From Staff Reports

 

GREENWOOD, SC – The Georgia Southwestern State University golf team finished tied for fourth place out of 22 teams competing at the Bearcat Invitational Monday through Tuesday, March 25-26, at the Greenwood Country Club in Greenwood, SC.

The tournament was hosted by Lander University.

Vincent Norman shot a 69 in the third and final round to push his way into a second place individual finish with an overall score of 210 (-6) final score.

Norman’s second-place finish out of 110 golfers helped the Hurricanes end the tournament tied for fourth place in the overall team standings. GSW shot an overall team score of 870 (+6). As a result, the Hurricanes have now earned their fourth top-5 finish this season and Norman picked up the seventh top-5 finish of his career.

GSW’s Will Hernandez shot a 72 in Round 3, dropping 12 spots from Day 1 as he finished tied for 28^th place with a total score of 219 (+3). Tyler Barker moved up a few spots and finished the tournament tied for 31^st place with a total score of 220 (+4). Cole Madison finished the tournament with an overall score of 226 (+10) and finished tied for 63^rd place. Ryan Cahill finished the Bearcat Classic tied for 70^th place with an overall score of 227 (+11).

Dan Bradbury of Lincoln Memorial University (TN) won the individual title with a total score of 208 (-8). Clayton State’s Javier Gonzalez and Jon Parker of Lander University finished in third and fourth place respectively.

Lincoln Memorial, ranked 11^th in the nation in the NCAA Division II rankings, won the team title as they shot a final score of 861 (-3). Clayton State and Lander finished in second and third place respectively.

Up next for the Hurricanes is the Peach Belt Conference Championship Friday through Monday, April 19-21, at the World Golf Village Slammer & Squire Course in St. Augustine, FL.