DULUTH, Ga. | The Jackson State men's golf program concluded play on Thursday at the Bridgestone HBCU Invitational at TPC Sugarloaf, the first tournament for the Tigers since bringing the program this summer.
The program went dormant in 2017 before Rob Ford II was hired as the head coach this spring and re-started the program this summer. The Tigers shot a low round of 312 in the second round, paced by Edward Wallace with team-low 73. He started, and ended, the tournament with an 80 to finish at 17-over (233) and a top-15 finish to start the year. Three of the five golfers for Jackson State shot in the 70s for the second round.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Event (host): Bridgestone HBCU Invitational (Duluth)
Dates: 9/3-4 (Wednesday-Thursday)
Course: TPC Sugarloaf (Par 72 / 7,259 yds)
Final results
TEAM SCORES
1) Florida A&M 277-275-291-843 (-21); 2) Howard 290-279-298-867 (+3); 3) Tennessee State 299-291-291-308 (+34); Southern 310-295-321-926 (+62); 5) Jackson State 318-312-316-946 (+82).
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
1) Phalatphon Viboonviriyasakul (FAMU) 70-67-68-205 (-11); 2) Sascha Robinson (FAMU) 69-68-70-207 (-9); t3) Emilio Garcia (FAMU) 66-73-72-211 (-5); t3) Mathis Perroni (Howard) 70-72-69-211 (-5); 5) Francisco Perez 71-68-74-213 (-3); t6) Jordan Williams (Southern) 76-69-71-216 (-1); t6) Jackson Pieratt (Tennessee State) 74-65-77-216 (E); 8) Michael Perusse (Howard) 73-66-78-217 (+1); t9) Miguel Ilas (FAMU) 72-67-83-222 (+6); t9) Quincy Robert (Tennessee State) 70-73-79-222 (+6).
JACKSON STATE SCORES
t15) Edward Wallace 80-73-80- 233 (+17); t18) JD Berndt 80-79-77-236 (+20); 21) Trace Carpenter 77-79-83-239 (+23); 22) Kaden Tibbetts 84-82-77-243 (+27); 23) Ekam Singh 81-81-82-244 (+28).
TOURNAMENT NOTES
- Wallace shot the lowest round of the tournament for the Tigers, a 73 in the second round.
- Wallace was the top finisher for Jackson State, finishing in the top 15 after making 10 birdies through three rounds.
- The tournament was the first for the golf program since 2017.
- The Tigers combined for 29 birdies as a team in their first tournament.
UP NEXT
Jackson State returns to action Sept. 21-23 in Stone Mountain (Ga.) at the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Tournament.
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