Golfweek Conference Challenge to finish tied for fifth and help UNCW to a third-place showing at the Cedar Rapids Country Club.

Golfweek Conference Challenge Final Results

"I'm extremely proud of this group for fighting all week and really turning a corner today," said UNCW interim head coach Daniel Bowden. "The golf course demanded precision and we executed when we had to."

NC State held off host Iowa by two strokes for the team championship and Benjamin Shipp gave NCSU a sweep of the tournament, winning medalist honors by two strokes over Iowa's Alex Schaake.

For Eldridge, it was the fourth time he matched his career-low round, all coming in the past two seasons. It was his second top-10 finish of the fall and the 12th for his career. Eldridge rode seven birdies on the final 18 holes and finished with a tournament-leading 15.

UNCW tied NC State for the tournament lead with 50 birdies.

"Thomas' 65 today was a phenomenal round and provided us with the spark we needed. I look forward to continuing our great play at Chapel Hill."

UNCW's Reese McFarlane and Pat Cover both closed out the tournament with under-par scores of 70 and 71, respectively.

UNCW's 281 in the third round was the low-round for the day.

The Seahawks return to action at the UNC Intercollegiate on Oct. 7-8.

UNCW Results: T5. Thomas Eldridge -5 (75-71-65=211); T19. Pat Cover E (71-74-71=216); T22. Blake McShea +2 (68-75-75=218); T22. Reese McFarlane +2 (76-72-70=218); T44. Stephen Saleeby +8 (71-74-79=224)

Leaderboard Top-10: 1. Benjamin Shipp, NCSU, -10 (68-69-69=206); 2. Alex Schaake, Iowa, -8 (70-70-68=208); 3. Tim Widing, USF, -7 (73-67-69=209); 4. Stephen Franken, NCSU, -6 (66-73-71=210); T5. Kevin Velo, SJSU, -5 (72-71-68=211); T5. Thomas Eldridge, UNCW, -5 (75-71-65=211); T5. Jesper Svensson, CAM, -5 (69-70-72=211); T8. Blake Elliott, MSU, -4 (72-71-69=212); T8. Dawson Armstrong, LU, -4 (69-67-76=212); T10. Ash Patel, SSU, -3 (70-72-71=213); T10. Spencer Ralston, Georgia, -3 (67-71-75=213)

Team Standings: 1. NC State -17 (274-286-287=847); 2. Iowa -15 (283-282-284=849); 3. UNCW -7 (285-291-281=857); 4. San Francisco -2 (291-281-290=862); 5. Campbell +5 (292-286-291=869); 6. Lipscomb +7 (290-295-286); 7. San Jose State +14 (295-293-290=878); 8. Louisiana-Monroe +15 (302-284-293=879); 9. Washington State +16 (291-301-288=880); 10. Eastern Michigan +19 (294-291-298=883); 11. Southern Illinois +20 (293-295-296=884); 12. McNeese State +21 (291-300-294=885); 13. Furman +23 (300-291-296=887); 14. Georgia +26 (292-299-299=890); 15. Sacramento State +31 (291-302-302=895)
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Players Mentioned

Pat Cover

Pat Cover

5' 9"
Senior
Thomas Eldridge

Thomas Eldridge

5' 11"
Senior
Reese McFarlane

Reese McFarlane

6' 3"
Sophomore
Stephen Saleeby

Stephen Saleeby

6' 1"
Junior
Blake McShea

Blake McShea

6' 0"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Pat Cover

Pat Cover

5' 9"
Senior
Thomas Eldridge

Thomas Eldridge

5' 11"
Senior
Reese McFarlane

Reese McFarlane

6' 3"
Sophomore
Stephen Saleeby

Stephen Saleeby

6' 1"
Junior
Blake McShea

Blake McShea

6' 0"
Sophomore