Wake Forest edges Francis Marion for Wexford victory

Led by co-medalist Lee Bedford, Wake Forest rallied from four strokes down to win the fifth annual Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate golf tournament on Tuesday on Hilton Head Island.

Bedford carded a 2-under-par 70 to finish the two-day tournament with a score of 142, sharing co-medalist honors with Davidson's Jackson Taylor.

The Demon Deacons finished with a team score of 583, beating host school and first-round leader Francis Marion by one stroke.

"I'm just very happy with the guys' performance," Francis Marion coach Mark Gaynor said. "It was a great ending. Wake Forest played great today and was very deserving of the championship."

Davidson came in third place in the 17-team tournament with a 589, followed by Wofford at 592 and William & Mary at 549.

Individually, Francis Marion's Christopher Couch, Wofford's Mark Joye and DePaul's Ben Westley all tied for third place at 143.

"The members and staff of Wexford Plantation run a first-class tournament," Gaynor said. "They really roll out the red carpet."

Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate

Tuesday at Wexford Plantation Golf Club, Hilton Head Island; 6,828 yards, Par 72; Final round

Team scores

Wake Forest

293-290 -- 583+7

Francis Marion

289-295-- 584+8

Davidson

296-293-- 589+13

Wofford

297-295-- 592+16

William & Mary

302-292-- 594+18

DePaul

299-296-- 595+19

Presbyterian

303-293-- 596+20

Samford

297-301-- 598+22

Ohio

299-300-- 599+23

Western Carolina

305-297-- 602+26

USC-Aiken

299-307-- 606+30

Richmond

306-300-- 606+30

Elon

305-304-- 609+33

Texas-Pan American

301-310-- 611+35

Connecticut

301-313-- 614+38

George Mason

301-314-- 615+39

Cleveland State

335-327-- 662+86

Top individual scores

Jackson Taylor (Davidson)

72-70--142

Lee Bedford (Wk. Forest)

72-70--142

Christopher Couch (Fr. Marion)

71-72--143

Mark Joye (Wofford)

71-72--143

Ben Westley (De Paul)

70-73--143

Chad Warmbein (Ohio)

73-71--144

Michael Furci (De Paul)

74-70--144

Matt Jackson (Fr. Marion)

71-73--144

John Skeadas (Davidson)

70-74--144

Brandon Parker (Wm. & Mary)

74-71--145

Brendan Gielow (Wk. Forest)

73-72--145

Ricky Stout (W Carolina)

74-72--146

Ciaran McKenna (Fr. Marion)

70-76--146

Scott Hockemeyer (Elon)

74-72--146

Evan Phillips (Presbyterian)

75-72--147

Evan Beck (Wk. Forest)

72-75--147

Garrett Medeiros (Wofford)

74-74--148

Patrick Coleman (Presbyterian)

72-76--148

Martin Bunt (Samford)

71-77--148

Jeremy Wells (Wm. & Mary)

77-71--148

Christopher Rollins (Davidson)

74-74--148