NEED TO KNOW:
Piedmont Leader: 5th: Braden Kiley, 70-69-71 = 210 (-6)
As a Team: T-7th of 20
Event Information: 20 teams; 100 golfers
The Course: The Club at Savannah Harbor in Savannah, Georrgia (Par 72; 6,958 yards)

SAVANNAH, Ga. - Piedmont men's golf finished in a tie for seventh place, as the final round of the Savannah Invitational concluded Tuesday afternoon at the Club at Savannah Harbor.

As a team, Piedmont matched its 2-over par total from Monday's first round, finishing at 8-over for the tournament and in a tie for seventh with Trinity (Texas). However, the Lions were just one shot behind No. 6 Sewanee and No. 3 Carnegie Mellon, and two shots behind No. 2 Emory for fourth place.

Freshman Braden Kiley put the exclamation mark on his strong tournament, firing his third consecutive under par round, a 1-under 71 that gave him a solo fifth place finish on the individual leaderboard. Kiley made five birdies overall on his round, including a stretch of three in a row, on his third through fifth holes of the day as the Lions once again started on hole 13 in the shotgun start format.

 

Senior Adam Rogers was steady as usual, delivering a second consecutive par-or-better round, this time going low, with a 2-under round of 70 that included six birdies and helped him jump into the top 20 on the leaderboard.

 


Doug Gugel bounced back with a strong finish, recovering from a slow start to card a 1-over 73 and bank a top 40 finish.

Jacob DeJesus was the final counting score from the Lions, with a 4-over 76, while freshman Bradley Knowles ended the event with a 7-over 79. 

Overall, the Lions did not shoot a single round in the 80's for the event and totaled six rounds at par or better.

Washington & Lee's Jonathan McEwen held on with an even par round of 72 to complete the wire-to-wire individual win.

Up next, the Lions are in action at the Tiger Invitational, beginning next Monday, March 9 at Forest Creek in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

LIONS ON THE LEADERBOARD:
5th: Braden Kiley, 70-69-71 (-6)
T-19th: Adam Rogers, 75-72-70 (+1)
T-39th: Doug Gugel, 72-77-73 (+6)
T-58th: Jacob DeJesus, 74-76-76 (+10)
T-69th: Bradley Knowles, 74-75-79 (+12)

STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
- Kiley set a new career-best 54 hole scoring mark at 210 (-6)
- Piedmont finished ahead of seven teams ranked ahead of it in the Clippd National Rankings.

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