PROSPERITY, S.C. --- The Tusculum College men's golf team finished second out of 15 teams at the Honda of Columbia Fall Classic, played Saturday at the Mid-Carolina Club.

The Pioneers finished with a 36-hole team score of 584, finishing five strokes behind tournament champion Wingate who carded a 579. Tusculum was tied for second place with UNC Pembroke after 18 holes at 297, three shots behind Wingate, then followed up with a 287 over the final 18 holes to edge UNC Pembroke by two shots for second place.

Tusculum's David Talley tied for second place in the final individual standings, with rounds of 73 and 69 to finish at even par 142. Derek Cantrell posted identical rounds of 72 to finish tied for fifth at 144, and Nick York turned in a 147 (75-72) to tie for 12th place.

Rounding out the field for the Pioneers were Dakota Norton, who turned in rounds of 77 and 76 and tied for 36th with a score of 153, and Justin Harvey who shot 80 and 74 and tied for 38th at 154.

Jordan Walor of UNC Pembroke was the tournament medalist as he shot one-under-par 141 with rounds of 70 and 71, defeating Talley and Matthew Campbell of Newberry by a single shot.

The Pioneers will return to competition when they host the Tusculum Fall Classic at Link Hills Country Club on Monday-Tuesday, Sept. 26-27.

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Team Results
Fin. School Scores
1 Wingate 294 285 579 +11
2 Tusculum 297 287 584 +16
3 UNC Pembroke 297 289 586 +18
T4 Newberry 305 292 597 +29
T4 UNC Pembroke B 305 292 597 +29
T6 Clayton State 306 295 601 +33
T6 Catawba 306 295 601 +33
8 Newberry 315 288 603 +35
9 Lander 307 301 608 +40
10 Cape Fear CC 302 307 609 +41
T11 Southern Wesleyan 309 302 611 +43
T11 St. Andrews 302 309 611 +43
13 Mars Hill 320 308 628 +60
14 Newberry B 322 322 644 +76
15 St. Andrews B 329 334 663 +95

Tusculum Individual Scores
Fin. School Scores
T2 David Talley 73 69 142
T5 Derek Cantrell 72 72 144
T12 Nick York 75 72 147
T36 Dakota Norton 77 76 153
T38 Justin Harvey 80 74 154