SANDESTIN, Fla. — Wabash College completed the three-day Golfweek October Classic with a 16th-place finish among 25 teams Tuesday at Raven Golf Club in Sandestin, Florida. The Little Giants shot a 20-over-par 304 in the third and final round to finish the 54-hole tournament with a team score of 904.
Wabash recorded rounds of 306, 294, and 304 on the par-71, 6,760-yard course to finish 52 strokes over par. The Little Giants finished one stroke ahead of Christopher Newport University in 17th place and three strokes in front of 18th-place Augustana College. Wabash posted its lowest team round Monday with a 10-over 294.
Sophomore Leo Dellinger led Wabash with a three-round total of 220, 7-over par, to finish tied for 31st place in the individual standings. Dellinger closed the tournament with a 4-over 75 Tuesday after shooting a 75 in Sunday's opening round and a 1-under 70 Monday.
Dellinger finished among the tournament leaders with 12 birdies over 54 holes, tying for the fourth-most in the 125-player field. He also ranked among the top performers on the par-3 holes, playing them at even par with an average score of 3.00.
Mason Pierle finished second among the Little Giants with a 54-hole total of 228, 15-over par, to tie for 60th place. Pierle posted rounds of 76 and 75 before closing with a 6-over 77 Tuesday.
Tyler Morton finished one stroke behind Pierle, tying for 64th place with a three-round total of 229. Morton followed his opening-round 78 with a 74 Monday before shooting a 77 in Tuesday's final round. Morton recorded 36 pars over the three rounds, tying for the eighth-highest total in the tournament.
Charlie Seaburg recorded a 7-over 78 Tuesday after opening the tournament with consecutive rounds of 77. Seaburg finished tied for 80th place with a three-round total of 232.
Finn Carteaux matched Dellinger for the lowest Wabash round Tuesday with a 4-over 75. Carteaux rebounded from an opening-round 83 by shooting consecutive rounds of 75 on Monday and Tuesday. He finished tied for 89th place with a 54-hole total of 233.
Illinois Wesleyan University won the team championship with a three-round total of 860, 8-over par, after recording rounds of 295, 278, and 287. Whitman College finished second, three strokes back at 863 after rounds of 291, 286, and 286. Oglethorpe University placed third with an 864, followed by Hampden-Sydney College in fourth place at 867. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Huntingdon College, and LeTourneau University tied for fifth place at 872.
Hampden-Sydney's Til Wagner captured individual medalist honors with a 4-under-par 209 after rounds of 66, 73, and 70. Oglethorpe's Jackson Hiller finished second at 3-under 210, closing the tournament with a 4-under 67 Tuesday.
