GSW Golf Opens Fall Season With Anderson U. Invitational Title

GSW Golf Opens Fall Season With Anderson U. Invitational Title

Anderson, S.C. -- The Georgia Southwestern men's golf team posted a 308 in the final round at the Anderson University Invitational on Cobb's Glen Country Club Tuesday, securing the tournament victory with a two-round score of 615.

The Hurricanes were led by senior Nix Duncan, who posted a 4-over 76 to finish the tournament tied for second place on the Par 72, 6,961-yard course. GSW finished one stroke ahead of host Anderson (616).

Duncan was named to the All-Tournament team and finished with seven birdies, trailing only Drew Buffaloe of Bob Jones University who carded eight. He also tied for second place in Par 5 scoring at 4.75 (-2).    

Bob Jones University finished in third (621), followed by Brevard College (630), Erskine College B (632), Spartanburg Methodist College (639) and Emmanuel College (640).

Elias Birkeland turned in an 11-over 82 to finish tied for tenth place after being tied for the tournament lead after Round 1. Wil Hernandez shot back-to-back rounds of 78 to come in tied for 14th, while Ryan Cahill and Oly Brown both carded a 77 to finish tied for 22nd and 24th, respectively.

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ANDERSON U INVITATIONAL- TEAM SCORES

 

Teams

Rd.1

 Rd.2

 Total

+/-

1

Georgia Southwestern

307

 308

 615

+39

2

Anderson (SC)

310

 306

 616

+40

3

Bob Jones Univ.

317

 304

 621

+45

4

Brevard College

321

 309

 630

+54

5

Erskine College (B)

320

 312

 632

+56

6

SMC

329

 310

 639

+63

7

Emmanuel (GA)

319

 321

 640

+64

GSW SCORES

Place

 

Rd. 1

 Rd.2

 Total

+/-

T2

Nix Duncan

74

 76

 150

+6

T10

Elias Birkeland

73

 82

 155

+11

T10

Wil Hernandez

78

 78

 156

+12

T25

Ryan Cahill

82

 77

 159

+15

T30

Oly Brown

83

 77

 160

+16

 

2017 Anderson Invitational All-Tournament Team

(Nix Duncan pictured far right)