NINETY SIX, S.C. - The Georgia Southwestern men's golf team posted the sixth-lowest team score on Sunday morning at the 17-team Bearcat Golf Classic to climb two spots from Day 1 and finish the two-day, three-round event in 11th place. Nicholas Ward led the Hurricanes with a 1-under 73 in the final round to finish tied for 19th overall in the 90-player field with a 7-over 223.
Anders Olsson tied for 20th overall for Southwestern at the par-72, 7,133-yard Patriot Golf Club at Grand Harbor, a shot behind with Ward. Fraser Johnston carded a 235. Nick Ray tied for 69th with a 237 and Jungsun Lee finished with a 238.
The Hurricanes finished 41 strokes behind team champion No. 20 Georgia College. No. 11 Columbus State was eight strokes back in second place with a 17-over 881 total. Fredrik Lindblom from CSU edged out Bryan Fox from GC for the individual title as he finished a stroke ahead of Fox with a 5-under 211 score.
GSW returns to the links March 31 for the Buccaneer Invitational hosted by Barry University in Miami Shores, Fla.
2014 BEARCAT GOLF CLASSIC - TEAM SCORES
Rd. 1 |
Rd. 2 |
Rd. 3 |
Total | ||
(20) Georgia College |
295 | 288 |
290 |
873 |
+9 |
(11) Columbus State |
298 | 289 | 294 |
881 |
+17 |
Montevallo | 297 |
294 | 294 |
885 |
+21 |
Erskine |
299 | 298 |
292 |
889 |
+25 |
(RV) Clayton State | 289 | 300 | 303 | 892 | +28 |
(21) Mount Olive | 298 | 290 | 307 | 895 | +31 |
(RV) Newberry | 284 | 311 | 301 | 896 | +32 |
(RV) UNC Pembroke |
300 |
303 |
297 |
900 |
+36 |
Coker | 310 |
289 | 304 |
903 |
+39 |
(13) Flagler | 301 |
304 | 308 |
913 |
+49 |
GSW | 306 | 307 | 301 |
914 | +50 |
King University |
306 |
307 | 301 | 914 |
+50 |
Young Harris |
305 | 303 | 309 |
917 |
+53 |
(RV) Carson-Newman | 308 |
304 | 308 |
920 |
+56 |
(RV) Lander | 313 | 305 | 303 | 921 |
+57 |
Belmont Abbey | 311 | 317 | 306 | 934 | +70 |
North Georgia | 303 | 313 | 324 | 940 | +76 |
( ) - NCAA Division II ranking in latest Golf World/Nike Golf Coaches Poll with RV = received votes |
GSW SCORES
Place | Rd. 1 |
Rd. 2 |
Rd. 3 |
Total | ||
19 | Nicholas Ward | 76 | 74 | 73 |
223 | +7 |
T20 | Anders Olsson | 75 | 75 |
74 | 224 | +8 |
T64 | Fraser Johnston | 78 |
80 |
77 | 235 | +19 |
T69 | Nick Ray |
77 |
83 |
77 | 237 | +21 |
T72 | Jungsun Lee | 78 |
78 |
82 |
238 | +22 |