A.I.I. News
02.16.2010 - [Men's Golf]
Shorter College won the 2010 TU Invitational this afternoon, after shooting a 611 (306 - 305, +35) at the Kinderlou Golf Club in Valdosta, GA.                     
The Hawks finished day one tied with TU with a 306 but improved by one sroke to take the eleven team field by 2 strokes. Johnson & Wales University, after finishing day one in third, finished behind Shorter shooting a 613 overall (308 - 305, +37). Darton College (617, 312 - 305, +41), Thomas University (618, 306 - 312, +42 and Southeastern University (620, 309 - 311, +44) rounded out the top five. It was a disappointing second round for TU, who was tied for the lead after round one but lost six strokes on Shorter in day two.
 
Arvid Bengtsson from Shorter College was the individual winner firing a 75 on day two, finishing even with a 144 (69 - 74, E). Taylor Welborn from Darton College finished in second with a 148 (75 - 73, 148, +4), improving in day two by two strokes. Greg Belsito (75 - 74, 149, +5) from Johnson & Wales University and TU's Patrick Lovely (72 - 77, 149. +5), tied for third. Jordan Meltzer (77 - 73, 150, +6) from Johnson & Wales and Taylor Huse (75 - 75, 150, +6) tied for fifth. The Night Hawks Brian Herrell tied for sixteenth with a 155 (79 - 76, +11).
 
TU hits the greens again on March 13 when they travel to the Pelican Bay Country Club in Daytona Beach, FL to participate in the Eagle Invitational.