Men’s golf wins home invitational in fall debut

LANETT, Ala. (Sept. 11, 2022) – The No. 12/14 Point University men's golf team opened its 2022 fall season by hosting the fourth annual Skyhawk Fall Invitational and defeated eight other teams to earn the title of tournament champions Sunday afternoon.

Tournament Notes

• The tournament was held at the Point University Golf Club in Lanett, Ala.
• The course was a par 71 and 6,440 yards.
• Point finished day one in second place behind Southern Union State CC and used a strong day two comeback to secure the season-opening victory.
• The Skyhawks finished 10-over par after shooting 2-under on Sunday and had an overall tournament score of 572 (rounds of 290 and 282).
• The Skyhawks had three teams, and three individuals compete. Point's B team finished seventh (30-over), and Point's C team finished ninth (58-over).
• Full Standings: 1. Point 2. Southern Union State CC T3. Faulkner T3. Spartanburg Methodist CC 5. Mobile 6. Huntingdon 7. Point (B) 8. Truett McConnell (B) 9. Point (C)

Individual Finishes

• Trevor Poole: T5 | even par | rounds: 70, 72
• Jan Hendrick Nieuwoudt: T7 | +1 | rounds: 74, 69
• Brendan Porter: T9 | +2 | rounds: 73, 71
• Jacob Joseph: T16 | +4 | rounds: 73, 73
• Dylan Evans: T18 | +5 | rounds: 74, 73 (B)
• Jan Pablo Gonzalez Rul: T18 | +5 | 72, 75 (B)
• Bryce Ingram: T18 | +5 | 74, 73 (B)
• Bryce James: T18 | +5 | 74, 73 (C)
• Michael Thomas: T22 | +7 | 79, 70
• Sebastiaan Schutte: 38th | +15 | 74, 83 (C)
• Dominik Wolf: 39th | +17 | 80, 79 (B)
• Gianfilippo Cappellari: T40 | +18 | 78, 82 (B)
• Logan Gosdin: T40 | +18 | 79, 81 (C)
• Dawson Smith: 45th | +27 | 85, 84 (C)

Quote from Head Coach Maddux Lytle

"First off, I'm extremely proud of the team as a whole. All 18 guys were out there competing, and all of them did it with their heads up! After round one, I told the top five guys that we just need to be patient. It's such a simple and common concept in golf, but that's exactly where we lost shots on day one and why we found ourselves behind. It seemed like they tried to force good shots or attempt to force putts to fall. That led to some frustration and, in turn, some not-great golf. Today, we got off to a strong start. We hit a little bump mid-way through but remained patient and rebounded quickly. They did a great job focusing on the "next shot" and letting the good shots and good holes come to them. Down the stretch, these guys played incredible. Especially knowing they had to finish strong to get the win. Two of our freshmen (Michael and Jan Hendrick) led the way today, both posting under-par rounds in just their second collegiate round. That says a ton to me about their abilities and excites me for their future and our future as a program. It's always great to start the year with a win, and I believe it helps spike our players' confidence. Again, I am super proud of their grit and performance and cannot wait to compete again next week."

Up next

The Skyhawks travel to Maryville, Tenn., Sept. 19-20, for the Maryville College Invitational, held at the Wind River Golf Club.