Whinery shoots 67 to win Tennessee River Rumble, Pioneers finish sixth

LOUDON, Tenn. --- Tusculum's David Whinery fired a five-under par 67 to win the 2017 Tennessee River Rumble, which was being held at the Tennessee National Golf Club.  The Pioneers shot a team score of 297 and finished sixth in the weather-abbreviated tournament hosted by Lincoln Memorial

The host Raisplitters won the team title with 288, four shots better than runner-up Carson-Newman and six shots in front of Mars Hill (294).

Whinery captured his first career medalist honor as he posted a four-under par 32 on the front nine and followed with a one-under par 35 on the back nine.  Whinery won by a single shot over LMU's Sam Broadhurst, who shot 68 (-4).

Wingate and Lee University tied for fourth place with 295, followed by Tusculum, Brevard (298), LMU B (302), Lenoir-Rhyne (303), Anderson (312), Walters State (319) and Catawba (320).

Tusculum's Preston Tucker carded a 74 to tie for 21^st place, while Taylor Smith and Chris Hutson each posted rounds of 78 and tied for 42^nd.  Anthony Bolden finished with 80 to tie for 51^st to round out the team scoring. Senior Cameron Dugger, playing as an individual competitor, tied for 30^th place with a 76.

Tusculum will be in action Apr. 23-25 as they compete at the 2017 South Atlantic Conference Championship, which will be hosted by Catawba at the Country Club of Salisbury.

Teams Scores

Tusculum Individual Scores

* played as an individual competitor