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April 3,
2006
 Monarchs fall short on Sunday at Camp Lejune Horton ties for fourth to lead Methodist CAMP LEJUNE, NC – A blistering Saturday had the Methodist Monarchs men's golf team in contention for a victory on Sunday in the Marine Corps Tournament held at the Gold and Scarlet Courses in Camp Lejune, NC. The Monarchs fell short, shooting a 306 in the final round, 33 shots behind the 273 they shot on Saturday. The Monarchs final score of 878 (299, 273, 306) was good enough for 6th place out of 32 teams. Johnson and Wales (FL) won the tournament with a score of 865. Methodist finished with the second best score amongst USA South conference participants, seven shots behind Greensboro College. Adam Horton shot even par for the weekend, the fourth best individual score. His 63 on Saturday had him eyeing his sixth individual title in Sunday's final round. Brandt Dixon shot a 70 and 71 in the final two rounds to move himself all the way up to 6th place. The Monarchs are in action next weekend at the Emory Invitational at the Smoke Rise Golf and Country Club in Stone Mountain, GA.
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