Golf takes fourth in PBC conference
The No. 6 Georgia College golf team was on the road April 11 through April 12 to Savannah to compete in the Peach Belt Conference Championships.
For this year, this Peach Belt Conference Champions were hosted by Armstrong Atlantic University.
Out of the 11 teams that competed in the PBC Championships, the Bobcats finished at fourth place overall with a total score of 892.
Taking first place in the tournament was No. 25 Flagler College with an overall eight-over par score of 872 and beat the second place finisher by 16 strokes.
Finishing second was No. 19 UNC Pembroke and the third place finisher that completed the championships two strokes ahead of Georgia College was the PBC Championship hosts No. 13 Armstrong Atlantic.
The Bobcats shot an overall team score on Monday’s first round of a 282.
To close out Monday, Georgia College shot a 303 in the second round giving them a 585 which put them at second place in the championships at the end of Monday’s two rounds.
On Tuesday’s solo round, the Bobcats shot a 307 which gave them their combined overall score of 892 and dropped them from second place to fourth place at the end of the championships.
Coming in first for the Bobcats was PBC Player of the Year senior Billy Shida, who shot a 66 in Monday’s opening round and finished out Monday with a 73.
On Tuesday, Shida completed the final championship round with a 74, giving him a total score of 214 and tying him at second place in the individual finishing’s.
Shida was only one of three golfers in the PBC Championships to finish with an under par score, which was two-under par.
Finishing behind Shida was All-PBC Second Team selection freshman Gavin Harper. In Monday’s rounds, Harper shot a 69 and a 74.
In the third round on Tuesday, Harper shot an 80 and just missed the top-10 and took 11th place in the championships.
The third Bobcat finisher and third of three Bobcats to finish in the top-20 was All-PBC pick senior Joe Young.
Starting off the tournament Young shot a 71 and a 78 in Monday’s two rounds.
On Tuesday, he posted a 78 for his closing round and took 19th place overall in the tournament.
Senior Matthew Yonz finished fourth for the Bobcats and shot a pair of 77s in the first two rounds.
On Tuesday, Yonz finished out the tournament with a 78 to finish in the top-30 at 29th place.
Bringing up the rear for the Bobcats and narrowly missing finishing in the top-30 was sophomore All-PBC Selection Patrick Garrett.
Taking scores of 76 and 80 for Monday’s rounds and a 77 in Tuesday round put Garrett at 31st place and one stroke behind his fellow Bobcat Yonz.
Georgia College is back in action on May 2 in the NCAA Super Regionals.
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