Furman University said in a statement Tuesday that its men's golf team won't be eliminated after all, thanks to "the outstanding generosity of the school's many golf alumni to provide short-term operating funds and to establish an endowment for scholarships." The alumni response "provides the necessary financial support to sustain the men's golf program at a highly competitive level while allowing the University to retain the cost reductions realized by the board's original decision," said Interim President Carl Kohrt. More than 50 former golfers -- including Brad Faxon, the team's most prominent graduate -- held a teleconference with Kohrt and Athletic Director Gary Clark to discuss ways to salvage the program for at least one more season and secure its long-term future. "We are all proud alums of the Furman golf program, and none of us wanted to see it discontinued," Faxon said in the statement. Furman has a very dedicated group of men's golf alumni, and we had numerous people step up and make some very generous contributions that provided the kind of financial support the university needed. More...