Hudson Finishes Third, Leads Cougars to Second at Charleston Shootout
Hollywood, S.C. - John Duke Hudson (Sonora, Texas) fired a 69 in the second round and a 71 in the third to finish third and lead the College of Charleston men's golf team to second at the Wendy's Charleston Shootout held Feb. 28 - Mar. 1 at the Links at Stono Ferry in Hollywood S.C. Harrison Moore (Orangeburg, S.C.) shot a 69 and 70 to tie for fourth as the Cougars shot an 866, just behind 17th-Ranked Georgia, which fired an 846 to win.
"We hung in well with Georgia head to head," said Head Coach Mark McEntire. "Georgia built a big lead in the first round it was hard to come back from that. I'm proud of our guys and how they kept the momentum up from the win in Utah."
Stephen F. Austin was third with an 885 and tied for fourth with an 889 each was Gardner Webb and Charleston Southern.
Russell Henley, of Georgia, won individual medalist honors with a nine-under 207. Teammate Harris English was second with a 208. Just four strokes back was Hudson with his 212 and with a 213 and tied for fourth was Moore.
Coy Breen (San Antonio, Texas) tied for eighth for the Cougars with a 216 and tied for 40th was Cabe Prieskorn (Texarkana, Texas) with a 226. Rounding out the Cougar five was Tim Mitchell (Austin, Texas) who was tied for 59th with a 233.
Four Cougars competed as individuals with Seth Stuart (Austin, Texas) leading the way with a 10th-place finish at 217. Michael Montgomery (Hilton Head, S.C.) shot a 218 to tie for 11th and with a 220, Elliot Lopez (Chapin, S.C.) tied for 16th. Ross Tooley shot a 223 to tie for 30th.
Charleston is next in action Mar. 8-9 at the Palmetto Intercollegiate held in Aiken, S.C.
Team Results
1 - Georgia 280-286-280=846 -18
2 - College of Charleston, 297-284-285=866 +2
3 - Stephen F. Austin State, 296-301-288=885 +21
T4 - Gardner-Webb, 302-294-293=889 +25
T4 - Charleston Southern, 295-302-292=889 +25
6 - Jacksonville, 298-298-296=892 +28
7 - Radford, 298-294-301=893 +29
T8 - Stetson, 301-299-295=895 +31
T8 - USC Upstate, 301-298-296=895 +31
10 - Presbyterian, 306-297-295=898 +34
11 - Towson, 305-304-299=908 +44
12 - High Point, 300-306-307=913 +49
13 - Longwood, 309-310-301=920 +56
14 - Maryland, 312-316-297=925 +61
15 - Navy, 326-315-324=965 +101
College of Charleston Team Results
3 - John Duke Hudson, 72-69-71=212
T4 - Harrison Moore, 74-69-70=213
T8 - Coy Breen, 73-72-71=216
T40 - Cabe Prieskorn, 78-75-73=226
T59 - Tim Mitchell, 82-74-77=233
College of Charleston Individual Results
10 - Seth Stuart, 75-73-69=217
T11 - Michael Montgomery, 72-74-72=218
T16 - Elliott Lopez, 71-78-71=220
T30 - Ross Tooley, 75-78-70=223
Reeves, Furman Remain In Contention At John Hayt Collegiate Invitational
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. -- Junior Austin Reeves (71-70=141) fired a two-under 70 to remain in second place and Furman (296-297=593) continued to hold third place after two rounds at the John Hayt Collegiate Invitational on Monday at the par-72 Sawgrass Country Club.
Reeves trails tournament leader Joe Byun (69-69=138) of the University of North Florida by three strokes entering the final 18 holes. The Greenville native and Eastside High School product played the front nine at two-under par and notched one birdie and only one bogey on the back nine to stay within three shots of the lead. Reeves’ Paladin teammate Garland Ferrell (73-72=145) is in a tie for seventh at one-over par after carding an even-par 72 on Monday. Ferrell, a senior, also recorded three birdies during the second round.
Furman’s Jack Ulrich shot a 77 on Monday while Daniel Bowden and Anthony Aloi carded rounds of 78 and 83, respectively.
