PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — North Carolina Central University sophomore Daniel Barbare shot four-over-par in the PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship to finish in third place out of 45 golfers on the Division I leaderboard during the three-day tournament at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

Barbare's third-place performance is the best finish for an NCCU Eagle at the PGA event as a Division I competitor, dating back to 2009. The only other top-5 individual efforts for NCCU were achieved by Jordan Bohannon in 2016 and Chris Winters in 2009, who both placed fifth.

Barbare (Raleigh, N.C.) posted scores of 76, 71 and 81 for a 228 total score.

NCCU freshman Trey Morse (New Orleans, La.) finished second among his teammates. Overall, Morse achieved results of 85, 79 and 87 (251). Junior Travis Jackson completed the three-day event dishing out scores of 88, 79 and 91 (258).

As a team, NCCU posted results of 340, 311 and 347 (998) to finish in ninth place in the nine-team tournament field. Prairie View A&M was crowned as champions, finishing with rounds of 311, 304 and 306 for a total score of 921.
 

- EAGLE PRIDE -