BC Men’s Golf Is in Fourth-Place After Day One at SAC Championships
Hickory, N.C. – The Brevard College men’s golf team finished day one of the South Atlantic Conference Championship in fourth-place overall, as the Tornados shot a combined two-round team score of 603, +27 on Monday in Hickory, N.C.
 
BC turned in combined team rounds of 307 and 296 on Monday, giving them a two-round team score of 603, only 14 strokes behind the first-place team the Newberry Indians.
 
The Tornados were led by senior David Martinez, who carded two rounds of 73, to give him a two-round combined score of 146, +2 for the day. His two-round score was good enough to place him in sixth-place overall after day one of tournament play.
 
Sophomore Grant Carnie shot a second round 74, +2, three strokes better than his first round 77, +5, which gave him a day one score of 151, +7, placing him in a tie for 15th-place overall.
 
BC’s Thomas Bush is only one stroke back of Carnie with a combined score of 152, +8, good enough to place him in a tie for 17th-place, while junior Myles Johnston turned in a day one score of 155, +11 on Monday, putting him in a tie for 24th overall.
 
Rounding out the scoring for the Tornados on day one was Craig Galloway, as he turned in two rounds of 79, +7, placing him in a tie at 30th-place overall with a two-round combined score of 158, +14.
 
Newberry College is in the lead after day one, turning in a combined team score of 589, +13, finishing Monday three strokes ahead of the second-place team Carson-Newman College (592). Rounding out the top-three is Lenoir-Rhyne College, who turned in a day one score of 601, +25.
 
The Tornados will compete in day two of the South Atlantic Conference Championships tournament tomorrow, starting with a morning tee-time.
 
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Team Scores – Day One of SAC Tournament
  1. Newberry College – 301, 288 – 589
  2. Carson-Newman College – 296, 296 – 592
  3. Lenoir-Rhyne College – 294, 307 – 601
  4. Brevard College – 307, 296 – 603
  5. Tusculum College – 312, 294 – 606
  6. Mars Hill College – 305, 305 – 610
  7. Catawba College – 308, 305 – 613
  8. Wingate University – 309, 310 – 619
  9. Lincoln Memorial University – 315, 311 – 626
 
Individual BC Scores – Day One
6th – David Martinez – 73, 73 – 146
T-15th – Grant Carnie – 77, 74 – 151
T-17th – Thomas Bush – 78, 74 – 152
T-24th – Myles Johnston – 80, 75 – 155
T-30th – Craig Galloway – 79, 79 - 158