KINGSPORT, TN (April 3, 2007) --- The Milligan College golf team finished fourth after the final round of the Cavalier Invitational held Tuesday afternoon. The two-day event was held at the par-72, 6,852 yard Ridgefields Country Club in Kingsport, Tenn.

The Buffs started the second round tied for third with tournament-host UVA-Wise after each posted a 317 on Monday. Milligan shot a 315 on Tuesday while UVA-Wise finished one shot better with their 314.

Spartanburg (S.C.) Methodist College won the event with rounds of 300 and 295 for a total of 595, 33 shots better then second place Bluefield (Va.) College with two round total of 628. UVA-Wise was third with a 631, followed by Milligan with their 632 in fourth. Union (Ky.) College rounded out the top five, four shots behind the Buffs.

Grayson Patton (Fries, Va.) and Ryan Morris (Frankfort, Ind.) each finished with two-day totals of 154 to lead the Buffs’ charge. Matt Ongie (Johnson City, Tenn.) and Michael Woods (Knoxville, Tenn.) rounded out the Milligan team score with identical two-round totals of 162.

Southern Methodist's Matt Jackson finished as the top individual with a 146.  

The Buffs will travel to the BMW Collegiate Invitational at the Verdae Greens Golf Club in Greenville, S.C. for a 36-hole event. The first round will begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, April 9.

Team Results
1                      Spartanburg Methodist College      300-295                     595
2                      Bluefield College                             313/315 `                  628
3                      UVA-Wise                                        317/314                     631
4                      Milligan College                             317/315                   632
5                      Union College                                  318/318                     636
6                      Brescia (Ky.) University                    320/318                     638
7                      Virginia Intermont College               336/332 `                  668
7                      King (Tenn.) College                        339/329                     668
9                      Tennessee Wesleyan College         339/336                     675
10                    Southern Virginia University            364/334                     698

Individual Results
1                      Matt Jackson             Spartanburg Methodist         146
2                      Sam Lee                    Union                                    149
3                      Scott Cox                   Spartanburg Methodist         151
4                      Grant Dean                Southern Virginia                  152
5                      Kyle Parker                Spartanburg Methodist         153