May 10, 2010

Complete Results

PORT ST. LUCIE, FL - Fayetteville State shot a final round 318 to finish with an 87-over-par 951 at the 24th PGA Minority Collegiate Championships on Sunday. The Broncos finished in fourth place, six shots behind Lincoln (MO). Morehouse won the event, shooting a 42-over-par 906 while Virginia State finished second with a 62-over-par 926. Freshman Jedidiah Frazier (Havelock, NC), the Broncos' top individual performer, shot a 10-over-par 226, good for third place.

Frazier's 72 on Saturday was tied for the lowest score in the second round with teammate Jeremy Ringled (Hope Mills, NC). FSU and eventual champion Morehouse College were the only schools to have teammates shoot 72 or better in the same round. Frazier had a rough start on the morning finishing the back nine first with a 42 (6-over-par). After the turn, he finished the front with a one-under for a 77 score. Throughout the tournament, Frazier scored eight birdies and one eagle.

In his final collegiate round of golf as a FSU Bronco, Jeremy Ringled finished his fourth appearance at the PGA Championships with a 231 (+15). On the front nine where he previously had three birdies on Saturday, Ringled birdied hole #1 but triple bogeyed hole #6 (a par 3 of 180 yards) and bogeyed #7 (a par 5). Ringled was three over on the front and seven over on the back for a total score of 82 (+10). He dropped from a second place tie to sixth overall.

Matt Crescenzo (Cheltenham, PA) finished the tournament 14th overall after a repeat performance of a 76 score (4-over-par). The first semester freshman scored 38's on both half's of the Wanamaker. His final total for the championships was a 238 (+22).

William McClure (Fayetteville, NC) will become the new captain of the team after Ringled's departure. He finished in 22nd overall with a 256 (83-90-83). Bryan Conner (Hickory, NC) was 25th with a 267 (97-96-84).

In its PGA Minority Championships appearances, FSU has won six titles and finished in the top three, five times.