Charleston Southern University Athletics
Gary Koch Invitational
Bucs tie for 12th at Koch Invitational
4/7/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
GASTONIA, N.C. – Charleston Southern posted its lowest round of the tournament to notch a tie for 12th at the 2015 Gary Koch Invitational, which concluded Tuesday at Gastonia Country Club. The Buccaneers fired a 294 (+6) in the final round to tie with Akron, finishing ahead of Elon and Davidson.
Florida State won the event at 22-under par with a total of 842, finishing ahead of Auburn (852) by 10 and Kentucky (858) by 16 in a field littered with nationally-ranked teams.
Auburn's Michael Johnson and Florida State's Rowin Caron tied for medalist honors at 208 (-8).
Senior Jarrett Swan will take some momentum into next week's Big South Championships. He fired a 2-under 70 in the final round for one of his best rounds of the year. He tied for 26th at 219.
Freshman R.J. Keur was 52nd with a 5-over 77 in the final round. His best round came on Monday afternoon with a 73 (+1).
Sophomore Austin James gave the Bucs a welcome sign, shaking off a 79-76 start on Monday with an even-par 72 in Tuesday's final round. He finished tied for 55th with redshirt-freshman Jake Ezell. Ezell bounced back from a 79 (+7) in Monday's final round with a 75 (+3) on Tuesday.
Junior Nico Baena tied for 79th and had an 82 on Tuesday.
The Buccaneers will travel to Greenwood, S.C. for the Big South Championships next week. The 54-hole event runs April 19-21.
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