KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. - The Georgia Southwestern golf team shot a 16-over par 304 on Monday to finish Day 1 of the season-opening 17-team Kiawah Island Invitational in 15th place. Nick Ward and Anders Olsson led the Hurricanes with rounds of 2-over-par 74 to tie for 40th in the 85-player field.
Newcomer Fraser Johnston finished three strokes behind Ward and Olsson on the 6,875 yard, par 72 Cougar Point Golf Course with a 5-over 77.
Southwestern sits 27 strokes behind the leader, 20th-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State University, and 22 shots back from second place, held by No. 11 North Alabama and No. 6 USC Aiken. Spencer Schindler from Flagler College and Chris Fuga from Coker College tied for the low round of the day with a 67.
Nick Ray carded a 79 in his first appearance with the Hurricanes. Freshman Jordan Baker added an 82.
GSW returns to the links on Tuesday starting at 9:10 a.m. for the final round in Kiawah Island.
2013 KIAWAH ISLAND INVITATIONAL - TEAM SCORES
| Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Total | ||
| (20) Armstrong |
277 | -11 | ||
| (11) North Alabama |
282 | -6 | ||
| (6) USC Aiken |
282 | -6 | ||
| (RV) Mount Olive |
284 | -4 | ||
| (RV) Flagler |
284 | -4 | ||
| (16) Georgia College |
286 | -2 | ||
| (RV) Erskine | 291 | +3 | ||
| (RV) Coker |
293 | +5 | ||
| (RV) Saint Leo |
294 | +6 | ||
| Limestone | 295 | +7 | ||
| (RV) Newberry |
296 | +8 | ||
| (RV) Carson-Newman | 297 | +9 | ||
| King | 299 | +11 | ||
| Tusculum | 301 | +13 | ||
| (RV) GSW | 304 | +16 | ||
| (21) Belmont Abbey |
305 | +17 | ||
| (RV) North Georgia |
313 | +25 | ||
| ( ) - NCAA Division II ranking in latest Golf World/Nike Golf Coaches Poll with RV = received votes | ||||
GSW SCORES
| Place | Rd. 1 | Rd. 2 | Total | ||
| T40 | Nicholas Ward | 74 | +2 | ||
| Anders Olsson |
74 | +2 | |||
| T57 |
Fraser Johnston |
77 | +5 | ||
| T70 | Nick Ray |
79 | +7 | ||
| T82 | Jordan Baker | 82 | +10 |