ALBANY, Ga. | The Georgia College & State University men's golf team is tied for ninth place after 18 holes of the Hurricane Invitational on a wet Monday (Oct. 5) afternoon.

The Bobcats shot 297 on the par 72, 7,024-yard layout on the Doublegate Country Club and is tied for ninth with 11th-ranked Wingate University. Tournament host and No. 6 Georgia Southwestern State University leads the tournament with a 283 score, one stroke better than No. 4 Lincoln Memorial University. Ten teams in the field are nationally ranked or receiving votes in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll.

Freshman Mason Pate and Brady Schnaible are the top golfers for GCSU in the field as they shot an even par 72 and are tied for 14th place. Andrew Lutjens is tied for 51st place after a 76. Chase Blanton and Ty Willoughby are tied for 64th place after scorecards of 77. Andy Scott, who is playing as an individual for the Bobcats, is tied for 51st after a 76.

Due to the heavy rains that delayed the event at the start and caused a delay in the middle of the round, the tournament has been shortened to 36 holes. The teams will tee off their final round Tuesday (Oct. 6) with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start.

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