Nationally Ranked 'Canes Finish 10th At Bobcat Invitational

Nationally Ranked 'Canes Finish 10th At Bobcat Invitational

EATONTON, Ga.- The Nationally Ranked Georgia Southwestern men's golf team finished 10th of 17 teams at the Bobcat Invitational hosted by Georgia College.

GSW played against 10 teams ranked in the Top-30 of the latest Golfstat Head-to-Head Rankings, seven of which are in the Top-10.

The Hurricanes posted a three-round 902 on the 70-par, 6730 yard course at Cuscowilla Golf Club.

GSW was 38 strokes behind the tournament leaders No. 8 Lynn who posted a three-round 864. No. 5 Florida Southern moved up one spot to take second with an 873 while defending NCAA DII National Champions Nova Southeastern (No. 4) tied for fourth with No. 3 West Florida with an 875.

Six other Peach Belt teams competed in the tournament; No. 29 Columbus finished seventh with an 884, Lander ninth with an 897, Armstrong 11th with a 903, hosts Georgia College 14th with a 909 and  No. 10 USC Aiken and Clayton tied for 15th with a 916.

Nicholas Ward lead the Hurricanes with a three-round 223 to tie for 32nd out of 90 golfers. Ethan Chamineak was one stroke behind teammate Ward with a 224 to tie for 34th and Fraser Johnston posted 230 to tie for 53rd.

Tyler Barker shot a tournament low 74 in Round 3 to finish with a three-round 231 and tie with Hayes Dupree tied for 55th.

The Hurricanes are back on the links April 4 for the Hurricane Invitational hosted by GSW at Doublegate Country Club in Albany, Ga.

For a quick look at how the 'Canes have done so far this season, click here.

For more updates on the GSW golf team follow them on Twitter at @GSW_Golf.

2016 BOBCAT INVITATIONAL- TEAM SCORES


  Rd. 1
Rd. 2
Rd. 3 Total  +/-
1
(8)Lynn
286
281
297
864 +24
2
(5)Florida Southern
293
288
292
873 +33
3
(6)Barry
292
292
290
874 +34
T4
(3)West Florida
296
292
287
875 +35
T4
(4)Nova Southeastern
292
291
292
875 +35
6
(2)St. Leo
286
294
299
879 +39
7
(29)Columbus State
295
289
300
884 +44
8
(16)West Georgia
304
291
298
893 +53
9
Lander
297
305
295
897 +57
10
(20) GSW
303
291
308
902 +62
11
Armstrong
300
302
301
903 +63
T12
(13)North Alabama
311
297
299
907 +67
T12
Rollins
299
299
309
907 +67
14
Georgia College
303
301
305
909 +69
T15
(10)USC Aiken
309
290 317
916 +76
T15
Clayton State
299
299
318
916 +76
17
Valdosta State
305
301
314
920 +80
 
( ) - NCAA Division II ranking in latest Golfstat Relative Rankings DII poll

GSW SCORES

Place
Rd. 1
Rd. 2
Rd. 3 Total +/-
T32
Nicholas Ward 75 70
78
223
+13
T34
Ethan Chamineak 74
73
77
224
+14
T53

Fraser Johnston

77 74
79
230
+20
T55
Hayes Dupree 77 74
80
231
+21
T55
Tyler Barker 80
77
74
231 +21