Golf takes 11th at Spring Hill Suites

The golf team took 11th place out of 15 teams at the Spring Hill Suites Intercollegiate tournament, held at Francis Marion, S.C., on Sept. 12-13.

The first two rounds were played on Monday, Sept. 12, and the third and final round was completed on Tuesday, Sept. 13. The Bobcats claimed the 11th place spot at the end of day one of the tournament and held on to that position throughout day two. GC’s scores for Monday’s two rounds were a 298 and a 289. On Tuesday, the Bobcats’ score added up to 291, giving them a final score of 878. Furman University took first place in the tournament with a score of 856.

“A byproduct of being a young team is being at the back of the pack, but as the players get more tournaments under their belts, I know they will improve,” Assistant Coach Kyle Collins said.

Finishing first for the Bobcats was junior Taylor Smith. On Monday’s first round, Smith shot a 71 and finished out the second round with a 73. For Tuesday’s solo round, he shot a 74, giving him an overall score of 218 and putting him in 25th place overall.

Sophomore Victor Monte completed the tournament two strokes behind Smith, shooting a 73 and a 77 in the first two rounds and shooting a 70 in the final round, putting him in 32nd place overall.

Coming in one stroke behind Monte was junior Patrick Garrett, who had a total score of 221. Garrett shot a 78 in round one and a 71 in round two. In round three he shot a 72, which put him in 37th place in the tournament.

Junior Bernardo Bide shot a 79 in Monday’s first round and closed out Monday with a 70 in the second round. In the third round on Tuesday, Bide shot a 75, giving him a total score of 224 and finished in 53rd place.

Bringing up the rear was freshman David Sullivan, who ended round one with a 76 and shot a pair of 75s for rounds two and three, placing him in 63rd place with a score of 226.

“We are experimenting with different rosters to see how each player does under pressure” Collins said.

“The team has played a lot of different players this fall and (they) are showing a lot of promise,” Head Coach Jimmy Wilson said.

“We did not perform as well as we wanted in round one, but the guys continued to fight and our scores in the second and third round reflected their continued effort,” Wilson said. “Again, we aren’t playing Georgia College-type golf yet, but I’m seeing lots of positives in the guys playing at this time.”

The Bobcats will next be on the road to Destin, Fla., where they will play in the Sandestin Collegiate Championship, which will be hosted by the University of West Florida.

“We showed a great deal of potential in both of our first two tournaments this Fall,” Wilson said. “We will continue to shuffle the lineup this fall in hopes of finding the combination we want to move forward with in the Spring.”

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