GAFFNEY, S.C. --- The Tusculum University men's golf team finished runner-up at the 2023 Limestone Fall Invitational, which was held at the Cherokee National Golf Club.
The Pioneers finished with a 54-hole total 893 including a final round 300 on Tuesday to finish a dozen strokes behind tournament winner and host Limestone. The Saints fired a Tuesday-low 290 and finished the event with 881 (+17).
North Greenville finished third with 893, followed by Young Harris (914), Spartanburg Methodist (920), USC Sumter (988) and Paine (1011).
Young Harris' Will Ranieri (78-71-71=220) and Limestone's Kristoffer Larsson (72-72-76=220) tied for first place honors. Ranieri would claim medalist honors in a playoff.
Four Pioneers finished in the top-10 led by sophomore Cole Haygood with his seventh place performance with 75-77-72=224. The trio of Morgan Cain (76-71-78=225), Liam van Deventer (71-78-76=225) and Dominic Barron Holden (74-77-74=225) all finished in a tie for eighth place. Liam Hermansson rounded out the Tusculum scoring with 82-72-80=234 to finish 25th.
The Pioneers have finished first or second in its first three events of the fall. Tusculum returns to action Oct. 23-24 as TU travels to Toccoa, Georgia for the Currahee Collegiate Invitational.
Limestone Fall Invitational (Final Results)
Pl |
Team |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
1 |
Limestone |
293 |
298 |
290 |
881 |
2 |
TUSCULUM |
296 |
297 |
300 |
893 |
3 |
North Greenville |
303 |
305 |
298 |
906 |
4 |
Young Harris |
311 |
306 |
297 |
914 |
5 |
Spartanburg Methodist |
308 |
303 |
309 |
920 |
6 |
USC Sumter |
327 |
343 |
318 |
988 |
7 |
Paine |
342 |
336 |
333 |
1011 |
Tusculum Individual Scores
Pl |
Player |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
7 |
75 |
77 |
72 |
224 |
|
T8 |
76 |
71 |
78 |
225 |
|
T8 |
71 |
78 |
76 |
225 |
|
T8 |
74 |
77 |
74 |
225 |
|
T25 |
82 |
72 |
80 |
234 |
|
- |
84 |
82 |
wd |
DNF |