Rhodes College Athletics

“We saved our best golf for the last day of the tournament with a team score of 300, but it just wasn’t enough to catch Oglethorpe University," said Coach Bill Cochran, as the Lynx finish 2nd in the SCAC Golf Championship played at Tunica National Golf Club in Tunica , Mississippi.

Trailing by 13 shots after the first two rounds, the margin was reduced to 4 shots going to the final hole. “We gave them a big scare," said Coach Cochran! The final round charge was led by Bill Bazzel shooting a one over par 73 and Doug Gordon, who played the final nine holes in two under par to record a 74. These were the two low rounds on the final day under very adverse conditions. Bill’s three day total of 226 earned him the runner-up spot just one shot behind SCAC champion Scott Pugh of Oglethorpe

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On a brisk and windy day, the Lynx Women's Golf Team shot 358 and is tied for 10th out of 22 teams and the Lynx Men's Golf Team shot 309 and is tied for 11th out of 27 teams after the 1st round of the Jekyll Island Collegiate. Doug Gordon's 75 (37-38; tie 18th) and Bill Bazzel's 75 (36-39; tie 18th) led the men's team and Stephanie Mingos' 84 (40-44; tie 14th) led the women's team.

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Scott Wallace posted a one-under 71 to pace the Lynx as the team shot a 2nd round total of 306 to place 2nd in the Huntingdon Invitational in Montgomery, Alabama. Huntingdon, ranked #1 in NCAA Division III Golf, shot a 293 team score in the final round to claim 1st place honors. The Lynx will play in the Calloway Collegiate on March 2-3 at Calloway Gardens.

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