SEWANEE, Tenn. – Senior
Elias Becker shot three-under 69 while sophomore
Turner Chiles and freshman
Aidan Tudor each posted a two-under 70, helping Sewanee men's golf to a third-place team finish Tuesday in the Tiger Invitational at Forest Creek Golf Club-North in Pinehurst, N.C.
The Tigers moved up five spots in the team standings in the final round, shooting two-under 286, tying for third with Emory University. Methodist University won the event ahead of Huntingdon College.
Becker started his round at No. 5 with five straight pars and shot three-under on the back nine with birdies on holes 10, 14 and 17 along with six pars. The Mexico City, Mexico, native ended the round with four more pars for three-under 69 and a 54-hole score of 213, tied for sixth, moving up 12 spots in the final round.
Chiles bogeyed his second hole of the day, No. 7, but registered nine pars over the next 11 holes with birdies on the other two, Nos. 10 and 16. The Houston, Texas, native also birdied No. 1 and posted four more pars to end the round at two-under 70 and a three-round total of 216, tied for 12
th.
Tudor started slowly with bogeys on holes seven and nine but followed his teammates with excellent play on the back nine. The New Market, Md., native shot three-under with birdies on holes 12, 14 and 15 and six pars. He added birdies on Nos. 3 and 4 before a bogey on his last hole, No. 6, carding a two-under 70 for a 54-hole score of 219, tied for 30
th.
Senior
Will Brookby collected five consecutive pars to begin his round before bogeys at Nos. 13 and 14. The Houston, Texas, native netted three more pars before a birdie at No. 18. He added one more bogey at No. 2 but bogeyed five of the last six holes, shooting five-over 77 for a three-round total of 229, tied for 69
th.
Senior
Colin Edwards made nine pars in his round along with birdies on holes three and 13. The Brookhaven, Ga., native registered four bogeys and two doubles, finishing with a 78 and a 54-hole score of 222, tied for 45
th.
INDIVIDUAL SCORES
t6.
Elias Becker – 74-70-69=213
t12.
Turner Chiles – 71-75-70=216
t30.
Aidan Tudor – 75-74-70=219
t45.
Colin Edwards – 75-69-78=222
t69.
Will Brookby – 80-72-77=229
TEAM SCORES
1. Methodist University – 286-281-284=851
2. Huntingdon College – 291-279-287=857
3. Sewanee – 295-285-286=866
4. Emory University – 289-288-289=866
5. Kenyon College – 293-289-287=869
t6. University of Lynchburg – 292-286-293=871
t6. Washington and Lee – 293-286-292=871
8. Carnegie Mellon – 287-287-300=874
9. Piedmont University – 289-291-296=875
t10. Christopher Newport – 298-301-293=892
t10. Oglethorpe University – 295-304-293=892
12. Greensboro College – 295-299-300=894
t13. Wittenberg University – 295-295-306=896
t13. Rochester Institute of Technology – 296-295-305=896
15. Babson College – 299-297-301=897
16. Guilford College – 302-297-299=898
17. Rhodes College – 294-299-309=902
t18. Hampden-Sydney – 302-299-308=909
t18. Hampden-Sydney 'B' – 301-302-305=909
20. Averett University – 307-305-302=914
