Men’s golf finishes 11th at Schenkel Invitational

By Nayla Reese / Sports editor

The Augusta University men’s golf team finished in 11th place in the Schenkel Invitational at Forest Heights Country Club in Statesboro with a 5-over-par score March 13-15.

The Schenkel Invitational is an annual tournament held in Statesboro and is a patron favorite.

All over the course were patrons, parents and hospitality members as well as other parties across different holes throughout the tournament.

The tournament also involves members of the Phi Mu sorority of Georgia Southern University to help host teams during the weekend.

Early in the morning of round one, Augusta led the way on the leaderboard but slowly fell short with a team score of 2 over par and putting the Jaguars into a tie for 7th at the end of the round.

In round two, the pace picked up as Bo Blanchard shot 70, Pieter Rossouw 71. and Stefan Jacobs 72.

The team finished round two with a 1-under-par score, but it wasn’t enough to keep the team from slipping down to 12th place.

The final brough some dreary weather, and the Jaguars finished with 4-over-par score for the round.

Blanchard was the team leader with a scores of 69, 72 and 71, finishing in 15th with a 4-under-par total individually.

The men will travel to Houston to compete in the Valspar Intercollegiate March 23-24.

Contact Nayla Reese at nayreese@augusta.edu.

Note: At the top of the page, Stefan Jacobs chips in the fairway. (photo by Nayla Reese/the Bell Ringer)