OKATIE, S.C. (March 5, 2019) – The No. 16 Truett McConnell University men's golf team traveled to the Oldfield Golf Club in Okatie, S.C., to compete at the Sand Shark Classic hosted by the University of South Carolina Beaufort. Due to weather, day two of the invitational was canceled which caused the day one results to be final.

The Bears placed 11th as a team while No. 2 Coastal Georgia and No. 8 Dalton State tied for first.

"We were disappointed they had to cancel our final round due to weather," Head Coach Steve Patton said. "This was the first time we had seen this course adn we felt great about improving our position significantly in the final round after having two rounds under our belt. We did not play our best, but we realize how important it is to get off to a good start from the beginning. I hope this experience will play dividends down the road as we keep pressing forward."

Freshman Jhett Lewis led TMU through the first two rounds of 18 holes shooting a 76 and 75 (151) which put him tied for 25th of 78 individuals. Junior Luke Peavy followed tied for 39th (76, 80) while fellow junior Dawson Day finished tied for 42nd (76, 80).

Junior Matt Smith carded an 82 through the first 18 but bounced back shooting a 77 (159) which put him tied for 50th individually. Cooper Roland placed tied for 63rd (163) and senior David Ford finished tied for 71st (166).

Up next, the No. 16 Bears are on the road again for the Point Skyhawk Invitational on Monday, March 11 – Tuesday, March 12.