Huntingdon men’s golf in 10th after first round of Golfweek Fall Invitational

DESTIN, Fla. – Four golfers shot 80 or better on Sunday, but the Huntingdon men's golf team is in 10th after the first round of the Golfweek Division III Fall Invitational at the Raven Golf Club.

Freshman Steven Smith shot a 3-over-par 74 (tied for 18th) and junior Sam Strachan shot a 4-over 75 (tied for 26th) to lead the Hawks in the first round. Guilford College's Noah Ratner shot the best round of the day with a 5-under 66. Hudson Keener (LaGrange College) is second with a 3-under 68 and Thad Wiser III (St. John Fisher College) is third at 2-under 69.

Guilford College leads the team standings at 6-over 290. The University of Texas-Tyler is in second at 291. Huntingdon is 16 strokes off the lead and in 10th at 306.

Behind Smith and Strachan, sophomore Jamey Lester shot a 6-over77 for the Hawks and is tied for 38th. Sophomore Rodes Bowers shot an 80 and sophomore Cates Culpepper shot 107 to round out Huntingdon's scores.

Huntingdon individual results

T18) Steven Smith: 74

T26) Sam Strachan: 75

T38) Jamey Lester: 77

T62) Rodes Bowers: 80

90) Cates Culpepper: 107

Team standings

1. Guilford College 290

2. University of Texas-Tyler 291

3. Rhodes College 296

4. St. John Fisher College 297

5. Illinois Wesleyan 298

6. Methodist University 300

7. Christopher Newport 302

8. Oglethorpe 303

9. Greensboro 305

10. Huntingdon 306

11. Skidmore College 307

T12. Emory 308

T12. LaGrange College 308

14. Birmingham-Southern 309

15. Hampden-Sydney 311

16. Carthage College 313

17. Wittenberg 322

18. Berry College 323