Campbell Wins Lonnie D. Small Spring Classic Men’s Golf Tournament

Buies Creek, N.C. (3/6/07) -- Kyle Spahr and Fredric Sundberg both shot final-round 69s on Tuesday and Campbell University won the Lonnie D. Small Spring Classic intercollegiate men’s golf tournament at Keith Hills No. 1.

Campbell won its spring tournament for the third-straight time (no tournament was held in 2004 or 2005) and the seventh time in the 22-year history of the event.

The Camels have won the last two events by a total of one stroke. Last year, Campbell and Liberty tied after 54 holes of play at 902 strokes. Campbell won the playoff on the fourth hole. This year, Campbell was one stroke better (585) than runner-up Radford (586).

Elon finished third at 590 strokes, followed by Gardner-Webb (606) and Longwood (607) in the 15-school field. Guilford College, the lone Division III team in the field, placed ninth (615).

Individual medalist Josh Meador of Radford set a tournament 36-hole scoring record (140) by shooting 72-68. His score was one stroke better than the previous record of 141 set in 1986 by Chris Gale (Coastal Carolina) and equaled by Brad Fritsch (Campbell) 2000.

Scooter Buhrman of Longwood and Spahr tied for second at one-under 143. Sundberg tied with Elon’s Justin Newton at even par 144 for fourth place. First-round leader Matt Cook of Western Carolina, who shot an opening-day 69, fell to a tie for 15th place after Tuesday’s 80.

Guilford continues its spring schedule March 30-April 1 at the Marine Federal Credit Union Intercollegiate in Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Lonnie D. Small Spring Classic
Keith Hills CC No. 1 / Buies Creek, N.C.

Mar. 5-6, 2007 / Par 72, 6703 Yards

Final Team Results:

1. Campbell 293-292—585

2. Radford 297-289—586

3. Elon 296-294—590

4. Gardner-Webb 298-308—606

5. Longwood 308-299—607

6. Richmond298-311—609

T7. High Point 307-305—612

T7. Western Carolina 300-312—612

9. Guilford 312-303—615

10. James Madison 312-306—618

11. Stetson 310-309—619

12. Villanova 316-307—623

13. Appalachian State 314-310—624

14. George Washington 319-308—627

15. Dayton334-324—658

Final Individual Leaders:

1. Josh Meador (Radford) 72-68—140

T2. Scooter Buhrman (Longwood) 73-70—143

T2. Kyle Spahr (Campbell) 74-69—143

T4. Fredric Sundberg (Campbell) 75-69—144

T4. Justin Newton (Elon) 72-72—144

Guilford Inidividuals:

T25. Peter Latimer 77-75-152

T27. Joseph Poplin 78-75-153

T31. Colin Clark 78-76-154

T39. Brian Creghan 79-77-156

T55. Burton Wood 79-80-159