ANDERSON, S.C. --- The Tusculum College men's golf team opened the fall portion of its 2011-12 schedule at the two-day Anderson University Invitational at Cobb's Glen Country Club Monday afternoon.
The Pioneers shot 295 as a team to stand in a tie for second place with Lenoir-Rhyne, six shots behind front-running Erskine in the nine-team field.
Justin Harvey led the way for the Pioneers with a two-under-par round of 70, placing him in a three-way tie for second place behind individual leader Brad Thorne of Erskine. Nick York carded an even-par 72 and is tied for fifth.
Also competing for the Pioneers are Dakota Norton, who shot a 76 and is tied for 19th place, Derek Cantrell, who shot 36 on the back nine to card a 77 and wrap up the round in a tie for 21st place, and David Talley whose score of 78 leaves him tied for 24th place.
The final round gets underway with a shotgun start at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday.
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Anderson University Invitational
Round 1 of 2
Pl School Scores
1 Erskine 289 +1
2 Tusculum 295 +7
Lenoir-Rhyne 295 +7
4 Spartanburg Methodist 302 +14
Anderson (S.C.) 302 +14
6 Pfeiffer 308 +20
7 Tri-County CC 309 +21
Limestone 309 +21
9 Brevard 317 +29
Tusculum Individual Scores
Pl Player Scores
T 2 Justin Harvey 34- 36 70
T 5 Nick York 35- 37 72
T 19 Dakota Norton 38- 38 76
T 21 Derek Cantrell 41- 36 77
T 24 David Talley 39- 39 78