ETSU senior Patrick Beste earned medalist honors in the Birkdale Collegiate Classic and led the Bucs to a five-shot victory at the Birkdale Golf Course in Huntersville, N.C.
The final round of the classic, set for Tuesday, was cancelled due to high winds and temperatures in the low 30s.
As a team, ETSU fired a two-round, three-under par 573 (290-283), to win by five strokes over second-place Wake Forest University. Their second-round score set a team record for a round at the Birkdale Golf Course.
Beste carded a two-round 138 (70-68). His second round score missed the course record by three strokes.
All five of ETSU’s players finished in the top-14. Sophomores James Johnson (73-71 – 144) and Thomas Lee (73-71 – 144) tied for fourth. Johnson notched an eagle while Lee led the event with a -4 on par-4 holes. Senior Chris Wisler (71-76 – 147) tied for 10th while sophomore Adam Riddering (75-73 – 148) tied for 14th.
The victory is the Buccaneers first of the season and the first since winning the 2000 Southern Conference Championship in Lexington, Va. Beste also earned his last medalist honor in the 2000 SoCon Championships.
The Buccaneers return to action on March 24-25 as they compete in the Schenkel E-Z Go Invitational in Statesboro, Ga.
Women’s Golf
ETSU senior Mimmie Dymling finished sixth and led the Buccaneers to a 10th place finish in the Bradford Creek Spring Invitational in Greenville, N.C., hosted by East Carolina University.
The third round of the invitational was canceled due to blustery winds and temperatures in the low 30s.
ETSU shot a second-round 331 to give them a two-round total of 652 (321-331), 32 strokes behind champion Colorado State University.
Junior Catalina Zuluaga and freshman Kristen Fletcher tied for 50th with two-round scores of 165.
Freshman Lauren rice tied for 67th after firing her second consecutive 84.
Sophomore Amanda Ovington tied for 93rd following a second round 90.
The sixth-place finish was the best of Dymling’s career. Her previous best was a 10th-place finish in the Lady Cougar Invitational on Oct. 9-10, 2000.
The Bucs return to action on March 31-April 1 as they play in the Chris Bannister/Gamecock Classic, hosted by Jacksonville State University.

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