September 11, 2007

Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Golf Opens Fall Season With A Seventh-Place Finish At The Kiawah Island Invitational

Junior Kent George finishes fifth overall to lead the Bears

Kiawah Island, S.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne College Men’s Golf Team opened the fall season tying for seventh place out of 16 teams at the Kiawah Island Invitational which concluded Tuesday.

Lenoir-Rhyne shot a 602 (+26) on the par-72 course while Oklahoma Christian won the event with an even 576.

L-R junior Kent George (Granite Falls, N.C.) was the Bears’ No. 1 golfer on the tournament after finishing fifth with a two-under 142.  Armstrong Atlantic State’s Chris Wolfe took home individual honors after firing a 133 (-11).

Lenoir-Rhyne senior Jakin Fox (Statesville, N.C.) tied for 13th overall with a 146 (+2).

L-R next competes in the Mid-Carolina Invitational in Prosperity, S.C., on Saturday.

Team

1. Oklahoma Christian 576 (E)
2. Armstrong Atlantic State 579 (+3)
3. North Alabama 582 (+6)
4. USC Aiken 584 (+8)
5. Belmont Abbey 599 (+23)
6. Coker 600 (+24)
7. Carson-Newman 602 (+26)
  Lenoir-Rhyne 602 (+26)
9. Washburn 604 (+28)
10. Newberry 609 (+33)
11. Clayton State 610 (+34)
12. Georgia College & State 612 (+36)
13. Lander 622 (+46)
14. Wingate 625 (+49)
15. Pfeiffer 642 (+66)
16. Brevard 647 (+71)

Lenoir-Rhyne's Golfers

5. Kent George 142 (-2)
13t. Jakin Fox 146 (+2)
52t. Sam Holtsclaw 157 (+13)
65t. Ty Dannenbring 161 (+17)
78. Kent George 173 (+29)
 

 

 

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