Men's Golf | 5/18/2023 6:36:00 PM
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. Following the third round on Thursday, the Methodist University men's golf team took sole possession of first place in the 2023 NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships. The Monarchs shot a round-low three-over par 291, which puts their total score at even-par 864.
THE ESSENTIALS
Event: 2023 NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championship
Location: Keene Trace Golf Club, NCAA DIII Champion Trace (par 72, 6,974 yards); Nicholasville, Kentucky
Top-three teams: 1 – Methodist (288-285-291—864, E), 2 – Piedmont University (289-284-295—868, +4), 3 – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (290-288-292—870, +6)
Top-three individuals: 1 – Robb Kinder, Christopher Newport University (69-72-70—211, -5), T2 – Cameron Cappuzzzo, Methodist (71-71-70—212, -4), T2 – Bobby Beaubien, Illinois Wesleyan University (67-73-72—212, -4)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Cameron Cappuzzo (71-71-70) now sits one stroke behind the individual leader after posting a two-under par 70 on day three. Through his first six holes he made a pair of bogeys & birdies to keep him at even-par but then an eagle on hole eight brought him down to two-under. On the back half of the course he scored a bogey and a birdie.
- Climbing ten spots into a tie for 11th place was Aiden Spampinato (71-73-73), who shot a one-over par 73. The front half of the course saw him make three bogeys and three birdies for even-par heading into the turn. From there he shot three more bogeys to just two birdies.
- Sliding down four places into a tie for 18th overall, Cooper Hrabak (72-71-75) carded a three-over par 75 during his third trip around. He began the day with a birdie on his first hole before hole numbers six & seven gave him the most trouble -- a triple bogey and a bogey -- but then knocked down one more birdie for two-over through the first nine. His last nine saw him add two birdies, one double bogey, and one bogey to his scorecard.
- Jonny Lewis (67-73-72) moved up eight spots into a tie for 30th following a two-over par 74 performance. His first three holes went two bogeys and a birdie before making back-to-back birdies on holes seven & eight. His back half was a little tougher as he bogeyed twice, double bogeyed, and birdied.
- Just like Lewis, David D'Agostino (77-71-74) shot a two-over 74 as well during his third round. After starting out with a bogey, he made two birdies and six pars for the remainder of the front half. His final nine holes saw him make three bogeys and six more pars.
UP NEXT
Methodist will play its final round of the NCAA Championships on Friday with the first Monarch golfer teeing off at 9:39 AM.
