ORLANDO – Davidson won its second Atlantic 10 Men's Golf Championship Sunday, posting a five-under 859 to win by nine strokes at Reunion Resort and Golf Club. Dayton freshman Henry May had an unbelievable finish to take Medalist and Most Outstanding Freshman honors.
Battling with Davidson's Alex Ross, who had a one-stroke lead after both player had completed hole 16, May carded a birdie on 17 to start the 18
th hole tied with Ross. Playing one group ahead of May, Ross recorded a birdie on 18, his sixth of the round. Needing a birdie to tie and force a playoff, May sunk a long putt from the far side of the green to eagle the hole, and win Medalist and Rookie honors. It was his first eagle of the three-round tournament, and he finished with a 210 (67-74-69).
Ross finished with a 211 (75-69-67) to lead the champion Wildcats and place second overall. In all, Davidson had three players in the top 10 and two others just outside the top 10. Alex Heffner was eighth overall and second for the 'Cats with a 218 (70-75-73). Clayton Tribus tied for ninth with a 219 (73-70-76), and both Viraj Garewal (78-68-74) and Brian Garrett (78-69-73) shots a 220 to tie for 11
th.
Both Davidson and May advance to NCAA Regionals. Davidson will represent the A-10 as the league's automatic qualifier, while May will participate as an individual. The selection show is set for May 5 at 2:00 pm on the Golf Channel. Regionals will be played May 17-19.
The Flyers placed second as a team with an 868, led by May, Connor Quigley and Kyle Schmidt, all of whom finished in the top 10. Quigley was fifth with a 216 (71-74-71) while Schmidt tied for sixth with a 217 (72-74-71). VCU was third, scoring an 870, led by Joe Retford's 215 (76-67-72), which tied him for third place, and Mikkel Antonsen, who had a tournament low round of 66 en route to a 219 (80-66-73) and a tie for ninth.
Day two leader Chris Francoeur tied for third with a 215 (71-68-76) to lead Rhode Island to a 874 and fourth-place finish. Jordan Brajcich also finished in the top 10, tying for sixth with a 217 (70-73-74).
Richmond placed fifth with an 887, George Washington was sixth with an 890 and George Mason was seventh with an 891. St. Bonaventure, Fordham and La Salle rounded out the field.