Golf Climbs One Spot, Finishes Third at Hurricane Invitational

Golf Climbs One Spot, Finishes Third at Hurricane Invitational

AMERICUS, Ga. -- The Georgia Southwestern golf team carded a Round 3 score of 289 (+1), jumping one spot up the leaderboard as they finished in third place to end the Hurricane Invitational. GSW finished with a total score of 872 (+8) at the Par 72, 7,024 yard course at the Doublegate Country Club. 

Jaxson Daskalos led the Hurricanes with their sole birdie, finishing the final round with a four-under 68, his tournament best. Simon Estrada took home a fifth place finish with a 214 (-2) final score after finishing up with a 71. Chase McLain carded a 74 and finished in 12th place with a card of 218 (+2). Daskalos finished tied in 31st place while Saksit Jairak finished in 36th place, 224 (+8). Payne Sells picked up a 50th place finish with a total score of 228 (+12). Individuals Nicolas Escobar (221,+5) and Jack Tharrington (239, +23) finished in 22nd and 78th, respectively. 

No. 31 Lander won the Hurricane Invitational, shooting 288 in the final round for an 865 (+1) total score. No. 34 finished in second (869,+5) followed by GSW. No. 9 Newberry, who shot a tournament-low 283, finished in fourth place with a score of 877 (+13) followed by Carson-Newman (878, +14), to round out the top five teams. 

Newberry's Patrick Jacobs carded a tournament-low 64 to climb atop the leaderboard as he finished first in individuals with a total score of 209 (-7). Maxime Legros from Lander and Paul Murphy from Montevallo both finished tied for second place with a 211 (-5) card. North Greenville's Evans Lewis took sits in fourth with a 212 (-4) while Estrada closes out the top five teams. 

The Hurricanes will tee off again March 15-16 as they will compete in the Southeastern Collegiate, hosted by Valdosta State. They will be playing at the Kinderlou Forest Golf Club. 

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

 

HURRICANE INVITATIONAL

  Teams Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Rd. 3 Total +/-
1. Lander (31) 288 289 288 865 +1
2.  Clayton St. (34) 293 282 294 869 +5
3. GSW 294 289 289 872 +8
4. Carson-Newman 292 291 294 877 +13
  Newberry College (9) 293 301 283 877 +13
6. North Georgia (10) 298 284 297 879 +15
7.  Montevallo (27) 295 295 296 886 +22
8. Belmont Abbey 295 294 298 887 +23
9.  Southern Wesleyan 297 292 299 888 +24
10. Queens (N.C.) 296 294 304 894 +30
11.  North Greenville 296 300 304 900 +36
12. Delta State (12) 299 295 307 901 +37
13. Erskine College (48) 300 304 300 904 +40
14. West Georgia (38) 299 299 308 906 +42
15. Missouri-St. Louis (17) 303 296 309 908 +44
16. Abraham Baldwin 327 306 319  952 +88
  *()=Golfstat Rankings          

 

GSW SCORES

   Player Rd.1 Rd. 2 Rd. 3 Total +/-
 T5. Simon Estrada 74 69 71 214 -2
 T12. Chase McLain 72 72 74 218 +2
 T31. Jaxson Daskalos 78 77 68 223 +7
 T36. Saksit Jairak 76 72 76 224 +8
 T50.  Payne Sells 72 76 80 228 +12
Ind. Nicolas Escobar 78 68 75 221 +5
Ind. Jack Tharrington 77 77  84 238 +22