HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. - Reggie Fear opened his collegiate career with one of the best possible scenarios, winning the Griffin Invitational with a six-stroke lead with an 8-under 205 at the Mission Inn Resort on Monday and Tuesday.
Eckerd sat in second after the opening round, one stroke off the lead following a 292. The Tritons followed with a 287 and 291 for a three-round total of 870, tying for third and five strokes off the top spot.
- Fear registered 12 birdies and 38 pars.
- Fear sat in third after the second round but vaulted up the leaderboard with a 67 in the final round for the win. His 67 was the best in the third round and tied for the best overall round in the field.
- DiZinno added six birdies and 39 pars.
- Campbell posted an eagle, seven birdies, and 34 pars.
- Kusserow competed as an individual with 27 pars.
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Eckerd fired an 870 as a team, six strokes off tying the program record.
- Fear is Eckerd's first individual winner since Josh DiZinno won the Saint Anselm Invitational in March.
- DiZinno posted a top-20 finish, the third of his career.
- Fear's final round 67 is three strokes off the program record.
- Palm Beach Atlantic won the team title with an 865.
- Fear, Drew Campbell, and Thomas Kirby made their collegiate debuts.
UP NEXT
Eckerd returns to the course next weekend at the Jay Jennison Cup in Saint Augustine.
Results
1- Palm Beach Atlantic, 2- Saint Leo, 3- ECKERD, 3- Coker, 5- Embry-Riddle, 6- Lynn, 7- Emmanuel, 8- Mount Olive, 9- Tampa, 10- Wilmington, 11- Virginia Union, 12- New College
