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Statesmen Golf Closes Strong to Finish Tied for 3rd at Indian Bayou Classic

Indian Bayou Classic Final Results (PDF)

DESTIN, Fla.
- The Delta State Statesmen Golf team closed out the Indian Bayou Classic by shooting 13 strokes better on day two, setting Delta State (593, +17) up with a tie for third place in the North Alabama hosted event at the Indian Bayou Golf Club.

Grant Goforth (+10) led the charge for the Statesmen, shooting a 2-under par round of 70 to rebound from an 84 in the first round. Goforth's under par round was seventh best on the course and moved him into a finish for 45th place overall.

Luke Brown (+1) was the top finishing Statesmen overall after being one of two Statesmen to shoot an even par round of 72 today. Brown finished in a tie for ninth place overall. Trey Howell (+7) also had an even-par round on Tuesday, rebounding nicely from a round of 79 on Monday. Howell finished in a tie for 29th place.

Caleb Westmoreland (+6) finished just ahead of Howell overall. Westmoreland finished in a tie for 26th after shooting a round of 76. Justin Glenn (+12) finished out the scoring for the Statesmen in round two, shooting a 79 to finish in a tie for 62nd overall.

Justin Grice(-4), of Columbus State, won the individual competition after beating Nick Brothers (-4), of Saint Leo University, in a playoff.

North Alabama (576) claimed the team title after shooting 5-under-par as a team in round two, finishing at even par for the tournament. Saint Leo (583, +7) finished in second place while Shorter University (593, +17) finished in a tie with the Statesmen for third place overall.

The Statesmen Golf team will be back in action next weekend as the squad heads to the TVA Credit Union Classic held at Turtle Point Country Club in Killen, Ala.

# School RD 1 RD 2 Total +/-
1 North Alabama 293 283 576 E
2 Saint Leo 297 286 583 +7
3 Shorter 306 287 593 +17
Delta State 303 290 593 +17
5 Columbus State 306 289 595 +19
6 Montevallo 302 294 596 +20
New Orleans 307 289 596 +20
8 Henderson State 304 296 600 +24
9 Northeastern State 308 300 608 +32
10 Harding 304 305 609 +33
SE Oklahoma State 306 303 609 +33
12 Millsaps 306 305 611 +35
13 William Carey 310 305 615 +39
14 Tampa 311 306 617 +41
15 Belhaven 324 308 632 +56
16 Arkansas-Monticello 347 325 672 +96
         
# Statesmen RD 1 RD 2 Total +/-
T8 Luke Brown 73 72 145 +1
T26 Caleb Westmoreland 74 76 150 +6
T29 Trey Howell 79 72 151 +7
T45 Grant Goforth 84 70 154 +10
T62 Justin Glenn 77 79 156 +12



























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