Cumberland Claims TSAC Men's Golf Title, Conaster Is Tournament Medalist
Billy Brown of Cumberland University selected as Coach of the Year
April 12, 2005

Cumberland University's golf team celebrates its TSAC golf championship. The Bulldogs' Barry Conaster was medalist, and the head coach, Billy Brown, was named Coach of the Year. Photo courtesy Cumberland sports information

OLD HICKORY, Tenn. - Cumberland University won the team title and Barry Conaster made it a Bulldog sweep taking the individual title in a three-way playoff. The TranSouth Championship was played at the 6,773 yard par 72 General's Retreat at the Hermitage Golf Course in Old Hickory, Tenn.

Cumberland University (Tenn.) won the championship with a combined score of (312-290) 603. Martin Methodist (Tenn.) finished second with a two-day total of 611. The remainder of the field finished in the following order: Union University (Tenn.) 621, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 625, Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) 637, and Lyon College (Ark.) 712.

Individually Barry Conaster of Cumberland earned the medalist honors after winning a three-way playoff with teammate Shane Vinson and Day One leader Joey Morefield of Freed-Hardeman. All three finished the tournament with identical scores of 148. Vinson earned the second place honors in the playoff.

David King of Trevecca finished alone in fourth place with a 149. Drew Cain and Tyler Sells of Freed-Hardeman along with Tyler Tillman of Martin Methodist each posted a score of 150 for the tournament and shared fifth place and the final All-TranSouth team honors.

The TranSouth Athletic Conference men's coach off the year is Billy Brown of Cumberland University (Tenn.).