MONROE, N.C. --- The Tusculum University men's golf team carded a 36-hole score of 571 and is in second place after day one of the Ralph Hargett Memorial Invitational. The two-day, 54-hole tournament is being hosted by Wingate and held at the par-72, 6,818-yard Rolling Hills Country Club.
Tusculum opened with a 284 (-4) and followed with 287 (-1) and are 11 shots out of the lead currently held by Grand Valley State (282-278=560), who is the fourth-ranked team in the nation.
The Pioneers have three players listed in the top-10 individually led by freshman Morgan Cain who finished the day with a three-under par total 70-71=141 and is tied for fourth place. Blake Williams (70-72=142) and Cole Haygood (73-69=142) are locked in a tie for seventh place, while Dominic Barron Holden is tied for 20th with 71-75=146. Isak Holter rounds out the scoring for the Pioneers with his 75-84-159 (T82nd).
Host Wingate is in third place with 579, while Carson-Newman (580) and Belmont Abbey (585) round out the top-five. Lenoir-Rhyne is sixth with 586, followed by Indiana, Pa. (591), USC Beaufort (593), Hillsdale (593), North Greenville (595), Fayetteville State (597), Catawba (597), Wingate B (601), Belmont Abbey B (609), Post (613), Emmanuel (616), Wilmington (617) and Southern New Hampshire (629).
The Grand Valley players hold the top three individual spots with Drew Coble holding the 36-hole lead with 67-70=137 (-7). Laker teammates Manuel Cue and Nick Krueger are three shots behind at 140 as the GVSU duo is tied for second place.
The final round will be held on Tuesday.
Team Results
Pl |
Team |
1st |
2nd |
Total |
1 |
Grand Valley State |
282 |
278 |
560 |
2 |
TUSCULUM |
284 |
287 |
571 |
3 |
Wingate |
287 |
292 |
579 |
4 |
Carson-Newman |
293 |
287 |
580 |
5 |
Belmont Abbey |
288 |
287 |
585 |
6 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
294 |
292 |
586 |
7 |
Indiana (Pa.) |
296 |
295 |
591 |
T8 |
USC Beaufort |
299 |
294 |
593 |
T8 |
Hillsdale |
295 |
298 |
593 |
10 |
North Greenville |
298 |
297 |
595 |
T11 |
Fayetteville St. |
298 |
299 |
597 |
T11 |
Catawba |
296 |
301 |
597 |
13 |
Wingate B |
299 |
302 |
601 |
14 |
Belmont Abbey B |
303 |
306 |
609 |
15 |
Post |
309 |
304 |
613 |
16 |
Emmanuel |
306 |
310 |
616 |
17 |
Wilmington |
307 |
310 |
617 |
18 |
Southern New Hampshire |
320 |
304 |
624 |
Tusculum Individual Results
Pl |
Player |
1st |
2nd |
Total |
T4 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
|
T7 |
70 |
72 |
142 |
|
T7 |
73 |
69 |
142 |
|
T20 |
71 |
75 |
146 |
|
T82 |
75 |
84 |
159 |