Seamus Power from Waterford scores

fourth win of US college career

Seamus Power from Waterford, a senior (fourth) year student at East Tennessee State University, scored the fourth tournament win of his US college golf career in the General Hackler Championship at TPC of Myrtle Beach, Murrells Inlet in South Carolina.
Over a par-72 course of 6950yd, Power, who has won as a freshman, sophomore, junior and now senior student, had rounds of 69, 71 and 75 for a total of one-under-par 215, sharing medallist honours with Josh Anderson (Pepperdine). There was no play-off.
Power's great effort also helped East Tennessee State win a team title for the second time this season.
“It’s always nice to win,” Power, pictured, said later. “My game feels good right now and I was driving it well the last couple days which helps on a course like this one. The pressure of having everyone chase you is definitely different, but it was fun.
“As a team, winning on course like this one that’s a good test of golf is nice. We’ve done well so far this spring, but our goal is to prepare and be ready for regional and nationals later this spring. But right now things are looking pretty good.”
The Bucs are now 2-0 on the season playing at TPC courses, as their earlier win in the JU Invitational came at TPC Sawgrass in Jacksonville. ETSU's two wins since the Christmas break are the most in a spring season since the 2001 team won three events.
Seamus Power's team-mates Rhys Enoch from Cornwall, Michael Stewart from Ayrshire and Paul O'Kane from Castledawson, Northern Ireland, finished join seventh, joint 20th and joint 22nd respectively in a field of 72 players.
Enoch had rounds of 73, 71 and 75 for 219. Stewart scored 76, 77 and 73 for 226, while O'Kane had rounds of 80, 74 and 73 for 227.
East Tennessee State (883) won the team title ahead of Coastal Carolina (886) and Augusta State (892) in a field of 12 teams.