Brandon Eyre Takes 14th at Williams Cup for Beavers

WILMINGTON, North Carolina - The cream rose to the top at the Williams Cup, hosted by North Carolina at Eagle Point Golf Club.

The three teams ranked in the top ten of the event, all placed on the podium as No. 8 North Carolina won the team event with a 16-under tournament. No. 4 Arizona State took second place with the thinnest of margins at 15-under while No. 3 Auburn finished at 12-under.

The Beavers men’s golf team traveled across the country for this event held October 20-22.

Brandon Eyre led the Beavers with a 1-under 71 in Tuesday's final round of action.

Eyre led the Beavers overall with a 1-over 215 as Oregon State took an eighth-place finish at the event. He tallied 11 birdies at the event, including five in the last round of play. The senior tied for 14th among 75 competitors at the event.

The finish was the best of the year for Eyre.

David Ford of North Carolina was the medalist, winning the event with a 10-under for the Tar Heels. Connor Williams of Arizona State finished in second place at 9-under.

Jose Luis Ballester also from Arizona State tied for fifth at 5-under. Ballester won the U.S. Amateur earlier this year.

“Overall I feel like we did a lot of really good things today and this week,” Oregon State head coach Jon Reehoorn said. “Unfortunately we didn’t get a complete team performance in round two.

“It’s never easy to travel across the country, play a course for the first time, and on a different grass than we ever see, and also have it be the most difficult course we will see all year. I’m really happy for Brandon. This is one of the best events he has had in a long time. He’s worked really hard to get his game back to a point where he can compete with some of the best players in the country.”

Collin Hodgkinson tied for 26th, finishing at 5-over 221. He had his best round of the event, finishing with a 1-under 71 which included five birdies, including three on the front nine. He ended the trip with nine overall.

Stanley Lin also ended the event with nine birdies, posting three on Tuesday. He was one stroke behind Hodgkinson, taking a tie for 35th.

Rylan Johnson posted an 8-over 224 to place in a tie for 45th. He ended Tuesday’s action with a 2-over 74.

Bradley Smolinski shot a 3-over 75 over the final 18 holes and ended the trip to North Carolina with a 15-over 231, tying for 68th.

Oregon State finishes its fall season competing in The Preserve Golf Club Collegiate in Carmel, Calif. The two-day event, hosted by Cal Poly, starts Monday, October 28.