TAZEWELL, Tenn. --- Tusculum University junior Riley Brown carded a seven-under par total 137 to finish tied for first place at Thursday's State Farm Challenge. The one-day, 36-hole event was held at the par-72, 6,746-yard Woodlake Golf Club and hosted by Lincoln Memorial University.

Brown lost the scoreboard playoff to JJ Kim of the LMU C Team, who claimed medalist honors. Brown's 137 total is tied for the 10^th lowest 36-hole total in program history.

The Tusculum B team finished fifth in the team competition with 292-299=591. The midweek tournament consisted of B and C teams from Tusculum, LMU, Lander University and the University of North Georgia.

The LMU C Team posted 284-283=567 (-9) and won by three shots over the North Georgia B team (284-286=570). LMU B finished third with 572, followed by Lander B (588), Tusculum B (591) and Lander C (614).

Brown opened with a four-under par 68 in his opening 18 holes as he recorded five birdies, one bogey and 12 pars. He shot a three-under par 33 on his inward nine as he shared the first round lead with Kim and Ian Taggart, both of Lincoln Memorial. He fired a three under par 69 to close out the day as he finished with five birdies, two bogeys and 11 pars. He would birdie three of his final four holes to move into the tie atop the leaderboard.

Tusculum's Liam Hermansson finished 23^rd with 73-79=152, while Fynn Hessenkaemper recorded scores of 78-75=153 and finished 24^th. Isak Holter tied for 25^th with 73-81=154, while senior Jordan Williams tallied 83-76=159 to claim 30^th place.

The Pioneers return to action Oct. 25-26 as they compete at the Matt Dyas Invitational in Carrollton, Georgia to close out the fall portion of its schedule.

Team Scores

Tusculum Individual Scores