DAHLONEGA, Ga. - Chris Low advanced to a playoff for the individual title and teammate Nicholas Ward finished in third place out of 73 participants to lead the Georgia Southwestern men's golf team to a second-place finish in the team standings at the two-day, three-round North Georgia Fall Invitational that concluded Tuesday at Achasta Golf Club.
Low finished in a two-way tie for the lead with Nicklaus Kennedy from Carson-Newman College after Tuesday's final round. The pair matched scores on three playoff holes in sudden death before Kennedy edged out Low for the individual medalist honors.
Low fired a 54-hole total of 7-under 209 which ties the GSW program record. Low attacked the par-72, 6967-yard course with rounds of 68, 71 and 70.
Ward finished a shot off the pace of the leaders. His 69 in the final round matched Kennedy and tied for second-lowest round of the day.
Fraser Johnston shaved two strokes off his Round 2 score and finished tied for 27th. Anders Olsson knocked four strokes off is Round 2 score and carded a 74. Hayes Dupree tied for 48th at 12-over par.
The Hurricanes made up six shots on the Day 1 leader, Lander University, but it was not quite enough to catch the Bearcats who edged out GSW by three strokes for the team title with a 5-under 859. The 862 score by GSW ranks second-lowest in program history.
GSW returns to the links on October 27 for its final tournament of the fall season, the Rock Barn Collegiate Invitational hosted by Lenoir-Rhyne University at the Rock Barn Golf & Spa in Conover, N.C.
2014 NORTH GEORGIA FALL INVITATIONAL - TEAM SCORES
Rd. 1 |
Rd. 2 |
Rd. 3 | Total | ||
(RV) Lander |
286 |
279 |
294 |
859 |
-5 |
(RV) GSW | 283 |
291 |
288 |
862 |
-2 |
(10) Columbus State |
296 |
289 |
280 |
865 |
+1 |
Carson-Newman |
288 |
291 |
288 |
867 |
+3 |
(20) Georgia College |
295 |
294 |
286 |
875 |
+11 |
(RV) Clayton State |
300 |
291 |
287 |
878 |
+14 |
(13) Flagler |
299 |
286 |
295 |
880 |
+16 |
Newberry |
294 |
296 |
294 |
884 |
+20 |
North Georgia |
299 |
292 |
298 |
889 |
+25 |
Shorter |
305 |
292 |
294 |
891 |
+27 |
(RV) Montevallo |
307 |
293 |
297 |
897 |
+33 |
Young Harris |
299 |
301 |
300 |
900 |
+36 |
West Alabama |
300 |
316 |
303 |
919 |
+55 |
( ) - 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 | ||
T1 |
Chris Low | 68 | 71 | 70 | 209 | -7 |
3 |
Nicholas Ward | 70 |
71 |
69 |
210 |
-6 |
T27 |
Fraser Johnston | 69 |
77 |
75 |
221 |
+5 |
T48 | Hayes Dupree | 76 |
72 |
80 |
228 |
+12 |
T65 |
Anders Olsson | 82 | 78 | 74 | 234 | +18 |