April 13, 2008

Final Results

Columbus, Ohio -- Jonathan Bowden and Ben Goforth each shot 76 on Sunday as Furman (311-318-311=940) claimed a 12th place finish at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate at the par-71, 7,455-yard Scarlet Course at The Ohio State University Golf Club.

Goforth (77-77-76=230) grabbed a share of 23rd place with a 54-hole score of 17-over-par to lead the Paladins. Bowden (80-79-76=235) bounced back from a rough two rounds on Saturday to shoot five-over for the round and 22-over for the tournament. Ryan Brehm of Michigan State carded a final round 73 to take individual honors at five-over-par. He finished four strokes ahead of Colorado's Luke Symons, Penn State's T.J. Howe and Iowa's Cole Peevler.

Colorado took the team title with a 294 on Sunday. Michigan State finished three strokes back while Kent State, Ohio State and Northwestern rounded out the top five.

Furman will compete for the league title at the 2008 Southern Conference Championships April 20-22, at the Country Club of South Carolina in Florence, S.C.