The Vols Finish Third at Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate

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The Vols Finish Third at Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate

October 13, 2019 | Men's Golf

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Spencer Cross finishes the tournament as the only player in the field to have a round in the 60s all three days

By: Andy Kovar

JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. – The Tennessee men's golf team ended the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate in third on Sunday.

The Vols carded a season-best 54-hole score of 837 (-27) with three players finishing 5-under-par or better in the tournament.

It marks the fourth tournament score since 2011 that has been 837 or lower and the second consecutive season Tennessee has shot 27-under or better in the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate.

Junior Spencer Cross was the low Vol player on the leaderboard as he finished inside of the top five for the second time this week. The Sevierville, Tennessee native was the only player to shoot all three rounds in the 60s this week.

In the final round, Cross turned in his best round of the week and the low round for Tennessee on Sunday with a 67 (-5) to cement a fourth place finish in the 87-player field. He closed out the day without a bogey and carded four of his five birdies on the opening nine.

That quick start helped the Vols to a two-stroke lead at the turn, but ultimately were passed by tournament champions Louisville and host East Tennessee State in the final nine holes of the competition.

This marks the third consecutive tournament this fall that Tennessee has placed third or higher.

Joining Cross in the top 10 on the individual leaderboard was redshirt junior Hunter Wolcott who picked up his second top-10 finish of the week after tying for second at the Intercollegiate at the Grove.

After being tied with Cross entering the final round, Wolcott turned in a final round 72 (E) to tie for 10th at 7-under-par for the tournament.

Senior Rhys Nevin was the third player inside of the top 20 on the leaderboard, tying for 18th at 5-under-par for the tournament. Nevin carded a third round 70 (-2) to jump up eight spots on the leaderboard.

Coach's Take
On takeaways from final round:
"It's always good to be in contention to win a tournament. There is always an opportunity to learn something from the experience and use those lessons for the next time." – Coach Brennan Webb

On Spencer Cross:
"He has been very solid all year. He is playing with confidence and doing everything we have set out to do as a team as far as being in the right mindset every day." – Coach Brennan Webb

Final Scores:
Team

1	Louisville	-34 (830)
2	East Tennessee State	-29 (835)
3	Tennessee	-27 (837)
4	Ole Miss	-23 (841)
5	UNCW	-21 (843)
T6	Furman	-19 (845)
T6	NC State	-19 (845)
8	Coastal Carolina	-18 (846)
9	Virginia Tech	-15 (849)
10	East Carolina	-11 (853)
11	Missouri	-4 (860)
12	Penn State	-1 (863)
13	Virginia	+1 (865)
14	VCU	+4 (868)
15	Villanova	+53 (917)

Tennessee Team

Spencer Cross	4	204 (-12)
Hunter Wolcott	T10	209 (-7)
Rhys Nevin	T18	211 (-5)
Chip Thomas	T43	217 (+1)
Tyler Johnson	T67	222 (+6)

Tennessee Individual

Bryce Lewis	T43	217 (+1)
Jake Hall	T47	218 (+2)
Brayden Garrison	T56	219 (+3)

Up Next
Tennessee rounds out its fall slate of tournaments this week when it heads to Alpharetta, Georgia for the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational. The first round is scheduled to start on Friday (Oct. 18).