Greeneville, T.N. – The Brevard College men’s golf team opened up their 2008 spring season this weekend, as the Tornados took an eighth-place team finish at the rain-abbreviated 2008 Tusculum Golf Invitational in Greeneville, T.N.

 

The Tornados finished in a tie for eighth-place with Walters State Junior College, as both teams turned in a combined team score of 302, +18. BC finished ahead of Tiffin University, Lincoln Memorial and Limestone College, as well as six other teams.

 

Brevard was led by junior Craig Galloway, who turned in a round of 74, +3, on Sunday, which was good enough to place him in a tie for 17th-place overall.

 

Sophomore Grant Carnie was right on the heels of Galloway, as he finished the afternoon tied for 27th overall with a round of 75, +4.

 

BC junior Myles Johnston carded a 76, +5, while senior David Martinez turned in a score of 77, +6. Johnston finished in a tied for 40th-place overall, while Martinez finished in a tie for 53rd-place.

 

Sophomore Thomas Bush also competed in the one day event, as Bush carded an 84, +13, for the afternoon.

 

Shorter College posted a team score of 288, +4, to win the tournament. The Hawks won the rain-shortened event by three shots over host Tusculum College and Grand Valley State, who each carded a round of 291, +7.

 

The Tornados will return to the links on March 17, when they will compete in the Montreat College Invitational at Crooked Creek Golf Course in Hendersonville, N.C.

 

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1.   Shorter College                              288            +4

2.   Tusculum College                           291            +7

      Grand Valley St. U.                        291            +7

4.   Carson-Newman Coll.                   294           +10

5.   Belmont University                          297           +13

6.  Georgia Southwestern                      299           +15

     Mars Hill College                             299           +15

8.   Walters State JC                            302           +18

10.   Tiffin University                             304           +20

11.   Tusculum Black                            307           +23

12.   Lincoln Memorial U.                     308           +24

13.   Limestone College                        309           +25

14.   Newberry  B                                312           +28

       SpartanburgMthdst CC                 312           +28

16.   Tri- County CC                            315           +31

       USC Lancaster CC                      315           +31

18.   Virginia at Wise, U                       325           +41

 

T-17 – Craig Galloway - 74, +3

T-27 – Grant Carnie - 75, +4

T-40 – Myles Johnston - 76, +5

T-53 – David Martinez - 77, +6

T-90 – Thomas Bush   - 84, +13