SALISBURY, N.C. --- Tusculum University's Dominic Barron Holden fired a five-under par round of 66 to finish runner-up at the 2021 Richard Rendleman Invitational, which was held this week at the Country Club of Salisbury.

The Pioneers improved one position from yesterday's opening round as TU posted a team score of 288 to finish with 573, good enough for third place honors in the race for the tournament title. The Lincoln Memorial B team edged their A-team counterparts by six shots, winning by a 566-to-572 margin. Tusculum was third, followed by Lander (574), Livingstone (579), North Greenville (587), host Catawba (610) and Fayetteville State (611).

Holden ended up with a two-day score of 73-66=139 as he finished tied with Miller Harbin of North Greenville for runner-up honors. Holden and Harbin finished two shots behind tournament medalist Harry Watkins of LMU as he led wire-to-wire to finish with a five-under par total of 67-70=137.

Holden matched his lowest collegiate round as he carded six birdies and 11 pars with his only blemish coming on the 16^th hole where he posted a bogey. He came out on fire shooting a four-under par 31 on his outward nine before finishing with a one-under par 35 on his final nine holes.

Tusculum freshman Liam Hermansson shot 68-74=142 to finish ninth, while sophomore Liam van Deventer tied for 13^th place with 72-73=145. TU rookie Fynn Hessenkaemper shot 72-75=147 and tied for 21^st. Senior Nicholas Marchese placed 36^th with 76-80=156.

TU senior Kyle Engelbert, who was playing as an individual competitor, tied for 16^th place with 71-75=146 for his 11^th career top-20 performance.

Holden's 66 matches the score he tallied at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate last spring at the Sevierville Golf Club (River Course). The 66 is tied for the fourth lowest round in Tusculum history. His 139 also ties his 36-hole best, which he carded in the opening two rounds of the Nichols Intercollegiate (T20th best in TU history).

Tusculum's 36-hole team total of 573 is the 17^th-lowest score in school history.

The two-day, 36-hole tournament was hosted by Catawba on the par-71, 6,759-yard Country Club of Salisbury layout.

The Pioneers return to action next week (Oct. 11-12) as they compete at the Walters State Fall Classic in Morristown, Tennessee.

Team Results

Tusculum Individual Scores

* Individual Competitor