Guilford Up Four Spots in Nike/Golf World Poll
Greensboro, N.C. (10/14/09) -- Guilford College's men's golf team moved up five spots into fourth place in the second Division III Golf World/Nike Golf Coaches' Poll released Wednesday. The new number one team in the poll is Methodist University, which earned 11 out of the 15 first-place votes. Huntingdon College ranks second with one first-place vote. Defending NCAA Division III champion Oglethorpe University fell two spots to third in the poll and received three first-place votes. Skidmore College rounds out the top five.
Senior Peter Latimer owns the Quakers' lowest stroke average with a 73.25 over eight rounds. He is followed closely by classmate Brian Creghan (73.38) and freshman Noah Ratner (73.63).
The Quakers came in fourth in the 12-team Davidson College Invitational Monday and Tuesday. Ratner had the team's best individual performance, tying for fourth with a 222 total. Creghan had the low round for the Quakers with a career-low 69 in Tuesday's final round.
Jack Jensen's Quakers return to action next Monday and Tuesday (10/19-20) at the Oglethorpe Invitational in Oakwood, Ga. Guilford concludes the fall season by hosting the 31st annual Tom and Bettie O’Briant Memorial, which typically features 10-12 nationally ranked Division III teams.
| Oct. 14 Golf World/Nike Division III Coaches' Poll | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank School (First-place votes) | Points |
Last |
| 1. Methodist (11) | 368 |
3 |
| 2. Huntingdon (1) | 349 |
2 |
| 3. Oglethorpe (3) | 324 |
1 |
| 4. Guilford | 273 |
9 |
| 5. Skidmore | 266 |
7 |
| 6. LaVerne | 250 |
4 |
| 7. Saint John's (Minn.) | 239 |
6 |
| 8. Greensboro | 224 |
16 |
| 9. Rhodes | 212 |
11 |
| 10. Texas-Tyler | 191 |
5 |