--- Reed Davis jumps eight spots to tie for sixth place ---
Oct. 31, 2006
McCALLA, Ala. ---- The Samford men’s golf team finished in a tie for seventh place with the University of Evansville Tuesday after the final round of the Buffalo Rock/Southern Showdown hosted by Birmingham-Southern College at the Bent Brook Golf Course in McCalla, Ala.
The Samford men’s first team finished the two-day event with a combined score of 861, shooting 287 on the day. The second team finished in a tie for 15th place with Savannah State, shooting a combined 907, and 309 on the day.
Samford’s Reed Davis stayed among the top 20 players as he tied for sixth place, having his best round of the tournament Tuesday as he shot 68 to bring his total score to 209. Bradley Pate jumped 16 spots to replace teammate John Turnipseed for the second Bulldog spot in the top 20. Pate, shooting a combined 212, went from 30th on Monday to 14th on Tuesday after shooting 68 in the third round, giving him his best round of the tournament. Turnipseed fell from 19th to 43rd after shooting 77 in the third round. His final scores were 73-69-77 = 219. Jeremy Cox (77-73-74 = 224) landed at 59th, and Andrew Villerreal (74-78-78 = 230) finished in 79th place.
Taylor Dorner led the way for the second Samford team. Dorner finished at 63rd place, shooting 78 on the day with a total of 225. David Hewellege (76-74-78 = 228) finished in 73rd, Clint Calvert (78-75-78 = 231) at 80th, Bobby Baird (77-80-75 = 232) at 83rd, and Christopher Johnston (75-74-85 = 234) at 86th.
Ohio Valley Conference opponent Murray State took first place in the tournament, followed by Southern Illinois, Birmingham-Southern, and Berry College. Rounding out the top five was Wofford College. Tennessee Tech finished in sixth place, only seven strokes ahead of Samford.
The Bulldogs will wrap up their fall campaign this weekend, Nov. 4 and 5, as they travel to Hendersonville, N.C., to participate in the Western Carolina Intercollegiate hosted by Western Carolina University at the Etowah Valley Country Club.
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