GREENWOOD, S.C. - The 24th-ranked Georgia Southwestern men's golf team shot a three-round 885 (+18) at the Bearcat Golf Classic to finish in third place out of 18 teams at the par 72, 6,800-yard Greenwood Country Club.
GSW's third-round score of 289 tied for the second-lowest team round of the tournament.
J.P. Griffin led the Hurricanes as the senior finished in third place in the overall standings with a three-round score of 218, 2-over-par.
Fellow senior Nate Gahman shot a three-round 220, 4-over-par, to finish tied for seventh overall while Matthew Whittaker, 223 (+7), tied for 16th and Andrew Ritchot, 224 (+8), finished tied for 21st.
No. 14 Belmont Abbey earned both the team and individual championships as the Crusaders finished with a team score of 878 (+14) while senior Adam Hedges topped the individual side finishing with a ten-under par 206.
GSW returns to action Monday, April 1, as the Hurricanes travel to Miami Beach, Fla. for the Buccaneer Invitational hosted by Barry University.
2013 Bearcat Golf Classic - TEAM SCORES
Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Total | ||
(14) Belmont Abbey College |
293 | 289 | 296 |
878 | |
(3) USC Aiken |
304 | 293 | 285 | 882 | |
(24) GSW | 304 | 292 | 289 | 885 | |
(RV) Mount Olive College |
298 | 298 | 291 | 887 | |
(RV) Barton College |
299 | 302 | 290 | 891 | |
(RV) Erskine College |
306 | 296 | 295 | 897 | |
(RV) Clayton State |
304 | 302 | 301 | 907 | |
(11) Georgia College | 312 | 307 | 292 | 911 | |
North Georgia | 304 | 312 | 297 | 913 | |
(RV) Newberry College |
304 | 306 | 303 | 913 | |
Montevallo | 317 | 305 | 293 | 915 | |
(21) Coker College | 310 | 306 | 301 | 917 | |
Lander | 306 | 317 | 294 | 917 | |
Queens |
307 | 308 | 304 | 919 | |
(RV) King |
312 | 308 | 300 | 920 | |
(RV) Carson-Newman | 315 | 311 | 304 | 930 | |
Lander (2) | 317 | 320 | 301 | 938 | |
(RV) Flagler College | 313 | 323 | 308 | 944 | |
( ) - 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 | ||
T3 |
J.P Griffin |
79 |
69 | 70 | 218 | +2 |
T7 | Nate Gahman | 75 | 75 | 70 | 220 | +4 |
T16 | Matthew Whittaker | 75 | 75 | 73 | 223 | +7 |
T21 |
Andrew Ritchot | 75 |
73 |
76 | 224 | +8 |
T85 | Anders Olsson | 84 | 80 | 76 | 240 | +24 |