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Second Round Surge Moves the Lions to 14th at the Royal Lakes Invitational

Need to Know:
Team Leaderboard: PC t-14th of 18
Team Participants: 18 teams
Individual Participants: 102-player field
Lions' Leader: DAVIS COOK, NICK SCOTT (t-54th, 153)
Location: Flowery Branch, GA - Royal Lakes Golf & Country Club

Flowery Branch, GA - The Lions went to work in Round 2 at the Royal Lakes Invitational, improving by two spots to finish the tournament in 14th, with a final team score of 618.

DAVIS COOK and NICK SCOTT both ended their outing with a two-round score of 153, posting the low scores for PC. Scott was able to finish round two with a three stroke improvement from round one posting a 75 on day two of competition. 

JAKE FORBES was the low-scoring Lion for round two after posting an 81 on day one, Forbes shot a 74 to help boost Piedmont up the leaderboard. The second round surge gives the senior his lowest score of the 2016-17 season. 

COOPER YOUNG shaved eight strokes off of his first round score, giving him his collegiate tournament personal best score of 80 on Tuesday.

As a team, the Lions ended with a round two total of 307 strokes, shaving four strokes off their round one score. This is the second tournament that the men's golf team has finished with a season-low team score of 618.

Standout Performances
--DAVIS COOK and NICK SCOTT tied for 54th overall in the tournament with a final score of 153.
--JAKE FORBES had an electric round two with a score of 74.

Lions On the Leaderboard
11971

Piedmont as a Team On the Leaderboard
11972

Individual Leaderboard

--For the complete individual leaderboard, click here or visit the tournament homepage on GolfStat.com.

News & Notes
--PC finished t-14th place in round two of the Royal Lakes Invitational.

Next Up
The Lions are back in the tee box on October 17-18, in Greensboro, North Carolina, for the O'Briant-Jensen Memorial Tournament.

How to Follow
--Fans can follow the action by checking in at PiedmontLions.com, or by going to the tourney homepage on GolfStat.com. To stay up to date on all information regarding Piedmont College Athletics, be sure to visit PiedmontLions.com and connect with the Green and Gold on social media. Follow the Lions on Twitter: @PiedmontLions, Instagram: @PiedmontLions, Snapchat: @PiedmontLions and Facebook. To follow Piedmont Golf on social media, use the Social Media Directory at PiedmontLions.com or click here.

 
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Players Mentioned

Davis Cook

Davis Cook

5' 8"
Junior
Jake Forbes

Jake Forbes

5' 11"
Senior
Nick Scott

Nick Scott

5' 9"
Sophomore
Cooper Young

Cooper Young

6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Davis Cook

Davis Cook

5' 8"
Junior
Jake Forbes

Jake Forbes

5' 11"
Senior
Nick Scott

Nick Scott

5' 9"
Sophomore
Cooper Young

Cooper Young

6' 0"
Freshman