PROSPERITY, S.C. --- The Tusculum College men's golf team finished fourth at the Honda Columbia Fall Classic Saturday at the Mid-Carolina Club. The one-day, 36-hole tournament was hosted by Newberry College.
Tusculum opened the day with 298 in the opening round and shaved eight shots off of that with a 290 on the final 18 to finish fourth. Host Newberry won the team title for a fifth consecutive year with 284-285=569. UNC Pembroke finished second with 579, while Catawba finished third with 295-291=586. The Pioneers were fourth, followed by Cape Fear, Newberry B, Southern Wesleyan (600), Newberry C (603), St. Andrews (606) and Brevard (615).
Tusculum's Nick York finished tied for fifth place for the individual title with 69-73=142. Luke Fullen tied for seventh with 74-69=143, while David Talley placed 24th with 76-73=149. Lawson George (79-75-154) and Derek Cantrell (79-75=154) tied for 36th place to round the Tusculum scoring.
The Pioneers return to action Sept. 27-28 when they host the 2010 Tusculum Fall Classic at Link Hills Country Club.
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Team Results
Pl Team 1st 2nd TOT
1 Newberry College 284 285 569 -7
2 UNC Pembroke 286 293 579 +3
3 Catawba College 295 291 586 +10
4 Tusculum College 298 290 588 +12
5 Cape Fear CC 299 290 589 +13
6 Newberry College B 305 294 599 +23
7 Southern Wesleyan 305 295 600 +24
8 Newberry College 304 299 603 +27
9 St. Andrews Presby 302 304 606 +30
10 Brevard College 304 311 615 +39
Tusculum Individual Scores
Pl Player Scores
T5 Nick York 69 73 142
T7 Luke Fullen 74 69 143
24 David Talley 76 73 149
T36 Lawson George 79 75 154
T36 Derek Cantrell 79 75 154
