ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- The eighth-ranked Georgia Southwestern men's golf team posted a two-round score of 4-under par 572 on Day 1 to lead the Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate hosted by Lincoln Memorial University. The 20-team event played at the par-72, 7,136-yard St. Johns Golf & Country Club features seven programs ranked in the Top 25 of NCAA Division II according to the latest National Collegiate Golf Rankings. The Hurricanes have two players inside the top five of the 103-player field. 

Newcomer Joao Costa led the Hurricanes in his debut with a 4-under par 140 to sit alone in third place. Costa birdied four holes in Round 1 and eagled the eighth and 16th on his way to a score of 67. He birdied four more holes in Round 2. Costa led the field on the par 5 holes, playing them 7-under for the day. Erik Fogel finished a stroke behind Costa and tied for fourth place. Fogel notched five birdies in Round 1 on his way to a score of 68. He added three birdies in Round 2. Jack Tharrington finished the day tied for 17th with a 1-over 145. Fogel and Tharrington tied for second across the entire field on the par 4 holes, playing them 2-under for the day. Payne Sells tied for 24th overall, a stroke back of Tharrington, and newcomer Mateo Quiroga wrapped up his first day with the Hurricanes tied for 75th.

The top-ranked team in the country, North Georgia, is two strokes behind GSW in the team standings. Bernard Meyer from Columbus State sits atop the individual leaderboard after Day 1 with a 7-under 137, three strokes ahead of Costa.

The final round will begin with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday. 

2024 SPRING KICKOFF INTERCOLLEGIATE - TEAM SCORES 

GSW SCORES