BRISTOL, Tennessee -- The Ferrum College men's golf team completed play at the King University Invitational, held Monday and Tuesday, September 23-24, at The Golf Club of Bristol. Of the 13 teams competing in the tournament, 12 were either NCAA Division II or NAIA programs.
TEAM SCORES
T1. King University 273 278 551; T1. Tusculum University 273 278 551; 3. Texas-Dallas 289 271 560; 4. Belmont Abbey 277 287 564; T5. Chowan University 288 279 567; T5. Emory & Henry 284 283 567; 7. Young Harris 277 293 570; 8. North Greenville 283 288 571; 9. Limestone University 282 297 579; 10. Belmont Abbey B Team 290 296 586; 11. UVA Wise 283 305 588; 12. King University B 295 295 590; 13. Ferrum College 302 302 604
INDIVIDUAL
It was a tight individual battle, as the top 10 players were all within three strokes of the lead. Chowan's Jacob King won medalist honors with a two-day total 135 on criteria over King's Asmund Norum, who also shot a 135. Tusculum's Liam Van Deventer and Belmont Abbey's Elian Infante tied for third at 136, while Tusculum's Hunter Hartman rounded out the top five individuals with a 137.
FERRUM FIVE
Tiaan Diedericks tied for 30th to lead Ferrum in a field of 66 golfers with a two-day 145.
Brandon Jones tied for 42nd place with a 147.
NOTABLES
Coach
Elam Ruff's squad reached a few milestones at the King Invitational. Most notable was newcomer
Tiaan Diedericks' lowest individual tournament score (145) since 2020. Other Ferrum performance milestones include
Brandon Jones carding his lowest career round and the lowest single round (68) by a Ferrum golfer since 2022 (2 under par), team most sub 80 individual scores (7) since 2022, lowest team round (302) since 2020, and lowest team tournament score (604) since 2020.
UP NEXT
Ruff's team will be back in action Monday and Tuesday, September 30 through October 1, at the Jack Ingram Invitational. The event will be hosted by Pfeiffer University at Tillery Tradition Club in Misenheimer, North Carolina.
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