Freshman Brett Moore finished tied for fifth Monday as Florida Gulf Coast University men's golf placed third at the Rod Myers Invitational in Durham, North Carolina.

"I'm really proud of our team," head coach Andrew Danna said. "We started a little slow today but were able to get a solid finish out of the week. Our team continues to learn and grow each week. We are looking forward to a home game in two weeks."

Moore tied for 47th at his first-ever collegiate tournament last Tuesday. Nearly a week later, the freshman found his footing in Durham, shooting a 70, 71 and 69 for a six-under-par performance, tying for fifth. Moore emerged as the only Eagle to turn in a par or better scorecard each round of the event.

He sank four straight birdies in Sunday's opening round, which included a bogey-free back nine. Moore produced five more birdies on Monday. 

NC State captured the team title at 22-under-par. Tournament host Duke came in second at 12-under, besting FGCU by five shots. 

FGCU fired a season-low 280 during Sunday's opening-round action. FGCU climbed as low as 14-under as a team, taking the tournament lead at one point on Sunday. The Eagles followed with team rounds of 289 and 288 to close at seven-under-par for the event.

Freshman Nolan Harper tied for 16th at even par, his first collegiate tournament with the Eagles. Harper started with a one-under 71, followed with a 72 and finished his outing Monday with a one-over 73.

Tom Scullion placed tied for 21st, marking the third Eagle to place top 25 or higher on the leaderboard in Durham. 

Scullion began the event with a three-under 69 – a season-low for the Cumberland University transfer. Scullion even sat atop the player leaderboard Sunday as he made the turn in the second round. He produced a flawless back-nine effort in the opening round, two birdies and zero bogeys, but closed with a 74 on Monday.

Brody Stevenson produced his best round of the tournament Monday, a one-under 71 to tie for 30th overall.

Up next, FGCU hosts the Island at West Bay Collegiate Invitational Oct. 6-7 in Estero.