First Round Scores
The Emory men's golf team turned in an impressive performance in its first competitive round over a year on Saturday at the Tiger Invitational. The 36-hole event is being played on the 6,925-yard, par-71 Forest Creek Golf Club North Course.
The No. 2-ranked Eagles find themselves in third place out of 14 teams after posting a three-over par score of 291. No. 5-ranked Methodist and host No. 6 Hampden-Sydney College are deadlocked for the top spot, two strokes ahead of Emory at 289. No. 2 Huntingdon College and No. 7 Piedmont College are tied for fourth after wrapping up today at 292.
Junior Max Schwarz paced the Emory contingent with a three-under par 69, good for a fourth-place tie on the 70-player leader board. Schwarz registered five birdies en route to his 10th career round of par or better. Senior Davis Hingtgen ranks seventh among all players after breaking par with a 71. Rounding out the Eagles' scoring efforts were Logan Ryan with a 75, Grant Drogosch at 76 and Logan Lowery with a 78.
Allen Smith of Hampden-Sydney and Henry Angier of Methodist are tied for first place after firing 67s, while MU's Cooper Hrabak is third at 68.
The Tiger Invitational concludes on Sunday.
Emory Men's Golf Third After Opening Round Of Tiger Invitational
Posted: Mar 13, 2021