Cougars Finish Third at Outback Steakhouse Intercollegiate

Panama City Beach, Fla. --  The Columbus State men's golf team posted the second best team total (299) on Tuesday and vaulted to a third place finish at the Outback Steakhouse Intercollegiate, an event hosted by Catawba College.  Peach Belt newcomer Flagler cruised to the team title with a two-day total of 580 (285-295).  North Greenville finished second at 600 (300-300). 

CSU placed third at 608 (309-299), followed by Newberry at 609 (300-309), and Armstrong Atlantic State rounded out the top five at 618 (307-311).  The 15-team tournament was held at the Hombre Golf Club (Par 72, 6831 yards).

Flagler's Joel Dahlenburg (-3) took home medalist honors with a two-day total of 141 (72-69).  Teammate Andrew Pressitin finished second at 143 (68-75).

CSU's Justin Grice shot an outstanding two-under par 70 on Tuesday to help lead the Cougars to a third place finish.  Grice finished the two rounds at 151 (81-70).  Junior Michael Hicks rebounded from yesterday's 79 and carded a one-over par 73.  South African Steven Paine had a better showing on Tuesday (77) and finished at 163 (86-77) for the tournament.  Ben Kishigian shot 155 (76-79) and Stephen Swanepoel, who fired a 73 in Monday's opening round, injured his wrist in Tuesday's play and had to withdraw.

The Cougars return to Florida (Lakeland) in two weeks for Florida Southern's 54-hole Matlock Invitational on February 15-16.

        FINAL TEAM RESULTS

    1. Flagler                                         285-295=580

    2. North Greenville                         300-300=600

    3. CSU                                               309-299=608

    4. Newberry                                   300-309=609

    5. AASU                                         307-311=618

    6. Cape Fear CC                             305-322=627

    7. Georgia Southwestern                300-328=628

    8. Lincoln Memorial                        318-312=630

    9. Lenoir-Rhyne                              319-314=633

T 10 Wingate                                      314-324=638

T 10 Tusculum                                    316-322=638

  12. Catawba                                      323-320=643

  13. Faulkner                                      323-324=647

  14. Southeastern Oklahoma State     327-327=654

  15. Montevallo                                  322-337=659