Release courtesy of Franklin & Marshall Athletic Communications
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. -- Franklin & Marshall men's golf rounded out its best finish in the NCAA Championship since 2016, finishing with a final day 313 team score. The Diplomats finished 18th in the national tourney, putting together a four-day total of 1245 between their four best scores.
The Diplomats bested their past three trips to the national tournament by making the cut, posting the third-best effort of the Andy Tompos '69-era of F&M men's golf. F&M had their best effort in 2016 (12th), while finishing just a touch better in 2015 (T17th). The 18th place finish ties them for the fifth best tournament finish in team history, matched with the 1985 squad's 18th place finish.
Jas Fuhrer continued his improvement on the par-72, 6748 yard El Campeon course, shooting a final round 74 (+2), following rounds of 82 and 77 on the same course. Fuhrer shot three birdies on the day, including a masterful effort on the front nine that saw him post two-under on his scorecard. The junior finished +20 in the tournament to pace the Diplomats across all four days.
Shane Lawler finished 24-over in the tournament, following a final round 81. The first-year birdied the par-5, 540 yard tenth hole right out of the gate, but a quintuple-bogey on the par-5 18 led him to a seven-over effort on the back nine. Undeterred, Lawler shot par on his next seven holes after the turn, en route to a two-over effort on the front part of the course.
Roy Anderson matched Lawler at +24 for the week, finishing with a final day total of 79 (+9). Anderson had an even day across both sides of the course, finishing +4 on the back, while nabbing a birdie on the first hole after the turn to end +3 on the front.
Dominic Sculti also finished under 80 on the day, joining Anderson with a 79 coming back to the clubhouse. A birdie on the 516-yard 14 helped him to just a one-over back nine, but the sophomore ended with five straight bogies to start his effort on the front side. Sculti finished at +34 for the week, bookending some Reagan-era scores with ones in the 70s.
Michael Gallagher ended his tournament at +35, shooting an 82 on the last day of the tourney. His birdie on the 142-yard 15th hole led him to shoot even-par through his first eight holes of the day.