McCORMICK, S.C. --- The Tusculum University men's golf team finished in a four-way tie for fourth place to wrap-up the Savannah Lakes Fall Invitational. The two-day, 54-hole tournament was held at the par-72, 7,032-yard Monticello Golf Club.
North Georgia, the second-ranked team in NCAA Division II, led wire-to-wire to claim team medalist honors as the Nighthawks finished with a five-under par 856 including Tuesday's final round 288. UNG had three golfers who finished in the top-10, led by Colby Bennett who placed fourth with five-under par 211.
The Pioneers posted a three-round score of 879 which included Tuesday's 295.
Lenoir-Rhyne finished second with 871, while Mississippi College placed third with 878. Tusculum was fourth, along with Erskine, USC Aiken (#10 in NCAA II) and Emmanuel, all at 879. Georgia College was eighth with 882, followed by host and 16th-ranked Lander (885), Anderson (885), Southern Wesleyan (889), Belmont Abbey (893), Newberry (895), Ferrum (933) and UVA Wise (936).
Emmanuel's Pietro Fenoglio captured the individual title with his 10-under par 206 which included his final round 70. He finished two shots clear of Lenoir-Rhyne Matthew McDougall (208).
Tusculum's Harrison Price was the low Pioneer of the tournament with a 54-hole career low 216 as he posted scores of 73-69-74 to claim sole possession of 11th place.
George Evans tied for 26th place with 74-73-74=221, while Fraser Laird carded 74-75-73=222 to tie for 30th. Buster O'Callaghan shot a career-best 75-78-74=227 to tie for 53rd place and Joe Stevenson rounded out the TU scoring with his 84-71-85=240.
Tusculum is back in action Sep. 22-23 as they travel to the King Invitational in Bristol. TU is the three-time defending champion of this event.
Team Results (Final)
|
Pl |
Team |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
1 |
North Georgia |
285 |
283 |
288 |
856 |
|
2 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
288 |
289 |
294 |
871 |
|
3 |
Mississippi College |
299 |
290 |
289 |
878 |
|
T4 |
TUSCULUM |
296 |
288 |
295 |
879 |
|
T4 |
Erskine |
283 |
293 |
303 |
879 |
|
T4 |
USC Aiken |
304 |
292 |
283 |
879 |
|
T4 |
Emmanuel |
298 |
286 |
295 |
879 |
|
8 |
Georgia College |
289 |
301 |
292 |
882 |
|
T9 |
Lander |
291 |
299 |
295 |
885 |
|
T9 |
Anderson |
295 |
296 |
294 |
885 |
|
11 |
Southern Wesleyan |
293 |
301 |
295 |
889 |
|
12 |
Belmont Abbey |
299 |
302 |
292 |
893 |
|
13 |
Newberry |
307 |
292 |
296 |
895 |
|
14 |
Ferrum |
308 |
313 |
312 |
933 |
|
15 |
UVA Wise |
321 |
303 |
312 |
936 |
Tusculum Individual Scores
|
Pl |
Player |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
|
11 |
73 |
69 |
74 |
216 |
|
|
T26 |
74 |
73 |
74 |
221 |
|
|
T30 |
74 |
75 |
73 |
222 |
|
|
T53 |
75 |
78 |
74 |
227 |
|
|
84 |
84 |
71 |
85 |
240 |