Results


The No. 13-ranked Emory golf team closed out a strong performance at the Royal Lakes/Oglethorpe Fall Invitational on Tuesday, posting a fourth-place finish out of 15 squads.  The 36-hole event was played at the 6,848-yard, par-71 Royal Lakes Golf Club in nearby Flowery Branch.

The Eagles registered a final-day score of 297 and concluded play with a two-round score of 600.  No. 1-ranked and host Oglethorpe claimed first place with a 582 (293-289), three shots ahead of No. 2 Methodist University.  Christopher Newport was third with a 597 while No. 11 Greensboro rounded out the top five finishers at 603.

Juniors Johnathan Chen (Sugar Land, TX) and Will Roth (Niwot, CO) were the top Emory performers with each player carding scores of 147, good for a ninth-place tie in the 87-player field. Chen came through with rounds of 71-76 while Roth manufactured rounds of 75-72.  Sophomore Alex Wundlerich chopped six strokes off his first round score from Monday, checking in with a one-over par 72 that left him at 150, tying for the No. 17 spot.  Senior David Collura (Atlanta, GA) closed out the team's scorers with a 156 (79-77).  Also competing as part of the club's efforts was freshman Andrew Namkoong who totaled a 161.  Junior Alec Berens (Tucson, AZ), competing as an individual, paced all players during Tuesday's action with a career-best score of three-under par 68.  Berens ended the Invitational with a performance of 152.  Also competing as an individual was freshman Max Godley (Sherman Oaks, CA) at 165.

Emory returns to action, Oct. 14-16, when it takes part in the Golfweek Division III Fall Preview at the Raven Golf Club in Sandestin, Florida.