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HARTWELL, GA – The eighth-ranked Georgia Southwestern men’s golf team posted a 2-under 282 and finished third out of 20 teams in the final round of the Cateechee Invitational hosted by Lander University.

Played at the par-71, 6,646-yard Cateechee Golf Club, the event featured five programs ranked in the Top 25 of NCAA Division II according to the latest Golf Coaches Association of America rankings.

Jack Tharrington finished the day 1-over par 71 and he finished the tournament 6-under par which earned him tied for 6th place. Tharrington had an overall great performance he birdies two holes in the front nine, and two on the back nine.

Marco Trstenjak had a great tournament as well he shot a 4-under on the day he birdied one hole on the front nine and two holes on the back nine he ended the tournament 4-under finishing tied for 10th place.

The duo of Tharrington and Trstenjak combined to finish the invitational in the top 10 of the 108 player field.

Erik Fogel finished his day 3-under he birdied three holes on the front nine and bogied on two holes, but still performed very well, finishing the tournament tied for 13th.

The biggest improvement was from Payne Sells. He climbed 18 spots and finished the day 2-under par and finished the tournament 2-over, which was tied for 37th.

No. 6 North Georgia won the invitational, finishing 37-under par and 15 strokes ahead of No. 11 Lincoln Memorial.

The Hurricanes will host the Hurricane Invitational October 16-17.

For more updates on the GSW golf team, follow them on Twitter or Instagram at @GSW_Golf.

2023 CATEECHEE INVITATIONAL – TEAM SCORES

Pos	↑↓	Team	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Rd. 3	Total	+/-
1		North Georgia (6)	264	276	275	815	-37
2		Lincoln Memorial (11)	279	276	276	831	-21
3		Georgia Southwestern (8)	275	282	282	839	-13
4		Carson-Newman (16)	280	284	282	846	-6
T5	↓1	Coker	276	288	283	847	-5
T5	↑1	USC Aiken	278	288	281	847	-5
7		Belmont Abbey	292	279	283	854	+2
T8		Lander	294	278	283	855	+3
T8	↑1	Limestone	292	281	282	855	+3
10	↑4	Lenoir-Rhyne	290	290	281	861	+9
11	↑2	Anderson (9)	291	287	284	862	+10
12	↑3	Wingate	291	290	282	863	+11
13	↓3	Flagler	280	294	290	864	+12
14	↓4	Emmanuel	288	286	293	867	+15
15	↑1	USC Beaufort	296	289	284	869	+17
16	↑2	Newberry	288	298	284	870	+18
17	↓1	West Georgia	285	300	286	871	+19
18	↓6	Columbus State	288	288	301	877	+25
19		Erskine	308	293	290	891	+39
20		Georgia College & State	310	309	292	911	+59
( ) – NCAA Division II Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll

GSW SCORES

Place	↑↓	Player	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Rd. 3	Total	+/-
T6	↓3	Jack Tharrington	65	70	72	207	-6
T10	↓3	Marco Trstenjak	69	69	71	209	-4
T13	↑1	Erik Fogel	70	70	70	210	-3
T37	↑18	Payne Sells	73	73	69	215	+2
T49	↑2	Miles Gray	71	74	72	217	+4