IJAMSVILLE, Md. – Fairfield University Men's Golf wrapped up 54 holes of action at P.B. Dye Golf Club in eighth place at the Testudo Cup, hosted by the University of Maryland.
Andrew Bilson paced Fairfield on the individual leaderboard in 11th place in a field of 78 golfers.
The Stags' eighth-place finish in the 14-team field slotted them ahead of Texas State, UC Riverside, Sacred Heart, UMES, Holy Cross, and Mount St. Mary's.
Host Maryland won its home tournament by two strokes over Virginia Tech. High Point, James Madison, FDU, LIU, and Radford rounded out the top half of the ledger.
Bilson grabbed 11th place with a three-round 217 (+1) buoyed by a second-round 67.
Ty Ford tied for 22nd place with a 221,
Jack Carew added a 228, and the duo of
Will Carlin and
Tadgh Burke each fired a 229.
Virginia Tech's Benjamin Baker turned in a 216 (-10) to nab individual medalist honors by five strokes. Baker was the only golfer to car three rounds under par, including back-to-back 68s to close out the tournament.
Fairfield Men's Golf heads back north to resume the fall slate at the SHU Fall Classic at Great River Golf Club in Milford on Oct. 12-13.