WARREN, Ohio — The eighth-ranked Georgia Southwestern men's golf team posted a 15-over 303 and finished 12th of 20 teams in the final round of the NCAA Division II National Championships Wednesday at the par-72 7,287-yard Avalon Lakes Golf Course. GSW finished the championship 12th out of 20 teams. The Hurricanes had two players in the Top 20 of the 108-player field. 

Chase McLain finished day three 3-over par 75 and he finished the tournament 1-under par tied for 11th. McLain eagled a hole on the front nine and a hole on the back nine he shot bogeys on the day that subtracted three strokes off of his score.

Erik Fogel also shot a 3-over par 75 tying for 18th. Fogel got off to a slow start he hit two bogeys on his first three holes recovered and birdied on his sixth hole and ended the front nine 1-over. He hit three bogeys and birdied on the back nine he finished the championship 1-over tied for 18th.

Payne Sells struggled on his first two holes and started the day 4-over he settled down and birdied two holes but double-boogied the final hole of the front nine. Sells performed much better on the back nine he birdied three holes and ended the back nine 1-under giving him a 3-over finish for the day and finished the championship tied sitting at 46th.

Jack Tharrington had a rough go in the front nine he shot a 4-over par. Tharrington had a much better back nine finishing 2-over he ended the day 6-over par 78 he birdied his fourteenth hole.

Trey Odom finished the day 14-over and birdied two holes ending the championship 44-over at 106th.

GSW had a great year. They won two events this season, were Peach Belt Conference Champions and finished the season ranked in the Top 10.

2023 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIPS - DAY 3 TEAM SCORES

Pos		Team	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Rd. 3	Total	+/-
1		Oklahoma Christian (9)	286	277	291	854	-10
2		Barry (2)	286	286	296	869	+5
T3	8	Lee (4)	297	293	282	872	+8
T3		West Florida (1)	290	285	297	872	+8
T3	3	Grand Valley State (7)	286	295	291	872	+8
6		Nova Southeastern (6)	298	283	293	874	+10
7	2	Sonoma State (10)	292	287	296	875	+11
T8	2	Missouri S & T (31)	284	297	297	878	+14
T8	3	Simon Fraser (28)	297	293	288	878	+14
T8	1	Harding University (48)	288	294	296	878	+14
11	2	North Georgia (3)	301	281	297	879	+15
12	8	Georgia Southwestern (8)	293	285	303	881	+17
13	4	Chico State (19)	307	289	288	884	+20
14	1	Maryville University	296	297	292	885	+21
15	2	Western Washington (11)	304	287	302	893	+29
16		Davis & Elkins College	295	299	300	894	+30
17	3	Indiana (PA)	297	295	306	898	+34
18		Washburn (47)	303	302	299	904	+40
19		Southern Arkansas	310	300	300	910	+46
20		Fayetteville State	312	314	308	934	+70
( ) - NCAA Division II Golfstat Computer Rankings

GSW SCORES

Place		Player	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Rd. 3	Total	+/-
T11	4	Chase McLain	70	70	75	215	-1
T18	6	Erik Fogel	72	70	75	217	+1
T46	6	Payne Sells	75	72	75	222	+6
T72	18	Jack Tharrington	76	73	78	227	+11
106		Trey Odom	89	85	86	260	+44