Team Results (Final) | Individual Results (Final)
BRISTOL, Tenn. --- Tusculum's furious final round rally came up short as the Pioneers finished runner-up at the 2021 King Invitational, which was held this week at the Golf Club of Bristol.
TU posted a team score of 283, which was the lowest on the day, but the Pioneers could not overcome tournament host King as the Tornado followed Monday's 279 with a 286 to finish with 565 and win by eight shots over the Pioneers (572).
King's Samuel Trueba led wire-to-wire to capture medalist honors as he finished with a two-under par 68-70=138.
All five Tusculum players finished in the top-20 led by senior Nicholas Marchese as he carded a one-under par 69 and finished with a two-day score of 140 for sole possession of fourth place.
TU freshman Liam Hermansson shot 71 for a second day to tie for fifth place with 142. Sophomore Dominic Barron Holden was 10th with 73-71=144, while sophomore teammate Liam van Deventer tied for 12th place with 74-72=146. TU junior Riley Brown shot 75-73=148 to tie for 18th place.
In the team competition, Erskine finished third with 584, followed by Southern Wesleyan (600), Erskine B (61), Emmanuel (603), North Greenville (603), King B (603), Belmont Abbey B (605), Catawba (617), UVA Wise (619) and Emory & Henry (623).
Tusculum's 36-hole total of 572 was the 16th lowest two-round score in program history
The 12-team tournament was held this week at the par-70, 6,483-yard Golf Club of Bristol.
The Pioneers return to action next week (Oct. 4-5) as they compete at the Richard Rendleman Invitational at the historic Country Club of Salisbury (N.C.).
