GSW Shoots 31-Under To Win Hurricane Invitational

GSW Shoots 31-Under To Win Hurricane Invitational

ALBANY, Ga. -- Top-ranked Georgia Southwestern men's golf team carded a 31-under to take home the first place team trophy after carding a Round 3 score of 278 for a total score of 833 at the Hurricane Invitational. The Hurricanes shot tournament lows throughout all three rounds at the Par 72, 7,024 Doublegate Country Club course in Albany, Ga. 

After finishing day one tied for first place, Vincent Norrman shot a three-under 69 for a 205 (-11) final score as he slipped into second place. Saksit Jairak moved up the leader board in Round 3 as he carded a round low 66, going six-under the final day for a 208 (-8) final score to sit tied in third place. Simon Estrada finished tied for fifth place with a seven-under, 209 final score followed by Chase McLain, who sits tied for ninth place after shooting one-under today for a 211 (-5) final card. Cole Madison finished tied for 49th place with an eight-over 224 total score while Elias Birkeland, who participated as an individual, finished with a total score of 217 (+1) to sit tied for 28th place. 

Sitting 10 strokes out was Peach Belt Conference foe Clayton State, who shot a Round 3 score of 282 to take home second place with 843 total score. No. 15 Delta State finished in third place with a 845 (-19) total score, North Greenville stood in fourth place while No. 23 Carson Newman took home fifth place with total scores of 858 (-6) and 860 (-4), respectively. 

Zach Zediker of Delta State was the individual winner as he shot five-under 67 for a 203 (-13) final score. Clayton State's Augusto Oliva finished third while teammate Joseph Kim finished tied for fifth with scores of 208 (-8) and 209 (-7), respectively, to round out the top five individuals competing. 

The Hurricanes will take a week off and return back to the green March 8-9, as they will compete in the Southeastern Collegiate played at the Kinderlou Forest Golf Club hosted by Valdosta State. 

 

HURRICANE INVITATIONAL

 

Teams

Rd. 1

Rd. 2

Rd.3

Total

+/-

1.

GSW (1) 279 276 278 833 -31

2.

Clayton State 281 280 282 843 -21

3. 

Delta State (15) 281 283 281 845 -19
4. North Greenville 288 284 286 858 -6

5. 

Carson Newman (23) 285 290 255 860 -4

6.

Lander (31) 281 288 298 867 +3

7.

Belmont Abbey (45) 291 287 293 871 +7

8.

North Georgia 298 288 289 875 +11

9. 

Coker University 295 290 292 877 +13

10.

West Georgia (40) 292 296 291 879 +15

11.

Montevallo 291 305 293 889 +25
12.  Georgia College 298 298 297 893 +29
13. Abraham Baldwin 313 301 306 920 +56

14. 

Emmanuel (Ga.) 312 315 324 951 +87
15. Albany State 330 331 333 994 +130
16. Brewton-Parker 362 344 343 1049 +185
 *() = Golfstat Rankings

 

GSW SCORES

Place

Player

Rd. 1

Rd. 2

Rd. 3

Total

+/-

2. Vincent Norrman 70 66 69 205 -11
T3. Saksit Jairak 70 72 66 208 -8
T5. Simon Estrada 69 68 72 209 -7
T9. Chase McLain 70 70 71 211 -5
T28. Elias Birkeland 72 74 71 217 +1
T59. Cole Madison 73 74 77 224 +8