ALBANY, Ga. -Seniors Nicholas Ward and Ethan Chamineak led the Georgia Southwestern men's golf team to capture the title at the second annual Hurricane Invitational on Tuesday.
GSW fired a tournament low two-under par 286 in Round 2 to stay first of eight teams on the par 72, 7,024-yard course at Doublegate Country Club. The Hurricanes finished with a two-round 580 to sit 20 shots ahead of the next team. Emmanuel College posted a 295 in Round 2 to move up two sports and finish second with an overall 600. West Alabama posted a 301 in both rounds to finish third.
Ward and Chamineak both fired 70's in Round 2 to move up four spots and finish tied for second of 46 players with a two-round score of 144. Alex Wells and Vincent Norrman both shot a 73 in Round 1 and Round 2 to finish tied for seventh. Tyler Barker posted a 75 in Round 2 to move up one spot and finish 11th with a two-round 151. Nix Duncan, who played as an individual, finished tied for 24th with a two-round 157 and Fraser Johnston, who also played as an individual, finished tied for 38th with a 163.
The Hurricanes are off until April 14 when they head to St. Augustine, Fla. for the Peach Belt Conference Championship at World Golf Village Slammer & The Squire Course.
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HURRICANE INVITATIONAL- TEAM SCORES
Teams | Rd. 1 |
Rd. 2 |
Total | +/- | ||
1 | GSW | 294 | 286 |
580 |
+4 |
|
2 |
Emmanuel College |
305 |
295 |
600 |
+24 |
|
3 |
West Alabama | 301 |
301 |
602 |
+26 |
|
4 |
North Georgia | 303 |
302 |
605 |
+29 |
|
5 |
ABAC | 317 |
306 |
623 |
+47 |
|
6 |
Albany State | 319 |
315 |
634 |
+58 |
|
7 |
Bob Jones University | 313 |
327 |
641 |
+65 |
|
8 | Brewton-Parker | 334 |
324 |
658 |
+82 |
GSW SCORES
Place | Rd. 1 |
Rd. 2 |
Total | +/- |
|
T2 |
Nicholas Ward | 74 | 70 |
144 | E |
T2 |
Ethan Chamineak | 74 | 70 |
144 | E |
T7 |
Alex Wells | 73 | 73 |
146 | +2 |
T7 |
Vincent Norrman | 73 | 73 |
146 | +2 |
11 |
Tyler Barker | 76 | 75 |
151 | +7 |
T24 |
Nix Duncan (IND) | 79 | 78 |
157 | +13 |
T38 |
Fraser Johnston (IND) | 81 | 82 |
163 | +19 |