Brown shoots 71 to share first round lead at Walters State Fall Classic - Tusculum Pioneers

Posted: Oct 10, 2022

MORRISTOWN, Tenn. --- Tusculum's Riley Brown posted a one-under par 71 and is tied for first place after the first round of the 2022 Walters State Fall Classic. The two-day, 36-hole event is being held at the par-72, 7,065-yard Country Club of Morristown.

Tusculum is fielding two teams (B & C teams) at this week's tournament as 11 Pioneers are competing in this event.

Host Walters State has the team lead with 293, three shots ahead of Roane State (296). Carson-Newman B is third with 305, while Spartanburg Methodist and Cleveland State are tied for fourth with 310. Tusculum B is sixth with 312, followed by Belmont Abbey C (317), Tusculum C (321) and Mars Hill (337).

Brown is locked in a five-way tie for first place including the Walters State duo of Sawyer Spoone and Ashton Pratt. Carson-Newman's Steven Haremski and Cleveland State's Dalton Sutton are also tied for first.

Liam Hermansson leads the Tusculum B team with his 78, good enough for 20^th place so far. Isak Holter and Hunter Hartman each shot 80 and are tied for 23^rd. Elvis Steen is 33^rd with 83, while Liam Colohan shot 84 and is tied for 39^th place to wrap up the scoring for Tusculum B.

Brown's 71 paced the Tusculum C squad. Lawson Harkey posted a 75 and is in ninth place, while Blake Williams and Cole Haygood each shot 83 and are tied for 33^rd. Jordan Williams carded an 86 to tie for 44^th and David Zuska, playing as an individual competitor, finished with 90 (T50th).

The final 18 holes will be contested on Tuesday.

Team Results

Pl	Team	Total
1	Walters State	293
2	Roane State	296
3	Carson-Newman B	305
T4	Spartanburg Methodist	310
T4	Cleveland State	310
6	Tusculum B	312
7	Belmont Abbey C	317
8	Tusculum C	321
9	Mars Hill	337

Tusculum B Individual Scores

Pl	Player	Total
T20	Liam Hermansson	78
T23	Isak Holter	80
T23	Hunter Hartman	80
T33	Elvis Steen	83
T39	Liam Colohan	84

Tusculum C Individual Scores

Pl	Player	Total
T1	Riley Brown	71
T9	Lawson Harkey	75
T33	Blake Williams	83
T33	Cole Haygood	83
T44	Jordan Williams	86
T50	David Zuska*	90

* Individual Competitor