Tusculum Men's Golf Finishes Sixth at Chick-Fil-A Intercollegiate

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

TUSCULUM MEN’S GOLF FINISHES SIXTH AT CHICK-FIL-A INTERCOLLEGIATE AFTER STRONG SECOND DAY PERFORMANCE

Chase Carroll SALISBURY, N.C. --- The Tusculum College men’s golf team carded a two-day 610 to finish sixth at the Chick-Fil-A Intercollegiate, held this week at the Crescent Golf Club. The Pioneers posted a final round 296, the second lowest score of the day as TC shaved 18 shots off its first round performance.

Chase Carroll led the Tusculum charge, firing 150, including Tuesday’s even-par 72 to tie for eighth place. Chris Wynne posted 77-75=152 to tie for 12^th place, while Jake Scheffers posted 80-73=153 to tie for 18^th. Patrick Clapp carded a 79-76=155 to tie for 25^th, while Will Loggins rounded out the scoring with 88-80-168 (T42).

Tournament host Catawba won the team title with 593, five shots better than second place North Greenville. Lenoir-Rhyne finished third with 599, followed by Limestone (601), Mount Olive (607), Tusculum, Tiffin (616), Lincoln Memorial (623) and Wingate “B” (655). Catawba’s Elliot Blake captured medalist honors with a three-under par 141, one shot better than runner-up Brad Williams of Limestone.

Tusculum returns to action Apr. 5-6 for the Carolina Sands Intercollegiate.

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Team Results
Pl.	Team	1^st	2^nd	Total
1	Catawba	295	298	593
2	North Greenville	304	294	598
3	Lenoir-Rhyne	296	303	599
4	Limestone	302	299	601
5	Mount Olive	301	306	607
6	TUSCULUM	314	296	610
7	Tiffin	307	309	616
8	Lincoln Memorial	312	311	623
9	Wingate “B”	331	324	655
Tusculum Individual Scores
Pl.	Player	1^st	2^nd	Total
T8	Chase Carroll	78	72	150
T12	Chris Wynne	77	75	152
T18	Jake Scheffers	80	73	153
T25	Patrick Clapp	79	76	155
T42	Will Loggins	88	80	168