PAWLEY’S ISLAND, S.C. — The Tusculum University men’s golf team finished 17th at the Barton Spring Bulldog Clash, which was held at the par-70, 6,526-yard Caledonia Golf Club.
The Pioneers logged a team score of 874 which is the sixth-lowest 54-hole total in school history.
Dominic Barron Holden was TU’s best finisher as he posted a five-over par total of 72-70-73=215 which is tied for the second-lowest three-round total of his collegiate career.
Host Barton won the event as the Bulldogs finished with 839, two shots ahead of runner-ups Newberry and Columbus State at 841. Lander and Shorter tied for fourth with 842, while USC Aiken and North Georgia tied for sixth place with 844. Coker was eighth with 848, followed by Rogers State (863), Wingate (863), Lenoir-Rhyne (865), Mount Olive (866) and King (867).
Three teams finished with 870 to tie for 14th place including Davenport, Limestone and Belmont Abbey. Tusculum was 17th, followed by Emmanuel (877), Erskine (878), Chowan (887), Anderson (890) and Catawba (902).
TU freshman Morgan Cain fired a three-under par 67 to finish with a tournament total 218 and tie for 53rd. Blake Williams also finished 53rd with his 218, which included a 68 in the second round. Isak Holter finished 90th with 78-74-74=226 while Liam van Deventer (75-83-75=233) rounded out the scoring for the Pioneers.
Shorter’s Blake Henriques won medalist honors with a 10-under par total of 200, winning by three shots over Lander’s Linus Jonsson (69-68-66=203).
Tusculum returns to action next week (March 4-5) as the Pioneers compete at the Lander Bearcat Classic in Greenwood, South Carolina.
Team Results
Pl
Team
1st
2nd
3rd
Total
1
Barton
279
276
284
839
T2
Newberry
277
289
275
841
T2
Columbus St.
283
281
277
841
T4
Lander
287
281
274
842
T4
Shorter
280
289
273
842
T6
USC Aiken
289
279
276
844
T6
North Georgia
287
283
274
844
8
Coker
284
283
281
848
T9
Rogers St.
282
288
293
863
T9
Wingate
294
287
282
863
11
Lenoir-Rhyne
287
301
277
865
12
Mount Olive
295
290
281
866
13
King
289
291
287
867
T14
Davenport
289
281
280
870
T14
Limestone
289
292
289
870
T14
Belmont Abbey
290
298
282
870
17
TUSCULUM
297
288
289
874
18
Emmanuel
297
294
286
877
19
Erskine
299
291
288
878
20
Chowan
296
295
296
887
21
Anderson
299
293
298
890
22
Catawba
302
294
306
902
Tusculum Individual Scores
Pl
Player
1st
2nd
3rd
Total
T37
Dominic Barron Holden
72
70
73
215
T53
Morgan Cain
75
76
67
218
T53
Blake Williams
75
68
75
218
T90
Isak Holter
78
74
74
226
T110
Liam van Deventer
75
83
75
233
Source: Tusculum University