MONROE, N.C. – The Flagler College men's golf team finished in a tie for fifth place with a 25-over par 889 (302-286-301) at the Hargett Memorial Invitational, which wrapped up Tuesday at the Rolling Hills Country Club (par 72; 6,764 yards).

The Saints had standout performances from Felix Villamil and Joel Petersson. Villamil shot a season-best 3-under 213 (75-67-71) and finished in a tie for fifth place, his second top five this year. He had a tournament-best three eagles, one in the first round and two in the second round, including a hole-in-one. Petersson turned in a season-best even par 216 (75-68-73) and finished in a tie for seventh place, his first top 10 finish.   

Finishing atop the 16-team field was No. 9 (Golfstat relative ranking) Grand Valley State University. The Lakers shot a 1-under 863 (292-285-286) and won by 19 strokes. Belmont Abbey College finished a distant second with an 18-over 882 (304-291-287).

Charles Delong of Grand Valley State shot a 4-under 68 in the final round to claim medalist honors with a 10-under 206 (69-69-68). Yesterday's leader through two rounds, Filippo Grossi of Wingate University finished in second place with a 5-under 211 (68-69-74).    

Nic Whittaker finished in a tie for 19^th place with a 7-over 223 (75-70-78). Franco Piovano was one shot back with an 8-over 224 (78-71-75) and finished in a tie for 25^th place. Nic Eberhard carded an 11-over 227 which put him in a tie for 38^th place. Trey Wilson shot a 17-over 233 while Andrew Porter rounded out the Flagler players with a 22-over 238.

Flagler wraps up the regular season with the Argonaut Invitational, which will be held April 3-4, at the Pensacola CC in Pensacola, Florida.
 
Hargett Memorial Invitational (Final Round)
March 20-21, 2023
Rolling Hills CC – Monroe, N.C.
Par: 72 | Yardage: 6,764

Teams
1) Grand Valley State 292-285-286=863 (-1)
2) Belmont Abbey 304-291-287=882 (+18)
3) Shorter 298-293-292=883 (+19)
4) Wingate 298-290-300=888 (+24)
t5) Flagler 302-286-301=889 (+25)
t5) Lenoir-Rhyne 305-287-297=889 (+25)
7) Indiana (Pa.) 304-294-294=892 (+28)
8) Davis & Elkins 300-297-301=898 (+34)
9) Wingate "B" 309-294-296=899 (+35)
10) St. Thomas Aquinas 299-307-301=907 (+43)
11) Post 306-305-302=913 (+49)
12) Southern New Hampshire 315-301-310=926 (+62)
13) Catawba 317-301-312=930 (+66)
14) Wilmington (Del.) 315-305-311=931 (+67)
15) Belmont Abbey "B" 317-315-300=932 (+68)
16) Pfeiffer 314-314-311=939 (+75)

Top 10 individuals
1) Charles Delong (GVSU) 69-69-68=206 (-10)
2) Filippo Grossi (WIN) 68-69-74=211 (-5)
t3) Blake Henriques (SU) 73-71-68=212 (-4)
t3) Nick Krueger (GVSU) 73-70-69=212 (-4)
t5) Bill Koch (POST) 74-69-70=213 (-3)
t5) *Felix Villamil (FLG) 75-67-71=213 (-3)
t7) Nick Fleming (WIN) 75-71-70=216 (E)
t7) Joel Petersson (FLG) 75-68-73=216 (E)
t7) Samuel Mace (LRU) 72-68-76=216 (E)
t10) Martin Eisa (DEC) 74-72-72=218 (+2)
t10) Jordan Hyland (DEC) 71-75-72=218 (+2)

Flagler scorers:
5) *Felix Villamil 75-67-71=213 (-3)
t7) Joel Petersson 75-68-73=216 (E)
t19) Nic Whittaker 75-70-78=223 (+7)
t25) Franco Piovano 78-71-75=224 (+8)
t38) Nic Eberhard 75-77-75=227 (+11)
t57) Trey Wilson 77-78-78=233 (+17)
t74) *Andrew Porter 76-81-81=238 (+22)

*-playing as an individual

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