NEED TO KNOW:
Piedmont Leader: T-8th:
Braden Kiley, 73-72-72 = 143 (-1)
As a Team: 4th of 18
Event Information: 18 teams; 95 golfers
The Course: RTJ Golf Trail at Capitol Hill GC - Senator Course; Prattville, Ala. (Par 72; 7,326 yards)
PRATTVILLE, Ala. - No. 13 Piedmont men's golf moved up two spots in the final round of the Capital City Classic on Tuesday, vaulting into a fourth-place finish against a loaded field.
With course conditions playing difficult, no team was able to shoot under par for the day, but the Lions held tough and passed a pair of teams to work into a top five finish.
Braden Kiley led the way, carding his second consecutive round of even par 72. Kiley played a remarkably consistent round, making 14 pars to go with a pair of birdies and a pair of bogeys. The rock solid round helped the freshman move all the way into the top 10, securing a tied for eighth finish out of 95 golfers.
Adam Rogers tied for the team lead with three birdies on his way to a 2-over 74, while the Lions posted two 75's to round out the team scoring.
After an under par second round,
Doug Gugel posted a final round of 3-over 75 while freshman
Bradley Knowles also came home with a 75 in the final round, thanks to three birdies.
Jacob DeJesus carded a non-counting 7-over 79.
LIONS ON THE LEADERBOARD:
T-8th:
Braden Kiley, 73-72-72 (+1)
T-13th:
Doug Gugel, 73-70-75 (+2)
T-26th:
Adam Rogers, 77-71-74 (+6)
T-55th:
Bradley Knowles, 77-75-75 (+11)
T-59th:
Jacob DeJesus, 77-74-79 (+14)
STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
- The Lions moved up two spots, finishing just ahead of No. 3 Sewanee and No. 12 Kenyon by two strokes on the team leaderboard.
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