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Harding Tied for 1st at NCCAA Men’s Golf Championships
PANAMA CITY, FL – Adam
Harding (Boca Raton, FL/Spanish River HS) is tied for the tournament
lead and has propelled the 20th ranked LeTourneau University
men’s golf squad to a tie for fourth place at the National Christian
College Athletic Association championship event after one day of
competition.
Harding, a freshman, came into the round with a 76.4 strokes per
round average, but obliterated that total with a two-under par 70 for the
first round. As a team, the
YellowJackets shot a 302 and are currently behind The Master’s College
(292), Malone (295) and North
Greenville
(297). Hunter Cloud (Gladewater/Gladewater
HS) and Nate McCrary
(Longview/Spring Hill HS) both shot 76’s for the
YellowJackets.
Head coach Andy Woodring is optimistic that the team will be able
to jump a few spots. “Other
than Adam (Harding), the rest of the guys came back to the clubhouse
saying they can do better and I agree with them. I look for the team to improve
tomorrow and am excited to see how we do,” said
Woodring.
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Harding Wins National Championship for
LETU
PANAMA
CITY,
FL
– Adam Harding
(Boca
Raton,
FL/Spanish
River
HS),
of LeTourneau
University,
won the National Christian College Athletic Association men’s golf
national championship by three strokes over the defending champion on
Tuesday afternoon.
Harding posted an even par round on Tuesday that followed his
two-under par round on Monday.
He came into today’s final round tied with last year’s champion,
Ryan Higton of Master’s College.
“Adam managed his game wonderfully,” said head coach Andy
Woodring.
Harding is the first men’s golf national champion to play for the
YellowJackets. He tied the
YellowJacket 18-hole record on Monday with his round of 70 and set the
36-hole record with a 142 for the championship. Harding and the rest of the field
battled blustery conditions on Tuesday as the weather turned a bit
nasty. “He hit the ball
solidly throughout and was able to stay in control and make just enough
putts to win,” said Woodring.
Harding and his teammates placed fourth out of 19 teams at the
national championship event.
The YellowJackets shot a two-day score of 611, 12 shots behind
champion Master’s College, and NAIA power from
California. “I am very proud of Adam and the
whole team,” said the coach.
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