GREENSBORO, NC. — Jackson Hiller took 12th overall to lead the No. 4 Oglethorpe men’s golf team to sixth at the Gate City Invitational, which wrapped up the final 18 holes of the 54-hole event on Tuesday. The event featured another national field, with eight of the top 10 teams in NCAA Division III represented.
Hiller made a big move after the first day, which saw a shortened second round completed Tuesday morning. After shooting a 1 over par 73 over the first 18 holes, he improved with a 4 under 68 in the second round and 2 under 70 in the third round. It propelled him up five spots for the T12 finish.
Sam Karman had the next best round for the Stormy Petrels, shooting 69-71-75 to claim T23. His 69 on round one led the team and had him battling just outside the top 10.
Beck Lewis (75-69-73) and Ryan Dunn (77-68-76) rounded out the scoring for Oglethorpe in T38 and T63, respectively.
As a team, the Petrels posted rounds of 288-276-294. They were fourth overall after their middle-round score of 12 under.
Tournament Notes
- Eight top-10 teams were present at the event: No. 1 Methodist, No. 2 Carnegie Mellon, No. 3 Emory, No. 4 Oglethorpe, No. 6 Huntingdon, No. 7 Washington & Lee, No. 8 Lynchburg and No. 10 Sewanee.
- This was Oglethorpe’s third event of the season and third top-six finish. Last week, the team also took sixth at the national preview, and the Petrels opened the season runner-up at the SAA preview.
- Hiller was fresh off his Southern Athletic Association men’s golf athlete of the week award, earned last week after shooting 66-68-75 to take T5 at the national preview.
Up Next
Oglethorpe hosts the West Pines Collegiate next Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 7-8, at West Pines Golf Club in Douglasville, Georgia. Last year, Lewis and Karman finished one-two to lead the Stormy Petrels to the team victory at 7 under par.
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