NINETY SIX, S.C. -- The Ferrum College men's golf team completed the Patriot Fall Classic Monday and Tuesday, October 19-20, at The Patriot Golf Club at Grand Harbor, hosted by Lander University. The Panthers finished 15th overall with a three-round total of 922 on the par-72, 7,054-yard course.

TEAM SCORES
1. Lander 851; 2. Erskine 855; 3. Carson-Newman 864; 4. Saint Leo 865; 5. Belmont Abbey 871; 6. Georgia College 874; 7. Coker 881; 8. North Greenville 886; 9. King 888; T10. Newberry 890; T10. Southern Wesleyan 890; 12. Shorter 892; 13. Young Harris 902; 14. Lenoir-Rhyne 920; 15. Ferrum 922; 16. Chowan 926.

THE BASICS
Lander won the team title with an 851 three-round total, finishing four strokes ahead of Erskine at 855. Carson-Newman placed third at 864, followed by Saint Leo at 865 and Belmont Abbey at 871. Ferrum finished 15th at 922 (+58). Erskine's Drew Andrews claimed individual medalist honors with a three-round total of 206 (-10), finishing two strokes ahead of Saint Leo's individual competitor Brett Shaw at 208 (-8).

FERRUM NOTES
Ferrum shot 315 (+27) in the opening round, improved to 296 (+8) in the second round, and finished with a 311 (+23) in the final round. Carson Iroler led the Panthers, tying for 21st in the field with a three-round 217 (+1). Iroler opened with a 75 (+3), followed with an outstanding second-round 66 (-6), and closed with a 76 (+4). His second-round 66 was the second lowest of the tournament.

Wyatt Larson finished tied for 62nd at 227 (+11), posting rounds of 72 (E), 76 (+4) and 79 (+7). Ethan Hahn finished 97th at 241 (+25), shooting rounds of 84 (+12), 80 (+8) and 77 (+5). Nicholas Messenger finished tied for 98th at 242 (+26), with rounds of 86 (+14), 77 (+5) and 79 (+7).

FERRUM FIVE
T21 Carson Iroler 217; T62 Wyatt Larson 227; 97 Ethan Hahn 241; T98 Nicholas Messenger 242; Addison Lawrence (third-round score unreported).

UP NEXT
Coach Adam Crawford's team will be back in action Monday and Tuesday, October 26-27, at the Lenoir-Rhyne Fall Invitational, held at Lake Hickory Country Club in Hickory, North Carolina.