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Daniel Island, S.C.
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Davidson College
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Southern Conference Championship
Richard Fountain will look to defend the individual medalist honor he earned in 2011.
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Fountain Looks To Defend Medalist Honors at SoCon Men's Golf Championship
4/14/2012 12:57:00 PM | Men's Golf
DANIEL ISLAND, S.C. – Sophomore Richard Fountain will look to defend his individual medalist title at the 76th Southern Conference Men's Golf Championship beginning Sunday at the Ralston Creek Course on Daniel Island, S.C.
The tournament has moved to a new home this year with Ralston Creek hosting the event for the first time. The 7,446-yard course was designed by Rees Jones and has hosted events such as the 2011 Nationwide Tour Championship last fall.
Fountain enters the tournament ranked fifth in the SoCon in stroke average at 73.22 and was named the SoCon Golfer of the Month for February and started the spring season off with three top-five finishes. Junior John Skeadas also ranks in the conference's top 10 for stroke average at 73.67, and he has led Davidson in the 'Cats' past two tournaments.
Sophomore Sam Echikson ranks 16th in the conference with a stroke average of 73.96, while senior Jackson Taylor and freshman Ralph Blasey will also look to turn in strong performances for the 'Cats..
Georgia Southern is the defending team champion at the event, as the Eagles claimed their third SoCon tournament title a year ago in Florence, S.C. Led by Lewis Gruber's eight-under par, second-place finish, GSU claimed a five-stroke victory over UNCG.
Chattanooga, which won three consecutive titles from 2007-09 and finished third a year ago, enters the event as the top rated team in the league, according to Golfstat. The 34th-ranked Mocs are led by senior Stephan Jaeger, the 2010 and 2011 SoCon Player of the Year, who leads the league this year as well with a top 50 ranking.
Georgia Southern follows in the national rankings, coming in at 84, while College of Charleston, rated 95th, is also included in the national top 100.
The Southern Conference Men's Golf Championship has been played every season since 1933, aside from a four-year hiatus during World War II, and the event boasts past champions such as Arnold Palmer (1948-49) and Brad Faxon (1983).
The winner of the SoCon Championship will earn the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Regional while the individual medalist will also earn an automatic regional qualification.
The tournament tees off at 8:00 a.m. ET Sunday morning.
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