Leopard golfers looking to rally

The University of La Verne golf team has its work cut out for it.

The Leopards led for two rounds at the Division III national tournament at the PGA Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla. but now they need a good final round to emerge with a championship.

La Verne shot a 302 for a three-round total of 877. That’s two strokes behind second-place Ogelthorpe and six back of leader Methodist University. The Leopards are talented enough to make up the ground but Methodist, currently ranked No. 1, would still likely have to stumble.

Redlands had a bad day and has fallen out of conention.

The good news is that La Verne’s Mitchell Fedorka is still the individual leader, depsite a 2-over 74 that puts him at 213. Teammate Rizal Amin is next at 214 so medalist honors will likely go to the Leopards one way or another. Among those tied for ninth are Andrew Kramer of La Verne and Alex Hedlund of Redlands.

Another bit of irony . . . La Verne and Redlands both play in the same conference, the SCIAC. And between the two teams the SCIAC has boasted the national runner-up the last five years. The current standings make it very possible that could happen again.

While finishing second in the nation is never an accomplishment to look down upon, you would have to think it would be a disappointment for the Leopards because they were in such great position to win it.

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