PENSACOLA, Fla. — The 10th-ranked Georgia Southwestern men's golf team posted its best round of the week a 2-over 288 in what would be the final round of the Agonaut Invitational on Monday due to heavy fog and a cancellation of play on Tuesday. GSW finished fourth overall out of 17 teams. The tournament, hosted by the University of West Florida, was played at the par-72, 6,858-yard Pensacola Country Club and featured eight programs ranked in the top 25 of NCAA Division II according to the latest Golfstat computer rankings, including the No. 2 team in the country.
Nicolas Escobar, and Payne Sells led the Hurricanes with a 69 in Round 1 and a 73 in Round 2. Payne Sells shot a 73 in Round 1 and a 69 in Round 2 both finished tied for sixth finishing the round with a score of 142. Chase McLain fired a 1-over par and finished 149 overall.
Erik Fogel, fired a 1-under par and finished the round 150 overall. Jack Tharrington shot a 2-over par to finish 153 overall.
No. 7 West Florida won the tournament. The Argonauts finished with a seven-shot lead over No. 34 Columbus State. Charles Delong from Grand Valley State won the individual title with a 8-under overall, a stroke ahead of the pack.
The Hurricanes are off until April 21. when they travel to the Forrest Hills Golf Club for the PBC Conference Championship l hosted by the university of North Georgia.
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2023 ARGONAUT INVITATIONAL - FINAL TEAM SCORES
| Pos |
|
Team | Rd. 1 | Rd. 2 | Total | +/- |
| 1 | West Florida (7) | 289 | 281 | 570 | -6 | |
| T2 | ↑5 | Columbus State (34) | 295 | 282 | 577 | +1 |
| T2 | ↑1 | Limestone (25) | 291 | 286 | 577 | +1 |
| 4 | ↑1 | Georgia Southwestern (10) | 293 | 286 | 579 | +3 |
| 5 | ↓3 | Lincoln Memorial (15) | 290 | 291 | 581 | +5 |
| 6 | ↑2 | Grand Valley State (8) | 296 | 287 | 583 | +7 |
| 7 | ↓3 | Lee (3) | 292 | 292 | 584 | +8 |
| 8 | ↓3 | Oklahoma Christian (2) | 293 | 292 | 585 | +9 |
| T9 | ↑3 | Missouri - St. Louis (27) | 305 | 287 | 592 | +16 |
| T9 | ↑1 | Flagler College (42) | 301 | 291 | 592 | +16 |
| 11 | ↑2 | Henderson State (14) | 307 | 291 | 598 | +22 |
| T12 | ↑1 | Montevallo | 307 | 294 | 601 | +25 |
| T12 | ↓2 | Christian Brothers | 301 | 300 | 601 | +25 |
| 14 | ↓5 | Valdosta State | 300 | 306 | 606 | +30 |
| 15 | ↑1 | West Georgia | 311 | 307 | 618 | +42 |
| 16 | ↓2 | Arkansas Tech | 310 | 312 | 622 | +46 |
| 17 | Delta State | 322 | 302 | 624 | +48 | |
| ( ) - NCAA Division II Golfstat Computer Ranking | ||||||
GSW SCORES
| Place | 
|
Player | Rd. 1 | Rd. 2 |
Total | +/- |
| T6 | ↓4 | Nicolas Escobar | 69 | 73 | 142 | -2 |
| T6 | ↑11 | Payne Sells | 73 | 69 | 142 | -2 |
| T37 | ↑9 | Chase McLain | 76 | 73 | 149 | +5 |
| T40 | ↑27 | Erik Fogel | 79 | 71 | 150 | +6 |
| T56 | ↓17 | Jack Tharrington | 75 | 78 | 153 | +9 |
| Individual | ||||||
| T84 | ↑7 | Trey Odom | 84 | 78 | 162 | +18 |