PINE MOUNTAIN, GA - The Montreat College golf teams opened up their spring season by traveling to compete in the Point University Skyhawk Invitational this past Monday & Tuesday.
In the men's tournament, the Cavaliers would use a strong second day to finish in 11th place as a team. Taylor Johnson (JR/Statesville, NC) led the way with a 76 (+4) in the second round and that moved him up 15 positions from the previous day to finish in a tie for 32nd place at +12 (156). Dylan Jones (SR/Mill Spring, NC) also made a second day move up the leader board as his second round score of 77 improved his day one total by three strokes. Jones finished in a tie for 38th at +13 (157). Phillip Westberry (FR/Snellville, GA) finished in a tie for 46th with a +14 after shooting rounds of 80 and 78 over the two days.
Trey Goodson (FR/Jacksonville, NC) placed in a tie for 72nd place at +20 (164) while Bailey Wilson (FR/Foley, AL) (+24), Luke McGann (FR/Cary, NC) (+26), and Duncan Moody (FR/Cleveland, GA) (+38) also competed for the Cavalier men.
Three members of the women's team also competed over the weekend. Emily McFarland (FR/McLeansville, NC) finished in 65th place (+54) while Lauren Bullock (FR/Fuquay-Varina, NC) placed 72nd (+81). Samantha Telsrow (FR/Belmont, NC) had a ten stroke improvement on day two and finished in 73rd.
This was our first tournament back from the off-season, and I think the winter rust showed a little", said Head Coach John Sullivan. "We made up some ground on the second day with a 14 stroke improvement. Tee to green, they hit it fairly well, but we missed a lot of opportunities on and around the greens. We'll take the next two weeks before our conference event and put more work in on the areas that need improvement."
The men's team will be back in action April 4th-5th when they compete in the Appalachian Athletic Conference Spring Championship at Eagle's Brook Country Club in Locust Grove, GA. The women's team will compete in the AAC Spring Championships April 11th-12th at the Woodlands Country Club in Columbia, SC.
