ROCKVALE, TN - The Grand View men's golf team finished fifth out of 19 teams at the Music City Collegiate October 5 and 6 at Champions Run Golf Club, closing at 9 over par for the tournament. Bethel (Tenn.) won the team title at 4 under, with Indiana Wesleyan second at 5 over.
Grand View opened with an 8-over team score in the first round and trimmed it to 4 over in round two, moving to 12 over for the event. The Vikings saved their best for last, shooting 3 under in the final round to close at 9 over. That was the third-best team round of the day, behind only Bethel (13 under) and Freed-Hardeman (8 under), and it left Grand View two strokes shy of a tie for third place.
Harrison Froling led the way for Grand View and won the individual title at 8 under par, three strokes ahead of Matt Leonard of Bethel (Tenn.). Froling opened with a 1-under 71, fired a bogey-free 4-under 68 in round two, and closed with a 3-under 69 to finish at 208.
Leo Fiscus tied for 16th at 2 over par, opening with an even-par round before closing with a 1-under 71 in round three. Krish Gupta tied for 35th at 7 over, with rounds of 3 over, 2 over, and 2 over. Chris Drake tied for 65th at 13 over after bouncing back from a 78 and an 80 with a 1-under 71 in the final round. Ryan Constable rounded out the lineup, tying for 92nd.
TOURNAMENT NOTES
- Harrison Froling won the tournament out of 100 golfers, shooting under par in all three rounds
- Froling's 8-under total was four strokes better than the winning team's score of 4 under
- Grand View improved by 11 strokes from the first round (8 over) to the final round (3 under)
- Three Grand View golfers (Froling, Fiscus, and Drake) shot under par in the final round
WHATS NEXT?
Grand View travels to compete in the Bojangles Invitational on October 17 and 18 at The Links at Kahite GCS in Vonore, Tennessee.
