AASU's Wolfe Wins Again; Columbus State Fifth at Coker Invitational

ORLANDO, FLA -- Armstrong Atlantic State’s Chris Wolfe won his second straight tournament as he shot 68-66 in the Coker College Invitational in Orlando. The event featured six Peach Belt Conference teams of which Columbus State was the highest finisher in a tie for fifth place with a two-round 576. Armstrong Atlantic and Lander were one stroke behind at 577 and tied for seventh while GCSU was ninth at 579, Clayton State 11th at 586 and UNC Pembroke 18th with a 595. St. Edwards won the event with a 562.

Wolfe finished the tournament with a two-day 134 total, 10-under-par and tied with Matt Smith of St. Edwards. Tournament officials did not allow a playoff, so the two players will share the title - the fifth for Wolfe in his career, extending his own AASU record.

CSU carded a round of 293 in the final round, despite solid golf from a trio of players. Andrew Georgiou fired a solid round of 70 (-2) and CSU also got another great round from Kyle Albright with a 71 (-1). JP van der Walt added a 73 to put CSU at -2, but freshmen Tyler Cashbaugh and Michael Hicks each posted rounds of 79 to put CSU at +5 on the day.

For Armstrong Atlantic, Daniel Mobley fired a second-round 74 and finished with an even-par 144 total for the tournament. Mitch Baxley rebounded from a first-round 79 to shoot a two-under-par 70 for a 149 total in the tournament, while Justin Smith shot a 76 on Tuesday to finish with a 151 total. Tanner Farr rounded out the Pirates' scoring with a 75 on Tuesday, finishing at 154.

For Lander, Seb Brown finished 10th in the field of 105 golfers after he shot 72-69 for a two-day 142. Charlie Hoyle finished 24th with 71-73=144, Billy Belair 28th with 72-73=145, and Patrick Wilson rounded out the Bearcats final total in 35th with 72-74=146. Lander's fifth golfer, Cooper Tinsley shot 76-79=155.

GCSU fired a 292 on the final day to finish three over par. Joe Young was tied for 10th in the individual standings after rounds of 71-71. Niclas Johannson was also under par for the event with a 72-71 to finish tied for 18th. Kyle Collins came in 73-75 (t52nd), Juan Bialet 71-80 (t74th) and Clint Johns 78-75 (t81st) for the Bobcats.

Clayton State’s Will Wilcox shot a 69 in the final round to vault into 9th place with a 141. Matthew Morrison was the top finisher for UNC Pembroke with a 71-75 for 35th.

All of these teams will return to action at next week’s AFLAC/Cougar Invitational which is being hosted by Columbus State.

To see complete tournament results, click here.