Guilford College Ranked Fourth In National Golf Poll

Greensboro, N.C.(11/16/06) -- Guilford College’s men’s golf squad fell two places into fourth place in the Division III Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) / Bridgestone Coaches Poll released Thursday. The poll is the final ranking of the fall season. The Quakers, who received one first-place vote, trail top-ranked Methodist, which received eight first-place votes, Emory, and third-place Huntingdon in the poll. Oglethorpe rounds out the top five.

Coach Jack Jensen’s Quakers beat nine ranked squads, including Methodist, Oct. 15-16 at the 12-team Gordin Classic. The Quakers defeated Emory for the third time this fall as well as six other ranked squads at the Oglethorpe Invitational Oct. 30-31. Guilford finished among the top-five teams in four of its five fall tournaments and went 6-8-1 against Methodist, Emory, Huntingdon, and Oglethorpe.
Senior Joseph Poplin owns the Quakers' lowest stroke average, 72.00, in 10 rounds. Senior Colin Clark is second on the team at 74.13 in eight rounds. Sophomore Burton Wood's 75.00 average over 10 rounds stands third.

Guilford, which is also rated fourth in the current Golfstat Head-to-Head NCAA Division III rankings, returns to action Feb. 26 and 27 at the Mid-Pines/Pfeiffer Invitational.

 

November 16 GCAA/Bridgestone Division III Coaches' Poll
Rank School (First-place votes) Points Prev.
1. Methodist (12) 324 1
2. Emory 297 3
3. Huntingdon 290 4
4. Guilford 287 2
5. Oglethorpe 255 8
6. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 250 7
7. Saint John's (Minn.) 241 6
8. Rhodes 231 5
9. LaGrange 185 11
10. Nebraska Wesleyan 177 T9

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25. Greensboro 40 25