BURLINGTON – Elon set a men's golf program and tournament record with a 34-under-par 818 to win the 10th annual Elon Phoenix Invitational on Tuesday at Alamance Country Club. Senior golfer
Landon Durham won individual medalist honors as he shot a program individual 54-hole record 196 (70-63-63) to outpace the 93-man field by six strokes.
Elon (282-268-268) entered the final round in a two-team battle with CAA counterpart UNCW – the Phoenix trailed the Seahawks by three strokes after 36 holes – but eliminated any drama with a second straight 16-under 268 to win the tournament by six shots. The Phoenix shot a staggering 10-under on the back nine holes of the third round to seal the win.
The 34-under-par 818 surpassed Elon's previous low 54-hole record of 821, set at the 2021 Phoenix Invitational. It was the Phoenix's fifth win at its home tournament in the 10-year history of the event.
Durham found himself at the center of Elon's success, shooting a program-record 17-under-par 196 (70-63-63) to capture his second collegiate individual title, and first since the spring of his freshman year in 2023. Durham – who also notched a program low 36-hole record of 126 with his back-to-back 63s in rounds two and three – birdied nine holes Tuesday, including 16-18.
Jack Wieler carded his third straight 68 – and fifth straight under-par round dating back to the West Bay Collegiate Invitational last week – to tie for third place with a personal collegiate-low 54-hole 204 (-9). Freshmen
William Carr (-5, 208) and
Drew Yeagley (-3, 210) tied for 11th and 20th overall while fellow rookie
Dylan Lewis – playing as an individual – shot a third-round 68 to move up the leaderboard and finish tied for 24th with a 2-under 211.
TEAM LEADERBOARD (TOP 5)
Place |
Team |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
1 |
Elon |
-34 |
282 |
268 |
268 |
818 |
2 |
UNCW |
-28 |
275 |
272 |
277 |
824 |
3 |
Charleston So. |
-8 |
283 |
281 |
280 |
844 |
4 |
Longwood |
-4 |
283 |
279 |
286 |
848 |
T5 |
Queens |
-2 |
282 |
282 |
286 |
850 |
T5 |
Radford |
-2 |
286 |
282 |
282 |
850 |
ELON ON INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
* Playing as an individual
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