Historic Career Comes to a Close as Spiders Wrap Up A-10 Championship

Sunday, April 29

Orlando, Fla.

University of Richmond

Third Round

Historic Career Comes to a Close as Spiders Wrap Up A-10 Championship

04/29/2018 | Men's Golf

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By: Matt Moretti III (@Moretts13)

ORLANDO, Fla. – One of the great careers in Richmond men's golf program history came to a close on Sunday afternoon as Matthew Lowe tapped in his last putt as a Spider at the end of the final round of the 2018 Atlantic 10 Championship.

The senior posted a final round score of +2, 74 to finish the tournament at six over-par and in a tie for fifth overall. At the time of his final putt, Lowe was the clubhouse leader for a time but some strong finishes forced him settle for that tie for fifth. Lowe, during his final round bagged four birdies to lead his team to a fifth-place finish in the team event.

Lowe's career, highlighted by an individual NCAA Regional appearance in 2016 and a team NCAA Regional appearance in 2017, certainly ranks among the elite in program history. By earning All-Conference recognition at the conclusion of this week's event, Lowe became a four-time All-Conference honoree to go with his 2015 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year nod. By posting a final round 74 on Sunday, Lowe also secured the program record for the lowest individual career stroke average (73.43), knocking off Ken Macdonald who had held the mark since 2000.

Joining Lowe near the top of the leaderboard was Andrew Sciarretta who closed strong with a +1, 73 to rise into a tie for 11th overall. Freshman Andrew McInerney fired the first under par round (-1, 71) of his career to close out his debut campaign in a tie for 24th while Zack Justice and Ben Wanichek both closed with +5, 77's.