Results

POOLER, Ga. − Flagler College won the 11-team Peach Belt Conference Championships after shooting a 288 in the final round for a 54-hole total of 872 stokes Tuesday at the Savannah Quarters Country Club (par 72; 7016 yards).

The conference title is Flagler's first since winning its third consecutive Florida Sun Conference title in 2006.

Flagler won by 16 strokes, besting UNC Pembroke who finished with an 888. The Saints' 288 for a round was their best score for the season, and best since a 287 Feb. 22, 2010 at the AASU Pirate Invitational in Savannah.

Flagler's Joel Dahlenburg (St. Augustine, Fla., Bartram Trail HS) took home medalist honors after firing a 3-under par 69 in the final round which included a hole-in-one on the par-3, 197 yard hole No. 12. He finished the tournament with a 5-under 211 and won by three strokes. Teammate Chris Bray (Hilliard, Fla., Hilliard HS) and Georgia College's Billy Shida tied for second with a 2-under 214. Both Dahlenburg and Bray earned all-tournament honors. 

Andrew McCracken (Virginia Beach, Va., First Colonial HS) tied for 11th place after a 7-over 223. Alex Bennett (Rochester, Mich., Scottsdale CC) shot an 11-over 227 and tied for 19th place. Greg Mergel (Allenwood, N.J., Wall Township HS) rounded out the Flagler scorers with a 14-over 230 and tied for 25th place.

Flagler receives the Peach Belt Conference's automatic berth to the regional tournament May 2-4 at a site to be determined.


Peach Belt Conference Championships
Apr. 11-12, 2011
Pooler, Ga. (Savannah Quarters CC)
Par 72; 7,016 yards

Fin Team Scores
1 Flagler 293-291-288=872
2 UNC Pembroke 295-296-297=888
3 Armstrong Atlantic 292-293-305=890
4 Georgia College 282-303-307=892
5 USC Aiken 291-302-306=899
6 Columbus State 307-297-306=910
7 Lander 300-303-315=918
8 Clayton State 310-308-309=927
9 Georgia Southwestern 315-306-315=936
10 Montevallo 320-320-312=952
11 North Georgia 324-330-315=969

Fin Top10 players Scores
1 Joel Dahlenburg (FC) 71-71-69=211 (-5)
t2 Chris Bray (FC) 69-74-71=214 (-2)
t2 Billy Shida (GC) 66-73-75=214 (-2)
t4 Jonathan McCurry (UNCP) 69-74-73=216 (E)
t4 Rourke Van der Spuy (CSU) 75-69-72=216 (E)
6 Gaines Milliner (USCA) 75-70-72=217 (+1)
7 Jordan Waloer (UNCP) 75-71-72=218 (+2)
t8 Tyler Erickson (AASU) 76-71-74=221 (+5)
t8 Max Fischer (LU) 74-75-72=221 (+5)
10 Ridge Purcell (AASU) 71-74-77=222 (+6)

Fin Flagler players Scores
2 Joel Dahlenburg 71-71-69=211 (-5)
t3 Chris Bray 69-74-71=214 (-2)
t11 Andrew McCracken 80-72-71=223 (+7)
t19 Alex Bennett 74-76-77=227 (+11)
t25 Greg Mergel 79-74-77=230 (+14)