Need to Know:
Team Leaderboard: PC 15th of 18 
Team Participants: 18 Teams
Individual Participants: 97-player field
Lions' Leader: GARRETT ROWLAND -(t-25, 76, 74 [150]) 
Location: Tunica, MS - Tunica National 

Tunica, MS - The Lions were back in action Monday at the Rhodes College Men's Fall Collegiate Golf Classic posting a 15th place finish in the season opener. After a tough first round the Lions were unable to climb the boards even with three Lions posting better round two score. As a team, PC ended the competition with a combined score of 621 for both rounds, improving from 315 in round one to 306 in round two.

After both days, sophomore GARRETT ROWLAND was the leader for the Lions squad, shaving two strokes off his round one score in day two of the competition. Rowland broke into the top 25 with his final score of 150. For the 36 hole tournament, Rowland posted par on 25 holes, only two less than the category leader.  

Along with Rowland, three of the Lions golfers posted better round two scores. NICK SCOTT shaved three strokes off of his round one score finishing at a new personal low of 76. Senior JAKE FORBES improved his round score by five strokes from the previous day finishing with 76 on the day.

Standout Performances
--GARRETT ROWLAND makes a top 25 finish with better round two play finishing with a total score of 150.
--NICK SCOTT set a new personal low score since becoming a Lion at 76 on Monday's round which is a three stroke improvement from round one.

Lions On the Leaderboard
Piedmont as a Team On the Leaderboard


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

News & Notes
--The Lions held off Southwestern University by one stroke, also finishing ahead of USA South foe Maryville College. 
--PC improved by nine strokes in day two after posting a 315 team score in round one. 

Up Next
The Lions come home for their next tournament this season for the 11th Annual Piedmont College Fall Invitational on September 19 & 20 at The Orchard Golf and Country Club in Clarkesville, Georgia.

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