NEED TO KNOW:
Piedmont Leader: T-12th: Adam Rogers, 70-69-77 = 216 (E)
As a Team: 9th of 20
Event Information: 20 teams; 100 golfers
The Course: Forest Creek North in Pinehurst, North Carolina (Par 72; 6,952 yards)

PINEHURST, N.C. - The No. 16 Piedmont Men's Golf team concluded play at the Tiger Invitational in Pinehurst, North Carolina on Monday, banking its second consecutive top-10 finish to begin the spring.

The Lions fell back three spots from their position beginning the day, but still finished only one stroke behind No. 4 Carnegie Mellon and four behind No. 7 Washington & Lee. 

Jacob DeJesus led the Lions on Tuesday, vaulting himself up the leaderboard with an even par round of 72 that included three birdies and nothing worse than bogey on his card.

 


Doug Gugel continued his remarkably consistent play, backing up his first two even par rounds with a 1-over 73 on Tuesday. Gugel began his day on a strong note, making three consecutive birdies to start his round. 

Freshman Bradley Knowles bounced back from a difficult second round to post a 2-over 74 and three birdies of his own.

Fellow freshman Braden Kiley along with senior Adam Rogers delivered 5-over 77's, with Rogers entering the day in a tie for second, but still holding for a T-12th finish.

This marks the second consecutive event to begin the spring in which the Lions have not had a single round in the 80's.

Methodist took home the team title in its home state, finishing at 13-under, six ahead of second-place Huntingdon. Emory's Kevin Mu ran away from the feld to capture the individual title by five shots, finishing at 10-under par.

Up next, the Lions will have a little more than a week off before returning to the state of Georgia for the Jekyll Island Invitational, set to begin Friday, March 20 in Jekyll Island, Georgia.

LIONS ON THE LEADERBOARD:
T-12th: Adam Rogers, 70-69-77 (E)
T-24th: Doug Gugel, 72-72-73 (+1)
T-35th: Jacob DeJesus, 71-77-72 (+4)
T-62nd: Bradley Knowles, 78-73-74 (+9)
T-67th: Braden Kiley, 76-77-77 (+12)

STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
- Three Lions had 2-of-3 rounds at par-or-better (Rogers, DeJesus, Gugel)

NEWS AND NOTES:
- The Lions finished ahead of three teams ranked in the Clippd top 25.

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