March 20, 2011
For immediate release:

Huntingdon College
News Release

Second-Ranked Hawks Finish 8th at the Jekyll Island Intercollegiate

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. --- Huntingdon College's second-ranked men's golf team shot a 295 in the final round of the Jekyll Island Intercollegiate hosted by Oglethorpe University. The Hawks finished the tournament 24-strokes over par, 896, tied for 8^th place.

Huntingdon's freshman Jamey Lester finished tied for 28^th with a 3-over par, 75, on Sunday for a 223 tournament score. Freshman Cates Culpepper carded a final round 6-over par, 78, finishing tied for 45^th place with a 226. After shooting 2-over par, 74, on the final day, freshman Rodes Bowers posted a tournament total 228 tied for 56^th.

Senior J.P. Kircher carded his best round, 2-over par, 74, of the tournament on the final day finishing tied for 68^th with a 231 total. Rounding out the Hawks' scoring, senior Chase Blaich shot a team-low even par, 72. Blaich finished tied for 76^th place with a 232 tournament total.

Methodist claimed the title with a tournament total 871, 1-under, after shooting a final round 292. Emory finished two-strokes, 873, behind the Monarchs with a 288 on Sunday for second place. Illinois Wesleyan finished third, 877, following a 293 on the final day. Centre and Greensboro rounded out the top-5 each posting a three day total of 880, including Centre's final round low of 285.

Centre's Chris Morris took home the individual crown following a 16-under par, 202, tournament total. Morris shot 69 or better in all three days securing the win and helping Centre finish in the top-5.

Huntingdon returns to the course on Monday, Mar. 28, for the first round of the Piedmont Spring Invitational at the Orchards Golf Course in Demorest, Ga.

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Jekyll Island Intercollegiate

Final Results - Par-Yardage: 72-6700

Fin. Team		        R1   R2    R3     Total
1 Methodist University	296  283  292    871    -1 
2 Emory University         	294  291  288    873    +1 
3 Illinois Wesleyan        	290  294  293    877    +5 
T4 Centre College           	299  296  285    880    +8 
T4 Greensboro College       293  291  296    880    +8 
6 Transylvania U.          	290  296  301    887   +15 
7 La Verne, Univ. of       	298  298  293    889   +17 
T8 Huntingdon College   302  299  295     896   +24 T28 Jamey Lester         	73     75    75     223    +5 T45 Cates Culpepper       77     71    78     226    +8T56 Rodes Bowers           77    77     74     228   +10 T68 J.P. Kircher          	81    76     74     231   +13T76 Chase Blaich             75     85    72     232   +14
T8 Oglethorpe Univ.         	304  299  293    896   +24 
10 Coastal Georgia          	304  290  304    898   +26 
11 Bridgewater College    	303  300  298    901   +29 
12 Birmingham Southern 	296  301  306    903   +31 
13 ClaremontMuddScripps  300  300  305    905   +33 
14 Hampden-Sydney Coll.  301  308  299    908   +36 
15 Maryville College TN 	309  296  306    911   +39 
16 Christopher Newport  	305  300  308    913   +41 
17 Rhodes College           	314  303  297    914   +42 
18 LaGrange College      	305  306  311    922   +50 
19 Trinity University       	310  308  305    923   +51 
20 Randolph-Macon Coll.	314  303  308    925   +53 
21 Carnegie Mellon U.     	322  298  306    926   +54 
T22 Allegheny College    	310  306  316    932   +60 
T22 Otterbein University 	311  314  307    932   +60 
24 St. John Fisher Col      	306  313  315    934   +62 
25 Roanoke College      	301  311  324    936   +64 
26 Millsaps College         	319  317  318    954   +82 
27 Ferrum College           	322  319  325    966   +94 
28 Piedmont College       	338  321  317    976  +104 
29 Sewanee                  	352  337  344   1033  +161