North Florida (288-294=582) holds a two-stroke lead over second place Duke (294-290=584) and 11-stroke cushion over third place Furman after 36 holes. UCF, Tulsa, Georgia Southern, LSU, Alabama, TCU and Tennessee round out the top 10 in a 15-team field that includes seven teams ranked in the top 30.
Final round play in the 54-hole tournament is set for Tuesday morning. Furman will play in the final group with North Florida and Duke.
Full tournament results, statistics and live scoring can be found at www.golfstat.com
3 Furman 296 297 593
2 Austin Reeves 71 70 141
T7 Garland Ferrell 73 72 145
T40 Jack Ulrich 76 77 153
T66 Daniel Bowden 79 78 157
T72 Anthony Aloi 76 83 159
Eagles Jump at John Hayt Collegiate Invitational
Two Eagles record sub-par outings in round two.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. ? Led by Spence Fulford and Florian Sander, the Georgia Southern golf team shaved six strokes off its opening round 301 for a second round 295 Monday (March 1) at the John Hayt Collegiate Invitational. Fulford and Sander both recorded rounds in the red launching eagles on hole eight as GS moved into a three-way tie for fourth-place heading into the final round on Tuesday.
The 15-field tournament is being contested at the Sawgrass Country Club, a par-72, 6,895-yard course. With three holes to play, No. 30 Duke had moved into a two-way tie for first place alongside host No. 27 North Florida, but the Ospreys held on for a two-stroke lead over the Blue Devils and stand in first with a 582 (+6). UNF leads Duke by two strokes, while Furman maintained a second place standing with a 593 (+17). UCF, Tusla and Georgia Southern are each +20 after two rounds (596), sharing ownership of fourth place.
“We got off to a rough start on the day, but the team battled back and put us in a good position for a strong finish tomorrow,” said head coach Larry Mays. “The conditions were much better today and we kept playing smart golf, which allowed us to finish well given our start. Again, Florian [Sander] put together a good round, as did Spence [Fulford].”
Georgia Southern rebounded from a rough start on the front nine to make up ground after the turn. Sander (Bregenz, Austria) erased two bogeys on the first three holes with an eagle on hole eight to make the turn at even-par 36. The redshirt-freshman held a clean slate entering hole 14, but back-to-back birdies put the Eagle 2-under with three holes to play. A bogey on 16 preceded two pars as Sander stands tied for 3rd-place with a two-day total 142.
Owning one of seven eagles on the day, Fulford (Rocky Mount, N.C.) followed Sander with an eighth hole eagle for a 1-over 37 on the front nine. The senior moved to even-par with a birdie on 11 and closed the second round with his second birdie of the day on 18 for a 1-under 71 tally. Five strokes were sliced from Fulford’s opening round as the Eagle owns a two-day total 147 and shares 12th-place after entering the day tied for 28th.
Three Georgia Southern Eagles are tied for 56th-place entering the final 18. Matt Deal (Statesboro, Ga.) responded to his opening round with a second-round 75. The senior shot 3-over on the front nine, but launched a birdie on 11 to trim his score. Deal closed the round even-par on the back nine for a 3-over 75 second round score, moving him into a 56th-place tie with a 155.
Also tied for 56th, junior Joe Monte (Chantilly, Va.) highlighted his second frame with two birdies, split between the front and back nine. Monte carded a second round 78, as did senior Ryan Zabroske (Alpharetta, Ga.). The senior fired back-to-back birdies on eight and nine only to launch another on 16. Zabroske enters the final round with a 155.
Competing as an individual, junior Logan Blondell (Lakeland, Fla.) shot an 83 on the day and stands in a tie for 79th.
“Standard to college golf, there are a group of teams that are really close to each other in the standings and if we want to post a solid team finish, then we have to play well tomorrow,” stated Mays. “We need four solid rounds tomorrow if we want to meet our goal coming in, which was a top five finish.”
Georgia Southern tees off on the front nine to start the final round on Tuesday (March 2) at 8:45 a.m. Monte starts the Eagles, followed by Deal, Zabroske, Fulford and Sander. Blondell leads the bunch with an 8:09 tee time on the back nine.