The Gustavus men’s golf team took 11th place out of 17 teams at the 2012 Emory Spring Invitational on Tuesday in Atlanta, Ga. Methodist University won the tournament after shooting 582 (+6), while Ogiethorpe and Transylvania tied for second with identical shot totals of 589 (+13). The Gusties shot 297 in the first round and 310 in the second for a total of 607 (+31).
Tyler McMorrow paced the Gusties shooting a -1 (71) in the first round and a +4 (76) in the second for a total of +3. McMorrow’s day one total was a result of one eagle, four birdies, three bogeys and one double bogey. Trevor Gervais was next in line for the Black and Gold with a two-day total of 150 (+6).
Rounding out the leader board for Gustavus were Alex Kolquist with a 75-79-154 (+10), Andrew Oakes at 76-81-157 (+13) and Simon Erlandsson at 81-80-161 (+17).
Gustavus will host its first meet of the season on April 22-23 for the Bobby Krig Invitational at Ridges at Sand Creek in Jordan, Minn. and the Le Sueur Country Club in Le Sueur, Minn.