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Tuesday, February 22
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Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate

Ty Celone

Celone Takes Sixth at Wexford Intercollegiate

2/22/2022 3:58:00 PM | Men's Golf

The senior picked up his eighth career top-10 showing

Complete Results.

HILTON HEAD, S.C. (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University senior Ty Celone (Long Sault, Ontario, Canada-St Joseph's Catholic) collected his eighth career top-10 showing Tuesday, Feb. 22, as he finished in sixth place at the Wexford Intercollegiate. The Long Sault, Ontario native posted rounds of 73, 70, and 72 for his best 54-hole tally of the 2021-22 season at one-under 215 on the 6,913-yard, par 72 Wexford Plantation course.  

EMU finished in 12th place as a team with a three-round score of 903 (301-303-299). Host Francis Marion won the event by one stroke over Furman, posting a two-over 866 (289-294-283). Mercer's Tobias Jonsson claimed medalist honors with a four-under 212 (71-71-70).

How It Happened
After darkness suspended Monday's second round, the Eagles closed out the stanza with a team score of 303. The Eagles shaved four shots off that mark in the final round with a 299 to move up one spot in the team standings.

Celone paced EMU with a 215, while sophomore Max Watson (Ashland, Ohio-Ashland) added a 224 (71-79-74) in a tie for 45th. Sophomore MJ Smith (Rockford, Ill.-Winnebago) fired a 231 (75-79-77) for 66th. Seniors Zack Mason (Toronto, Ontario, Canada-Blyth Academy Lawrence Park) and Cougar Collins (Caledon, Ontario, Canada-Mayfield Secondary) rounded out the scoring with a 234 (83-75-76) and a 239 (82-79-78), respectively.

On The Horizon
Head Coach Bruce Cunningham's crew returns to South Carolina, March 7-8, for the Colleton River Collegiate.

Eastern Michigan Individual Results:
Pl.    Player    Scores
6.    Ty Celone    73-70-72=215
t-45.     Max Watson    71-79-74=224
t-66.     MJ Smith     75-79-77=231
t-74.     Zack Mason    83-75-76=234
t-79.     Cougar Collins    82-79-78=239
    
Team Scores:
Pl.    Team    Scores
1.    Francis Marion    289-294-283=866
2.    Furman    295-284-288=867
3.    Augusta    292-293-285=870
t-4.    East Carolina    296-287-288=871
t-4.    Mercer    292-283-297=871
6.    South Carolina - Aiken    298-293-283=874
7.    Radford    302-295-284=881
8.    Temple    296-299-292=887
t-9.    Dayton    303-294-292=889
t-9.    Western Carolina    296-303-290=889
11.    Presbyterian    298-296-296=890
12.    Eastern Michigan    301-303-299=903
13.    Charleston Southern    308-304-298=910
14.    Winthrop    306-306-303=915
15.    Gardner-Webb    298-302-317=917
16.    Cleveland State    309-306-305=920
17.    Ohio    323-316-305=944
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