Thursday, June 03, 2010

OOLTEWAH, Tenn. – UNF finished 14th with an 8-over, 872 (292-293-287) and ETSU's Rhys Enoch posted a 2-under 70 to finish tied for 34th at the 2010 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships at The Honors Course.

UNF sophomore Sean Dale tied for 25th after shooting a 1-under, 215 (72-74-69). Dale’s score led the Ospreys as he turned in his best round on the final day with a 3-under, 69. Senior J.C. Horne tied for 41st with a 1-over, 217 (73-74-70).

Freshman Kevin Phelan finished with a 10-over, 226 (72-71-83), tying for 111st while sophomore Joe Byun tied for 116th with an 11-over, 227 (75-76-76). Senior Jordan Gibb rounded out the scoring for the Ospreys, shooting even par in the final round to finish with a 13-over, 227 (83-74-72), tying for 128th.

“The team battled today to the end,” said head coach Scott Schroeder. “We had great rounds by our seniors. J.C. and Jordan both did a great job of competing all day. Sean played solid and finished strong. Joe finished a solid week for him. The course set up was real long which does not really fit our team, but they competed great. We finished off a great season. A top-15 finish at NCAA finals is the best in program history. This was a fun team and a great ride that we look to continue next season.”

With an eagle on his 53rd hole Enoch ended his run at nationals in impressive fashion, posting a 2-under-par 70 and wrapping up the event tied for 34th.

Enoch, who is currently ranked 52nd nationally, began the day 53rd on the leaderboard and moved up 19 spots. He ended the tournament at even-par 216 (72-74-70), finishing 34th out of 154 players to conclude a successful season.

“It felt good to put a good round together, but I’m really not happy at all – it could have been better,” said Enoch, who earned a bid to the tournament by winning the NCAA East Regional back in May. “I was able to be aggressive of the 17th and it turned out well.”

Prior to his eagle on the Par 5 17th, Enoch had carded three birdies and three bogeys on the day to stand at even par. However, on the 17th his drive came to rest just left of the fairway in the rough, leaving him 270 yards to the hole. He hit a low, stinging 3-wood that split two trees and drew into the green, landing just short and rolling to within 15 feet of the cup. Enoch’s downhill, left-to-right putt swung perfectly to the hole for his eagle.

Enoch finished 10 strokes back of first place Scott Langley of Illinois, who bested San Diego’s Alex Ching by two strokes. Langley entered the event ranked 23rd nationally, while Ching was unranked.