MONROE, N.C. – The Belmont Abbey men's golf team was the only team to shoot under par for the day and that proved to be good enough to earn the team title at the Hargett Memorial Invitational Tuesday at Rolling Hills Country Club.
 
The Crusaders finished the day with a 5-under par team total of 283 and finished with a three-day total of 867, nine shots ahead of the runner-up Queens. Ben Loudermilk finished as the low golfer for the Crusaders, shooting a final round 71 en route to a 3-under par total to finish tied for second with Flagler's Franco Piovano. Ollie Smith of Queens won the individual title at 5-under par.
 
Jack Warren had the low round of the day for The Abbey, closing out with a 4-under par 68 that put him tied for sixth place with Connor Fahey at 1-over par overall (75-74-68—217). Fahey shot a 3-under par 69 for his best round of the week. Andrew Rose (74-73-75—222) and Brendan Kelly (75-73-75—223) finished tied for 19th and 23rd, respectively.
 
Belmont Abbey also had a second team competing at the tournament that finished 9^th with a three-round total of 906 (302-310-304). Will Locey led the way with a final round even-par 72 that gave him three-round score of 224 (76-74-72) that gave him a Top 20 finish. Brodie Perry had the next best round from that team with a final-round 73.
 
UP NEXT

• The Crusaders will split up for a pair of tournaments March 28-29.
• Belmont Abbey will have a team compete at the LMU River Rumble in Lenoir City, Tennessee.
• The Abbey will have two teams slated to compete at the St. Andrews Invite in Wagram, North Carolina.