Williamsburg, VA – The Towson University men's golf team remained in sixth place for the last day of the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate, completing the tournament with a final score of 875 (+23) after rounds of 287, 293 and 295. The Tigers had the best scoring average for par 5s out of the 13-team field at 4.73. Towson added 16 more birdies on the final day with three players tallying four apiece.

"This was a nice bounce back for us after Mid Pines (Ross Collegiate Classic)," head coach Mike Larkin commented. "We put ourselves in a good position at the end with a chance to win, and just came up a little short."

Villanova took the event title after moving up seven spots on the last day, finishing with 868 (+16). Chip Deegan from Navy was the top finisher individually, finishing with a 207 (-6). Deegan shot a 65 for the second round, the lowest score out of 83 players .

Only four players scored under par for the tournament. The average score for each round was 75.61, 73.94 and 76.12 respectively.

Jeremy Summerson (71-75-71) shot the lowest score on the team for the final round, adding four more birdies to offset four bogeys. He was on par for the other 10 holes, finishing the day tied for 16^th.

Tied for 16^th with Summerson was Justin Griffith (70-72-75). Griffith was 1-under for the first nine of the last round but unfortunately bogeyed holes 15-17 to finish the round at 4-over. He tallied four birdies for the final 18.

Brad Riley (75-72-73) finished in 27^th place after shooting 2-over for the third round. Riley had the top scoring average for par 5's at 4.33. He was tied for sixth most birdies for the event, making 10 across 54-holes of play.

Julian Gonzalez (74-74-76) completed the tournament at 11-over, tying for 39^th. He tallied seven birdies throughout the three rounds.

Poonyapat Nantsupawat (72-75-79) finished tied for 43^rd at 13-over. The freshman was tied for the seventh most pars in the tournament, recording 34.

Jai Sheth (84-75-75), competing as an individual, tied for 67^th. During the last round he was on par for eight out of the first nine holes, birdying hole No. 2. Sheth matched his score from the second round, posting a 75.

"When the margins are as slim as they were at the top of this week, it comes down to a shot here or there, and with a little bit cleaner golf we could have taken home the title," Larkin added. "It was a good title defense for us regardless, and a nice momentum builder heading into the rest of spring."

The Tigers have a quick turnaround as they head to Lake Worth, Florida for the Southern Invitational on April 3 and 4.