March 9, 2008
Contact: Leah Melichar
Limestone College Sports Information
Phone: 864-488-8219
lmelichar@limestone.edu

LIMESTONE GOLF TAKES 13TH AT 18-TEAM TUSCULUM INVITATIONAL

GREENEVILLE, Tenn.—The Limestone College men’s golf team finished 13th at the 18-team Tusculum Invitational on Sunday at the par-71, 6733-yard Link Hills Country Club. Limestone carded 309 at the one-day competition.

Kyle Parker and Ben Ross were Limestone’s top finishers. Each golfer scored 76 to tie for 40th in the 99-golfer field. Kyle Scruggs finished tied for 53rd (77). Brad Williams and Craig Parris tied for 70th as they each carded 80.

Shorter College won the event with a four-over par score of 288. Tournament-host Tusculum and Grand Valley State both shot 291 to tie for second. Carson-Newman was fourth (294) and Belmont University was fifth (297). Georgia Southwestern and Mars Hill tied for sixth with 299, while Walters State and Brevard tied for eighth with 302.  Tiffin placed 10th with 304, followed by Tusculum’s Black team (307), Lincoln Memorial (308), Limestone (309), Newberry’s “B” team (312), Spartanburg Methodist (312), Tri-County Community College (315), USC Lancaster (315) and Virginia-Wise (325).

Limestone will compete in the Chick-fil-A Invitational in Salisbury, N.C., on March 16-18.

FINAL RESULTS           Tusculum Invitational        
                         Link Hills C.C.          Greeneville, TN
                         Dates: 03/08 - 03/09     (Today:03-09-2008)
                                   Par:        71               
                                   Yardage:  6733               

      Fin.   School                   Scores 
         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
             Brevard College          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

13   Limestone College        309   
      T 40    Kyle Parker              38- 38      76
      T 40    Ben Ross                 38- 38      76
      T 53    Kyle Scruggs             39- 38      77
      T 70    Brad Williams            39- 41      80
      T 70    Craig Parris             41- 39      80

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