SANDESTIN, Fla.  The Methodist men's golf team wrapped up its stay in the Sunshine State with its best round of the three–day tournament, shooting six strokes under par as a group. The Monarchs finished the event in a tie for fourth place with a score of five–under par.

JUST THE FACTS
Event: Golfweek October Classic
Course: Raven Golf Club (Par 71, 6,623 yds.)
Top teams: 1 – Washington & Lee (274–268–280—822; -30), 2 – Sewanee (273–279–277—829; -23), 3 – LeTourneau (283–279–284—846; -6)
Top individuals: T1 – Elias Malakoff, Washington & Lee (69–64–69—202; -11), T1 – Justin Chan, Carnegie Mellon (67–66–69—202; -9), T2 – Justin Chan, Carnegie Mellon (67–66—133; -9)
 
ROUND 3

• Putting together his best round of the tournament, Aiden Spampinato birdied the first hole of the day. A bogey on the next green didn't faze him, as the senior recorded three consecutive birdies to finish out the front nine. He sank one birdie and one bogey on the back half, ending the round at –3, which was also his three–day score, putting him in a tie for 14th place.
• Also at ­–3 for the round, Jonny Lewis performed his best on Tuesday. The junior carded a team–high six total birdies, tossing in one bogey and one double bogey. He finished the tournament at three strokes over par.
• Beau Brewer also had his best round of the three days, sinking four birdies (three on the back nine) along with one bogey and one double bogey. His three–day total came out to five strokes over par.
• With an uneventful first half to the day, one birdie was the only variation from par that Haden Ruby's card saw. The back nine proved to be more challenging to him as he recorded four bogeys, but the senior also sank two more birdies, including one on the 18th green. His +1 for the round put his three–day score at +3, which tied Lewis for third–best on the team.
• After cruising through the first two rounds, Chase Walts produced his least dominant outing of the tournament, but still ended just one stroke over par on the day. The senior carded three birdies with four bogeys (including Holes 16 and 18). He ended the event with a three–round score of –6, which was good enough for ninth place on the individual leaderboard.

 
UP NEXT
The Monarchs have one final varsity competition of the semester, in which they will travel to Greensboro for the O'Briant–Jensen Memorial. The tournament will be two days, taking place on Oct. 28 and 29.