The Emory golf team closed out a fine spring opening weekend on Sunday by finishing fourth out of 16 teams at the Callaway Gardens Collegiate Invitational. The 36-hole tourney was played at the 7,057-yard, par-72 Callaway Gardens Mountain View Course located in Pine Mountain, Georgia.
The Eagles recorded a second-round score of 310 to finish at 612. Taking home the top spot was Oglethorpe University with a 587 (294-293) while Methodist University finished five strokes off the pace at 592 (293-299). Host Berry College was third (304-303—607) and Washington & Lee (310-316) and Rhodes College (314-302) rounded out the top five at 616.
Senior Johnathan Chen was the top performer for the Eagles, shooting a two-over par 74 on Sunday to finish at three-over 147 (73-74) for the tourney, good for a seventh-place tie in the 101-player field. Senior Alec Berens tied for 21st at 153 (73-80) while freshman Colby Hipp made the team's most dramatic improvement on the day, chopping 11 shots off his first-round score to come in 44th at 159 (85-74). Junior Alex Wunderlich was one shot behind Hipp at 160 (75-85) and senior Will Roth rounded out the team's competitors by totaling a 163 (81-82).
Taking home medalist honors was David Kleckner of Oglethorpe with a three-under 141 (70-71).
Emory returns to action, Mar. 9-10, when it competes at the University Athletic Association Championships at the RedTail Golf Club in Sorrento, Florida.