Dalton State Golf finished runner-up to #2 South Carolina-Beaufort in the host home tournament at the Monument Golf Oldfield Classic at Oldfield Golf Club in Okatie, S.C.
#2 USCB (875, +11) won by 6 strokes over the #13 Roadrunners (+17, 881). #3 Coastal Georgia was 3rd at 886 (+22). In 4th was #8 Point (Ga.) at 904 (+40) with Cumberlands (Ky.) in 5th 913 (+49).
ROUND 1
All five Roadrunners were in the top-10 after the 1st Round led by Matthew Cleary. Cleary went red hot on the back 9 to get to 1-under 71 overall and tie for 2nd.
Steve Kibare tied for 4th just one-shot back of Cleary after an even-par 72.
Making his Roadrunner debut, Jarod Edwards posted 1-over 73 to tie for 9th. Also, in a tie for 9th were his teammates, Tyler White and Trevor Bassett.
ROUND 2
Cleary remained tied for 2nd after an even-par 72 on his second pass around the course. He was joined in the top-10 by Bassett and White. Bassett moved up to a tie for 7th with an even-par 72, while White remained tied for 9th after his second straight 1-over 73.
Edwards and Kibare moved down the standings with Edwards posting 3-over 75 and Kibare shooting 8-over 80. Edwards tied for 14th and Kibare tied for 24th following the round.
ROUND 3
All five Birds finished in the top-20 overall with Matthew Cleary stayed in the top-2 with a 2nd place finish after shooting 75 (+3) in windy conditions. Joining him in the top-10 is Trevor Bassett in a tie for 8th after a round of 76 (+4).
Jarod Edwards moved up into a tie for 15th overall after posting 4-over 76. Steve Kibare bounced back with a 1-over round of 73 to move into a tie for 17th while Tyler White shot 80 (+8) and ended the tournament tied for 19th.
Coach Ben Rickett said, "Very proud of the guys this week, especially after such a slow start on Monday morning. Today's conditions were extremely difficult with the wind and the change in direction and with the exception of one hole, we played a really good round of golf.
"Nice to start picking up some momentum at this point in the season as we have postseason right around the corner.
"Now we have a quick turnaround as we host our tournament at The Farm which is one of the more enjoyable weeks of the year as a Roadrunner!"
Dalton State will be at home for their next event when they host the Roadrunner Classic at The Farm in Dalton on April 4 & 5. The event is free to the public and everyone is welcome out to the course to cheer the Roadrunners on to victory against the strongest regular season tournament field in NAIA golf.