The Eckerd College men’s golf team completed the 54-hole Griffin Invitational in fourth place Tuesday at Mission Inn Resort’s El Campeon Course in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. Eckerd finished one stroke behind third-place Trevecca Nazarene and one stroke ahead of Wilmington (Del.). The field included 10 teams.
Eckerd opened with its lowest team round of the tournament, a 288, before posting rounds of 294 and 299. The three-round total was 881. Four Eckerd golfers finished inside the top 20.
Germain leads Eckerd
Simon Germain led Eckerd by tying for 11th at 3-over 219. He opened with a 3-under 69 and followed with consecutive rounds of 75. His 219 was Eckerd’s best tournament score.
Henry Wigg, Huey Cunningham and Tyler Van Dusen tied for 18th at 6-over. Wigg followed an opening-round 79 with Eckerd’s lowest individual round of the tournament, a 4-under 68 in the second round, before finishing with a 75. Cunningham posted rounds of 70, 78 and 74, while Van Dusen recorded rounds of 74, 73 and 75.
Thayne Thomas tied for 47th at 15-over 231, and Jayson Ross tied for 54th at 21-over 237.
Source: Original report