Canes head to Victory Lane after Motor City win

Canes head to Victory Lane after Motor City win

DEARBORN, Mich. — The seventh-ranked Georgia Southwestern men's golf team posted a 12-under-par 276 on Monday in the final round of the Motor City Invitational hosted by Wayne State University to finish 1st place out of 15 teams. The 36-hole event was played at TPC of Michigan (Par 72, 7,056 Yards) and the Hurricanes have now won a tournament at the site of the 2022 NCAA National Championships.

Simon Estrada had the Hurricanes' low score of the day and tournament with a 4-under 68 and 6-under for the tournament. Estrada posted four birdies and zero bogeys on Monday. He finished 2nd overall for the tournament jumping up 5 spots in the final round.

Payne Sells was two strokes back of Estrada and finished second on the team and was tied for fourth overall with a final round of 69. Saksit Jairak, playing as an individual, finished third overall on the team and was tied for a seventh-place overall just one stroke back of Payne Sells.  Alex Wells finished tied for 12th with rounds of 74 and 69. Chase McLain shot a 2-under 70 to finish tied for 17th jumping 13 spots in the final round. Jack Tharrington shot a 72 to finish tied for 22nd. Nicolas Escobar rounded out the GSW golfers with a final round of 74.

The Hurricanes finished with a final score of (564) and closed the day with two golfers in the top five overall and 3 of the top seven. GSW finished ahead of the runner-up and host, Wayne State, by five strokes and posted a tournament-best 276 as their team score in the final round. Charles Delong, of Grand Valley State, won the individual honors as he finished 9-under for the tournament.

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2021 MOTOR CITY INVITATIONAL / NATIONAL PREVIEW 1 - TEAM SCORES

      Rd. 1 Rd. 2   Total +/-
1 ↑3 Georgia Southwestern (7)  288 276    564 -12
2 ↑2 Wayne State (RV)  288 281    569 -7
3   Central Missouri (9)  287 285    572 -4
4 ↓3 Colorado State-Pueblo (RV)  282 293    575 -1
5 ↓3 Rogers State (RV)  284 295    579 +3
6   Findlay (24)  292 292    584 +8
7 ↑2 Grand Valley State (23)  299 290   589 +13
8   Wisconsin-Parkside  296 300   596 +20
9   Wayne State II  302 295   597 +21
10 ↓3 Davenport  295 304   599 +23
11 ↓1 Saginaw Valley State (RV)  302 303   605 +29
12 ↑1 Ferris State  303 303   606 +30
13 ↓3 Ashland  302 310   612 +36
14   Lake Superior State  322 310    632 +56
15   Michigan-Dearborn  326 328    654 +78
 
( ) - NCAA Division II Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll ranking

 

GSW SCORES

Place     Rd. 1 Rd. 2
  Total +/-
 2 ↑5 Simon Estrada  70 68    138 -6
 T4 ↑6 Payne Sells  71 69    140 -4
 T12 ↑18  Alex Wells  74 69    143 -1
 T17 ↑13  Chase McLain  74 70    144 E
 T22 ↓2 Jack Tharrington  73 72    145 +1
    Individuals           
 T7 ↓4 Saksit Jairak  68 73    141 -3
 T39 ↑8  Nicolas Escobar  77 74    151 +7