Wesleyan golf finishes fifth at Mt. Olive Spring Invitational

Goldsboro, NC - The Battling Bishop golf squad competed on Monday and Tuesday at the Mt. Olive College Spring Invitational in Goldsboro, NC.  The two-day tournament was played at the 6,912 yard, par-72 Lane Tree Golf Course.  For the second straight week, Mt. Olive took home top team honors with a 624 team total (317-307).  The Trojans also took first place at last week's Don Scalf Invitational hosted by NC Wesleyan.  Behind a two-day 174 by Chris Crews, the Bishops managed a fifth-place finish among the six-team field.

Crews led Wesleyan for the second straight week with rounds of 94 and 80 en route to a 26th-place finish (+30).  Daniel Chewning finished two strokes behind Crews to lock up 27th, while Steve Lee shot a two-day 178 to tie for 29th.  Adam Cooper rounded out the Bishop scorers.

Mt. Olive took home the top three individual finishes, led by Jonathan Greene who earned medalist honors at 9-over par (79-74=153).  Virginia Wesleyan finished second in the team standings, followed by Anderson University, Johnston Community College, and NC Wesleyan.  Johnson C. Smith finished in last place with a two-day 774.

The Bishop men will next be in action on March 16th and 17th at the Fairfield University Spring Invitational in Myrtle Beach, SC.