STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. – Guilford College freshman Tommy Schick shot a career-low 67 Tuesday to finish second among 80 golfers at the Emory Spring Invitational Tuesday. Schick shot 73-67-140 and finished seven shots behind Huntingdon College’s Addison Lambeth (Greensboro, N.C./Appalachian State), blistered the par-70 Smoke Rise Country Club with a 67-66-133.
Lambeth led the Hawks to the team title as well, as Huntingdon shot 294-278-572 to outdistance fellow first-round co-leaders Oglethorpe University (294-284-578) and tournament host Emory University (294-291-585). Rhodes College shot 288 Tuesday and climbed past Emory into third place at 584.
Even though Schick shot Guilford’s lowest round of the season Monday, the Quakers slipped three spots and came home eighth in the 13-team field. Guilford shot 299-296-595 to finish one stroke behind Centre College (305-289-594) and two strokes behind sixth-place Berry College (300-293-593).
Guilford freshman Justin Perdue rebounded from an opening-round 80 with a 72 Monday and climbed up to a share of 38th place at 152. Classmate Josh Hill was one stroke behind in a tie for 41st place after carding a 76-77-153. Sophomore Salah Sayess shot 80 Monday and placed 49th at 154, two strokes in front of teammate Ty Palmer (76-80-156).
Coach Justin Tereshko’s Quakers seek to defend their Old Dominion Athletic Conference title and earn an automatic NCAA Division III Tournament bid April 24-26 at the Wintergreen (Va.) Resort.