AUGUSTA, Ga. - The Columbus State University men's golf team finished in second place at the Bearcat Fall Invitational hosted by Lander University on Sept. 11-12. The Cougars scored a 13-under 851, just nine strokes back from the winners, University of North Georgia.

Columbus State kept its rhythm in the final round, maintaining it's second place position. The Cougars shot a team total 288 in the third round compared to a 285 first round score and a 278 second, while Martin Gruendemann and Phil Snyman each had top-20 finishes.

Gruendemann led CSU finishing tied for sixth place. The senior from Hamburg, Germany shot par in the third round to give him a final score of 7-under 209. He shot a 69 and 68 on Monday. Snyman finished tied for 18th with a final score of 2-under 214. The Gold Coast native shot a 5-over 77 in the third round.

Bernard Meyer ended tied for 21st, shooting a 1-under 215. He repeated his second round score, 2-under 70, again in Tuesday's final round.

Karan Nalam and William Makepeace also shot well for the Cougars, Nalam finishing tied for 33rd (2-over 218) and Makepeace taking tied for 49th place (4-over 220). 

Lander University and USC Aiken each tied for third place, the University of West Florida finished fourth and Barton College took fifth place.

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Columbus State will compete in the UNG Invitational on Monday, Sept. 18 and Tuesday, Sept. 19 in Gainesville, Ga.