KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – The Carson-Newman Eagles carded a day-two 301 (13-over) to claim 10th place at the Seventh Annual Kiawah Island Invitational at the 6,875-yard, par 72 Cougar Point Golf Course.
Sophomore Gavin Hay (Glasgow, Scotland) followed a 69 in the opening round with a 75 (3-over) in today's final round to finish in a tie for sixth at even par.
Junior Alex Coughlin closed with a 3-under 69 to jump into a tie for 34th, while Liam Ashby (Dublin, Ireland) finished in a tie for 42nd after a 151 (73-78).
Senior John Minor Jr. (Dandridge, Tenn.) carded a 156 (77-79) on the tournament's two rounds for the Eagles.
The Eagles finished 19 shots off the pace set by tournament
champion Barton College. Barton entered the second and final day of
the Kiawah Island Invitational one stroke behind defending Kiawah
Island Invitational champion Georgia College & State.
Barton's one-over-par 289 in the second round help them move past
GCSU in round two and claim the overall team victory with a total
two-round team score of 582 (293-289).
GCSU finished the final round with a total team score of 585
(292-293) to conclude the event in third place behind second-place
finisher USC Beaufort, who finished just two back of Barton with a
584 (293-291).
Pfeiffer's Luiz Jacintho and Barton's Daniel Claytor both ended
their two rounds in a tie for first place individually at 141.
Claytor's 68 in the second round was the low individual round of
the 2010 Kiawah Island Invitational.
Claytor and Jacintho played four playoff holes before Claytor
emerged as the individual medalist with a birdie on the fourth
playoff hole.
Tournament host and 23rd-ranked USC Aiken finished in ninth place
as a team with a total team tally of 598 (302-296).
Carson-Newman returns to action next Monday and Tuesday in the Laker Invitational hosted by Clayton State University and played at the Crystal Lake Country Club in Hampton, Ga.
