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Robson, Gamecocks Run Away With Grub Mart Title

PHOTO GALLERY  |  FINAL RESULTS

GLENCOE, Ala. – The Jacksonville State men's golf team capped an historic Grub Mart Intercollegiate on Tuesday, using a 302 to polish off its third-straight win in the Gamecocks' home event, while senior Tom Robson became the first player to win the event twice by claiming his second-straight title.

Robson, a native of Portsmouth, England, turned in his second-straight 73 in Tuesday's final round to win the event with a 54-hole score of an even par 216. He was seven shots better than a second-place tie between fellow senior Alfonso Otoya and Morehead State's Jared Flanery at 223.

Like Robson, the Gamecocks led from wire-to-wire and finished 12 shots better than runner-up Eastern Kentucky. Whose final-round 305 put them with a 54-hole score of 909 on the par-72, 7,040-yard Silver Lakes Golf Course. UT Martin made the biggest jump in the final round, carding a 298 to move from seventh place into a third-place finish. The Skyhawks' Brendon Caballero and Tennessee Tech's Lee Maxwell each fired a three-under 69, the only scores under 70 during the tournament.

Robson became the first player in the 19-year history of the event to win twice, doing so in back-to-back fashion. It was his second career tournament win, making him one of 12 players in the program's Division I history to win multiple tournaments in his career.

Freshman Tomasz Anderson entered the final round in a tie for second but an 81 on Tuesday gave him a three-round score of 230 and tied him for 14th in the 50-player field. Freshman Dylan Shephard used a 75 on Tuesday to finish with a 231 and in a tie for 17th, while junior Andres Schonbaum rounded out the JSU lineup in a tie for 25th with a 54-hole score of 235.

Three Gamecocks competed in the event as individuals, with sophomore Dorian Fernandez finishing in a tie for 11th with a 229. Freshman Franco Grillo finished in 30th, while freshman Zac Contris tied for 43rd.

JSU's final event is the OVC Championships in Dickson, Tenn., on April 26-28. The winner of that event will receive the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Regionals.

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