Queens University of Charlotte
South Atlantic Conference
4/20/2021 10:44:00 PM | Men's Golf
TAZEWELL, TENN. - The Queens University of Charlotte men's golf team finished third at the 2021 South Atlantic Conference Championship after scoring 297 in round three for a total score of 862. The championship was hosted at Woodlake Golf Club.
The Royals finished the tournament two-under par to secure third place. Lincoln Memorial pulled away in round three to win the championship with a total score of 847. Limestone took second place with a score of 860.
"Congrats to LMU on winning the SAC Championship today," said Queens head men's golf coach Andrew Serketich. "They played very solid and were deserving champions."
All five Royals golfers finished in the top-20 of the individual rankings. Ollie Smith paved the way for Queens shooting a 214 (70-71-73) to tie for fifth place at two-under par. Brock Hlinak shot the best final round for Queens to total 217 (73-72-72), tying for 11th. Taisuke Ono finished one stroke behind at 218 (70-71-77) to tie for 13th. Drake Wilcox scored a 219 (74-70-75) to tie for 17th and Clayson Good scored a 220 (70-70-80), tying for 20th.
Smith's top-five performance landed him on the South Atlantic Conference All-Tournament Team.
"Congrats to Ollie on finishing on the all-tournament team," Serketich added. "I'm really happy for Ollie. This was his first conference tournament and he played very well overall."
"Brock played solid as well," Serketich continued. "On a different day a few of his putts go in and he's in the 60s multiple rounds instead of around even par. That said, still proud of his effort and loved his fight.
We have a lot to be proud of even though the final result wasn't what we had hoped for. It was a lot of fun to be in the hunt to start the day, a great experience for our team. Outside of Taisuke we are a young team and we'll learn from these experiences and come back better next year."
