GREENVILLE, S.C. – A final-round 3-under-par 69 earned Wofford junior Andrew Novak a second-place finish on Easter Sunday at the Furman Intercollegiate. Novak completed the three-day, 54-hole tournament with an impressive score of 10-under-par 206 (67-70-69).
 
Novak entered Sunday's final round three shots behind USC Upstate's Ryan Cornfield, who took the 36-hole lead following an 8-under 64 on Saturday. Starting on the back nine. Novak parred the first five holes before sinking an eagle at the par-5 15th – his third eagle of the tournament. A birdie right before the turn got the Mt. Pleasant native to 3-under on the round and two more birdies on the par-4 first and par-4 third brought Novak into a tie for the tournament lead with Cornfield at 12-under-par.
 
Novak and Cornfield remained tied with three holes to play, but it was Cornfield who won it down the stretch. Novak completed his tournament with a bogey on the par-4 seventh and pars on eight and nine. Meanwhile, Cornfield, who started on four, parred the first, birdied the par-5 second and birdied his closing par-4 third to win the title. Cornfield's 13-under 203 tied the Furman Intercollegiate scoring record.
 
Novak's runner-up finish marked the fifth top five and sixth top 10 of his junior campaign. His 10-under tournament was the second-lowest 54-hole score in relation to par of his collegiate career, three shots behind his school-record 13-under 203 from February at Wexford.
 
As a team, the Terriers climbed all the way seventh thanks to their best round of the tournament. Wofford carded a 6-under-par 282 on Sunday and closed the 19-team, 54-hole event at 2-over-par 866. Georgia State (-23) won the team title.
 
Junior Jeremy Grab had a lot to do with Wofford's great day. Grab carded seven birdies on the way to a final-round 5-under 67. After starting the tournament in 86th following a first-round 78, Grab closed the event in 19th with a 1-under-par 215.
 
Senior Grant Waggoner (+8) tied for 71st, sophomore Drake Cassidy (+10) tied for 84th and sophomore Evan Grenus (+15) tied for 98th. There were 115 players in the field.
 
The Wofford men's golf team is back in action next Monday, April 4, competing in The Hootie at Bulls Bay. The tournament will be held at Bulls Bay Golf Club in Charleston, S.C.
 
Furman Intercollegiate
Furman University Golf Course – Greenville, S.C.
Par 72 – 6,994 Yards
 
Final Results
 
TEAM LEADERBOARD

1. Georgia State	-23 (841)
2. Harvard	-8 (856)
3. USC Upstate	-7 (857)
4. Akron	-5 (859)
5. Furman	-4 (860)
6. Temple	+1 (865)
7. Wofford	+2 (866)
8. Francis Marion	+3 (867)
9. Virginia Tech	+4 (868)
10. Chattanooga	+6 (870)
T11. Dartmouth	+8 (872)
T11. Marshall	+8 (872)
13. Jacksonville	+9 (873)
14. Gardner-Webb	+11 (875)
15. USC Aiken	+12 (876)
16. Samford	+13 (877)
17. Presbyterian	+17 (881)
18. Western Carolina	+21 (885)
19. Mercer	+25 (889)

 
INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD

1. Ryan Cornfield, USC Upstate	-13 (70-64-69—203)^
2. Andrew Novak, Wofford	-10 (67-70-69—206)
3. J.J. Grey, Georgia State	-8 (69-71-68—208)
T4. Wes Gosselin, Chattanooga	-7 (70-71-68—207)
T4. Rohan Ramnath, Harvard	-7 (69-66-74—209)
T4. George Baylis, Akron	-7 (68-71-70—209)
T4. Maximilian Hermann, Georgia State	-7 (72-66-71—209)
T8. Robert Deng, Harvard	-6 (70-68-72—210)
T8. Joey Lane, Virginia Tech	-6 (70-72-68—210)
T10. Brandon Matthews, Temple	-5 (75-68-68—211)
T10. Nathan Mallonee, Georgia State	-5 (74-68-69—211)
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T19. Jeremy Grab, Wofford	-1 (78-70-67—215)
T71. Grant Waggoner, Wofford	+8 (77-73-74—224)
T84. Drake Cassidy, Wofford	+10 (76-78-72—226)
T98. Evan Grenus, Wofford	+15 (77-74-80—231)

 
*Denotes player competing as an individual
^Tied tournament scoring record