Sunday, March 26th, 2006

Piedmont Finishes 23rd At Jekyll Island Collegiate Invitational

The Piedmont College men’s golf team continued its spring semester struggles with a 23rd-place finish at the Jekyll Island Collegiate Invitational this weekend on The Oleander Course at Jekyll Island Golf Club. The Lions carded a 54-hole team total of 338-344-324--1,006.

The 24-team field featured 16 of the nation's top-50 ranked NCAA Division-III teams including seven teams out of the top-10.

Piedmont's Stephen Giddens posted the Lions' low score with a three-day total of 81-77-80--238 which was good for a tie for 68th out of 127 golfers.

Piedmont will look to get back into its early-season form on March 31st through April 2nd when the Lions travel to Jacksonville, NC to take part in the prestigious 35th Annual Marine Corps Intercollegiate at Camp LeJeune.

Jekyll Island Collegiate Invitational
The Oleander Course - Jekyll Island, GA
Par 72 - 6,521 Yards

Team Finishes	Score	Piedmont	Score
1. Methodist	287-294-285--866	t68. Stephen Giddens	81-77-80--238
2. Otterbein	282-309-284--875	t85. Andy Cartwright	81-82-79--242
3. Huntingdon	286-296-296--878	110. Matt Howell	86-90-80--256
4. Oglethorpe	285-304-294--883	120. Matt Goodall	90-95-85--270
5. LaGrange	291-310-303--904	126. Ryan Lockett	96-97-99--292
6. Greensboro	298-305-304--907
7. Bridgewater	299-309-305--913
8. Washington & Lee	302-304-308--914
9. Illinois Wesleyan	303-310-302--915
10. Emory	302-304-312--918
t11. Wash. & Jeff.	304-305-314--923
t11. Sewanee	301-312-310--923
13. CNU	299-319-314--932
14. Randolph-Macon	313-319-308--940
15. Hampden-Sydney	301-321-322--944
16. Harvard	316-328-304--948
17. Averett	313-320-321--954
t18. Middlebury	321-322-318--961
t18. St. Lawrence	313-324-324--961
20. St. John Fisher	322-328-318--968
21. Centre	333-325-325--983
22. Ferrum	330-333-334--997
23. Piedmont	338-344-324--1,006
24. Roanoke	337-361-329--1,027