POOLER - The Georgia Southwestern men's golf team posted a 621 team score after the opening 36 holes of the Peach Belt Conference Championship tournament at the Savannah Quarters Country Club on Monday to finish the day in ninth place out of 11 schools.
All-Conference selection Nate Gahman paced the Hurricanes with a 5-over 149. Gahman shot a 75 in Round 1 and a 74 in Round 2 to finish tied for 15th in the 55-player field. Craig Gibson and J.P. Griffin finished five strokes behind Gahman and Charles Pennington posted a 164 to complete GSW's scoring.
Flagler College fired a tournament-low 584 to finish one stroke ahead of Georgia College and Armstrong Atlantic.
Billy Shida of Georgia College holds the low-individual score with a 5-under par.
The tournament concludes with a final round on Tuesday.
2011 PEACH BELT CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS - TEAM SCORES
| Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Total | ||
| (RV) Flagler | 293 | 291 | 584 | +8 |
| (8) Georgia College | 282 | 303 | 585 | +9 |
| (15) Armstrong Atlantic | 292 | 293 | 585 | +9 |
| (21) UNC Pembroke | 295 | 296 | 591 | +15 |
| (18) USC Aiken | 291 | 302 | 593 | +17 |
| Lander | 300 | 303 | 603 | +27 |
| (13) Columbus State | 307 | 297 | 604 | +28 |
| Clayton State | 310 | 308 | 618 | +42 |
| (RV) GSW | 315 | 306 | 621 | +45 |
| Montevallo | 320 | 320 | 640 | +64 |
| North Georgia | 324 | 330 | 654 | +78 |
| ( ) - NCAA Division II ranking in latest Golf World/Nike Golf Coaches Poll with RV = received votes | ||||
GSW SCORES
| Place | Rd. 1 | Rd. 2 | Total | ||
| T15 | Nate Gahman | 75 | 74 | 149 | +5 |
| T27 | J.P. Griffin | 79 | 75 | 154 | +10 |
| T27 | Craig Gibson | 78 | 76 | 154 | +10 |
| T45 | Charles Pennington | 83 | 81 | 164 | +20 |
| 55 | Reese Moseley | 92 | W | W | W |