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ST. AUGUSTINE, FL – The eighth-ranked Georgia Southwestern men’s golf team posted a two-round score of 4-under par 572 on Day 1 to lead the Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate hosted by Lincoln Memorial University. The 20-team event played at the par-72, 7,136-yard St. Johns Golf & Country Club features seven programs ranked in the Top 25 of NCAA Division II according to the latest National Collegiate Golf Rankings. The Hurricanes have two players inside the top five of the 103-player field.

Newcomer Joao Costa led the Hurricanes in his debut with a 4-under par 140 to sit alone in third place. Costa birdied four holes in Round 1 and eagled the eighth and 16th on his way to a score of 67. He birdied four more holes in Round 2. Costa led the field on the par 5 holes, playing them 7-under for the day. Erik Fogel finished a stroke behind Costa and tied for fourth place. Fogel notched five birdies in Round 1 on his way to a score of 68. He added three birdies in Round 2. Jack Tharrington finished the day tied for 17th with a 1-over 145. Fogel and Tharrington tied for second across the entire field on the par 4 holes, playing them 2-under for the day. Payne Sells tied for 24th overall, a stroke back of Tharrington, and newcomer Mateo Quiroga wrapped up his first day with the Hurricanes tied for 75th.

The top-ranked team in the country, North Georgia, is two strokes behind GSW in the team standings. Bernard Meyer from Columbus State sits atop the individual leaderboard after Day 1 with a 7-under 137, three strokes ahead of Costa.

The final round will begin with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday.

2024 SPRING KICKOFF INTERCOLLEGIATE – TEAM SCORES

Pos	↑↓	Team	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Rd. 3	Total	+/-
1		Georgia Southwestern (8)	282	290		572	-4
2		North Georgia (1)	285	289		574	-2
3		Lander (18)	295	285		580	+4
t4		Columbus State (20)	287	294		581	+5
t4		Lincoln Memorial (2)	288	293		581	+5
6		Coker (22)	294	288		582	+6
7		Wingate	299	284		583	+7
8		Lenoir-Rhyne (23)	284	301		585	+9
9		Flagler	301	287		588	+12
10		Limestone	285	307		592	+16
11		Erskine	301	293		594	+18
12		Belmont Abbey	297	298		595	+19
13		Palm Beach Atlantic	306	292		598	+22
t14		Anderson, SC	292	307		599	+23
t14		Newberry	300	299		599	+23
16		Lynn (31)	300	301		601	+25
17		King	299	317		616	+40
18		Catawba	307	319		626	+50
19		Regis	318	328		646	+70
20		Christian Brothers	337	313		650	+74
( ) – NCAA Division II National Collegiate Golf Rankings

GSW SCORES

Place	↑↓	Player	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Rd. 3	Total	+/-
3		Joao Costa	67	73		140	-4
t4		Erik Fogel	68	73		141	-3
t17		Jack Tharrington	73	72		145	+1
t24		Payne Sells	74	72		146	+2
t75		Mateo Quiroga	81	75		156	+12