Full Results

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – The Lincoln Memorial men's golf team shot a final round 8-under par 276 on Tuesday to win the Irish Creek Invitational by two shots over Lander. The Railsplitters entered the day seven strokes behind Coker and one behind Lander but carded the best round in the field by three strokes to surge to the victory.

Lincoln Memorial used a balanced effort led by Harry Lord's even-par 213 over the three rounds in two days to win the 54-hole tournament. Both Alex James and Loic Naas tied for 11^th individually with 1-over totals of 214, with James firing the best round of the two days for the Railsplitters with a 4-under 67 during Monday's second round.
 
Jamie Dean (3-over 216, T-20^th) and Thomas Craig (6-over 219, T-27^th) contributed to two team scores each out of the three rounds while finishing in the Top 30 individuals.
 
The lowest 54-hole total of the tournament for Lincoln Memorial actually went to George Durkan (2-under 211, T-4^th) playing as an individual.
 
Lander's Linu Jonsson took home medalist honors with an 8-under par score of 205. Jonsson finished better than par in all three rounds.
 
The Railsplitters topped a field well-represented by teams from the South Atlantic Conference, including Carson-Newman, Catawba, Coker, Lenoir-Rhyne, Newberry and host Wingate, and the Conference Carolinas. This is Lincoln Memorial's first team win since taking the Tennessee River Rumble last March.
 
The next tournament on the schedule for the Railsplitters is next week at the Copperhead Championship in Palm Harbor, Fla., on Oct. 17 and 18.