Sept. 18, 2007

Complete Results

Florence, S.C. -- Three Paladins posted below par final rounds to lead Furman to a three-under par 285 and the Raines Development Group Intercollegiate title Tuesday afternoon at the Country Club of South Carolina.

The win marks Furman's first tournament championship since claiming the Southern Conference Tournament title in 2004.

"I'm very proud of the guys this week," said head coach Todd Satterfield. "We got off to a good start, making some key putts, and we were able to hang on down the stretch."

Furman's final round 285 bettered the field by eight strokes and helped the Paladins claim a one-stroke win over SoCon rival Western Carolina (295-287-296=878). Paladin junior Jonathan Bowden (70-75-70=215) carded a two-under par 70 to claim second place while senior Chris Gilliland (75-75-70=220) equalled Bowden's 70 to finish 11th at four-over par for the 54-hole tournament.

Freshman Austin Reeves (79-76-71=226) gave Furman a final round boost with a one-under par 71 in just his third collegiate round of golf. Garrett Schneider (76-72-74=222) fired 74 and senior Ben Goforth (77-72-77=226) carded a 77 to round out Furman's scores in Tuesday's action.

Troy's Michael McGrady (71-769-72=212) took individual honors on the par 72, 7,101-yard layout. McGrady finished three stroke ahead of Bowden and four ahead of Western Carolina's Matt Cook.

Furman will be back in action September 25-26, when its travels to Newport, R.I., for the Adams Cup of Newport.

1 Furman University 298 294 285 877

2 Jonathan Bowden 70 75 70 215

T 11 Chris Gilliland 75 75 70 220

T 18 Garrett Schneider 76 72 74 222

T 34 Ben Goforth 77 72 77 226

T 34 Austin Reeves 79 76 71 226