CAMDEN, SC – Junior Lars Sandvoll shot a final-round 71 on a day when pin placements were very tough and he placed third to lead Francis Marion University to a fifth-place finish at the Camden Collegiate Invitational Golf Tournament, Sunday afternoon (Oct. 22).

The 17-team event was hosted by the University of South Carolina on the 6,455-yard, par 70 Camden Country Club course.

The finish was the Patriots' first Top-5 placing in three seasons dating back to a third-place finish at the 2015 Wolfpack Spring Open Tournament in Raleigh, N.C.

The host Gamecocks carded a 54-hole tally of 841 to win the team title by 12 strokes over second-place James Madison University (853).  USC Aiken finished third at 856, followed by Elon University (858), and Francis Marion (862) to round out the Top 5. The Patriots shot a 294 team total on Sunday.

Sandvoll parred 13 of his 18 holes on Sunday and his one-over-par 71 enabled him to tie for third in the players' standings at two-under 208.  He finished only two strokes behind medalist Logan Lowe of George Washington University, who finished at 68-70-68=206.

Sandvoll's 54-hole total was a career low besting a 213 tally at the 2015 Janney VCU Shootout where he tied for fifth place.

FMU senior Marc Casullo shot a final-round 74 and tied for 20th position at 216, while senior Callum McGuigan carded a 76 and tied for 24th with a 217 total. Senior Alessandro Caselli registered a 73 on Sunday and Florence native and FMU freshman Michael Rials a 77 as both were among a group tied for 54th place at 225.

The Patriots will return to action on Oct. 29-31 at the Kiawah Classic hosted by High Point University on Kiawah Island.