ROME, Ga. – The Piedmont men’s golf B Team finished in a tie for 9th as the Chick-fil-A Invitational concluded on Tuesday afternoon in Rome, Georgia.
For the second consecutive day, freshman Aaron Martin Del Campo led the Lions, this time firing a 1-over 73 on his way to a T-8 finish in the 112 player field.
The Guadalajara, Mexico native led the team with four birdies on his round against just five bogeys.
Fellow freshman Doug Gugel followed up a first round 77 to improve by two shots and fire a final round of 3-over 75 that included three birdies.
As a team, the Lions remained consistent from day one, delivering a final round 304 after opening with a 300.
Caleb Vancil mirrored his first round as well, carding a second straight round of 5-over 77 to finish in the top half of the field at T-46.
After firing the second best round of the day on Monday, Connor Lane slid back with a 7-over 79 Tuesday but did give the Lions four counting scores in the 70’s and made back-to-back birdies on holes 14 and 15.
Finally, freshman Jacob DeJesus improved by seven strokes to card a final round 80.
Kayden White (81), Jackson Wyrick (82) and Ryan Colwell (92) all competed with White headlining the group by making three birdies.
The Methodist B Team roared back to win the team title with a final round 273, a 36 stroke improvement over the team’s first round score. The Monarchs’ Chase Walts won the individual title with a final round of 7-under 65 to win by three shots.
Up next, the Lions will compete in the NCAA DIII Preview, beginning this Sunday, Oct. 29 in Boulder City, Nevada.LIONS ON THE LEADERBOARD:
T9 | Piedmont University | 300 | 304 | 604 |
T8 | Aaron Martin del Campo (1) | 72 | 73 | 145 |
T31 | Doug Gugal (2) | 77 | 75 | 152 |
T36 | Connor Lane (5) | 74 | 79 | 153 |
T46 | Caleb Vancil (4) | 77 | 77 | 154 |
T98 | Jacob De Jesus (3) | 87 | 80 | 167 |
T81 | Kayden White (Piedmont University) | 80 | 81 | 161 |
T96 | Jackson Wyrick (Piedmont University) | 84 | 82 | 166 |
107 | Ryan Colwell (Piedmont University) | 80 | 92 | 172 |