
LENOIR CITY, Tenn. --- The Tusculum University men's golf team posted a three-day aggregate score of 908 to finish tied for 15th place at the 2025 Tennessee River Rumble. The two-day, 54-hole tournament was held at the par-72, 7,099-yard WindRiver Golf Club and hosted by Lincoln Memorial University.
This year's 20-team field featured eight nationally-ranked programs including fourth-ranked LMU who edged No. 2 North Georgia by one shot. The Railsplitters finished with a three-round score of 870, followed by runner-up North Georgia (871), No. 24 Lenoir-Rhyne (878), No. 6 Grand Valley State (879) and No. 12 Wingate (880) to comprise the top-five.
Lander, the 19th-ranked team in NCAA Division II, finished sixth with 881, followed by Anderson (882), Barton (884), LMU B (889), Erskine (889), King (895), West Texas A&M (901), Union, Tenn. (903) and Belmont Abbey (904).
Tusculum, Coker and Carson-Newman all shot 908 and finished in a three-way tie for 15th. Limestone was 18th with 915, followed by Indianapolis (916) and Newberry (925).
LMU's George Durkan claimed medalist honors with 71-72-68=211 (-5), one stroke better than runner-up Holt Allison of Lenoir-Rhyne who carded 70-69-73=212 (-4).
Tusculum senior Liam van Deventer finished the tournament with 73-72-75=220 to tie for 19th place. Blake Williams tied for 50th with 73-77-76=226, Liam Hermansson came in 63rd with 76-76-77=229, Hunter Hartman placed 87th with 77-75-85=237 and Marinus Jeebe rounded out the scoring with 75-80-83=238 (T89).
The Pioneers return to action Apr. 13-15 when they compete at the South Atlantic Conference Championship in Greenville, South Carolina at The Preserve at Verdae.
Team Scores (Final)
Pl |
Team |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
1 |
Lincoln Memorial |
289 |
286 |
295 |
870 |
2 |
North Georgia |
287 |
292 |
292 |
871 |
3 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
289 |
282 |
307 |
878 |
4 |
Grand Valley St. |
295 |
289 |
295 |
879 |
5 |
Wingate |
286 |
288 |
306 |
880 |
6 |
Lander |
298 |
287 |
296 |
881 |
7 |
Anderson |
293 |
288 |
301 |
882 |
8 |
Barton |
293 |
290 |
301 |
884 |
T9 |
Lincoln Memorial B |
296 |
300 |
293 |
889 |
T9 |
Erskine |
290 |
296 |
303 |
889 |
11 |
King |
301 |
296 |
298 |
895 |
12 |
West Texas A&M |
305 |
293 |
303 |
901 |
13 |
Union (Tenn.) |
294 |
297 |
312 |
903 |
14 |
Belmont Abbey |
298 |
301 |
305 |
904 |
T15 |
TUSCULUM |
297 |
300 |
311 |
908 |
T15 |
Coker |
306 |
300 |
302 |
908 |
T15 |
Carson-Newman |
306 |
288 |
314 |
908 |
18 |
Limestone |
311 |
294 |
310 |
915 |
19 |
Indianapolis |
299 |
311 |
306 |
916 |
20 |
Newberry |
309 |
310 |
306 |
925 |
Tusculum Individual Scores (Final)
Pl |
Player |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
T19 |
Liam Van Deventer |
73 |
72 |
75 |
220 |
T50 |
73 |
77 |
76 |
226 |
|
T63 |
76 |
76 |
77 |
229 |
|
T87 |
77 |
75 |
85 |
237 |
|
T89 |
75 |
80 |
83 |
238 |