DAYTONA BEACH, Florida -- Daniel Brennan fired a final round 73 on Friday afternoon to help Bethune-Cookman win the Gary Freeman Spring Invitational hosted by Bethune-Cookman at LPGA International. The two-day, 54-hole event took place on the Hills Course.Bethune-Cookman (308-292-293=893) entered the final round on Friday trailing Fort Wayne by four strokes.
Daniel Brennan (76-69-73=218, +2), a senior from Shannon, Ireland, carded a 1-over par 73 in his final round, defeating ort Wayne's Zach Schroeder (71-73-75=219, +3) by a single stroke in order to capture the individual medalist award.
Meanwhile, Connor O'Brien (80-72-72=224, +8), a senior from Harpenden, England, fired mirror scores of even par 72 in his second and third round, respectfully, to finish tied for fifth on the final tournament leaderboard.
Playing in his first BCU Gary Freeman Spring Invitational was freshman Jake Lane (76-76-76=228, +12) who fired 4-over par 76 scores across all three of his rounds on the course. That allowed the Calgary, Alberta freshman to finish ninth in the field.
Wildcats sophomore Christian Hovstadius (80-75-77=232, +16) finished tied for 15th as he carded a final round 5-over 77 on Friday.
Fellow Sweden countryman of Hovstadius, Marcus Sundlof (76-85-72=233, +17) of Stockholm, Sweden was tied for 18th on the final leaderboard as he used an even par 72 for his best performance of the tournament.
Playing as an individual for the Wildcats was Simon Maury (78-78-75=231, +15) as he finished 14th overall in the tournament. Dante Davis (81-80-78=239, +23) lowered his score every round as he also participated in this year's tournament as an individual.
Kevin Sims (81-79-85=245, +29) finished 33rd as an individual for Bethune-Cookman. And it was Darragh Crawford (83-85-82=250, +34) that finished tied for 38th in the field.
Fort Wayne (292-304-301=897) was the tournament runner up on the team leaderboard.
Eric Brinker of Fort Wayne finished third on the final leaderboard, while Sacred Heart's Matt Shubley was fourth. Rounding out the top five participants were Luis Acevedo (North Carolina A&T), Connor O'Brien (Bethune-Cookman), Saptak Talwar (Sacred Heart) and Alejandro Toro (Florida A&M).
Bethune-Cookman is back in action March 18-19, as the Wildcats travel to the Mission Inn Spring Spectacular hosted by George Mason in Orlando, Florida.
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BCU Gary Freeman Spring Invitational Dates: Mar 1-2, 2018 LPGA International • Daytona Beach, Fla. Par 72, 6984 yards.
Fin. Team Scores Total Par
1 . Bethune-Cookman 308 292 293 893 +29
2 . Fort Wayne 292 304 301 897 +33
3 . Sacred Heart 309 299 303 911 +47
4 . Florida A&M 313 310 313 936 +72
5 . Savannah State 321 314 310 945 +81
6 . North Carolina A&T 314 328 327 969 +105
7 . Alabama A&M 328 319 326 973 +109
8 . Chicago State 334 337 340 1011 +147
Bethune-Cookman wins the 2018 BCU Gary Freeman Spring Invitational
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