INNISBROOK, Fla. (Oct. 1, 2019) – Through three rounds of 18, the Truett McConnell University men's golf team placed 10th of 19 teams at the Invite at Innisbrook in Innisbrook, Florida, hosted by University of South Carolina Beaufort on Monday-Tuesday.

The Bears defeated Appalachian Athletic Conference opponent, Tennessee Wesleyan University (15th), and two nationally-ranked teams ahead of TMU in the latest NAIA national top 25 poll; No. 13 Johnson & Wales (11th) and No. 7 University of Northwestern Ohio (16th).

Round one saw the Bears' strongest round as a whole (296). While TMU shaved off seven strokes in round three from the second, it proved not enough as the Bears fell behind the eighth and ninth place teams by just five and four strokes in the end.

The senior NAIA All-American, Matt Smith, led the team individually tied for 15th with a 70, 80 and 72. Fellow senior Dawson Day followed tied in 21st carding a 78, 75 and 71. Tied for 37th was sophomore Jhett Lewis with a 73, 76 and 79 while freshman Michael Osborne tied for 78th (75, 80, 83) and senior Luke Peavy tied in 81st (79, 79, 81).

Up next, the Bears are set to compete in the AAC fall preview in Adairsville, Georgia, on Oct. 21-22.