Low Forces Playoff For Individual Title, 'Canes Runner-Up At North Georgia Invite

Low Forces Playoff For Individual Title, 'Canes Runner-Up At North Georgia Invite

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