Men's Golf 9/14/2021 8:03:00 PM

Peters Posts Lowest Round In Program History En Route to Sixth Career Tournament Victory; Ramsey Surges Up Leaderboard To Finish Second at Coastal Georgia Fall Invitational

ST SIMONS ISLAND/JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. - Behind three school records being broken, a first-place finish from Dawson Peters and a second-place finish from Kayla Ramsey, the USCB men's and women's golf teams wrapped up play at the Coastal Georgia Fall Invitational on Tuesday.

Men's Day Two Highlights

Three men's golf records were broken on Tuesday, as the 54-hole team score broke the previous school record by one stroke. The Sand Sharks shot even-par 852 in the opening tournament on Monday and Tuesday, which bested the previous team tournament score of 853 at the Sun Conference Tournament during the 2017-18 season.

Peters broke two of the other school records – lowest 54-hole total score by a Sand Shark and lowest-ever, 18-hole round score by a USCB player. Peters' 11-under 202 shattered the school's previous record by seven strokes, while his 7-under 64 score on Tuesday was the lowest 18-hole score by a Sand Shark in program history.

With his dominating performance, Peters easily won his sixth career tournament (most-ever at USCB) as a Sand Shark with four strokes to spare. Jack Maxey of Keiser finished second at 7-under 206.

Jacob Thomas had the second-lowest score on Tuesday for USCB at 1-under 70. He finished in sole possession of 16th place at 4-over 217.

Jonas Demant and Tyler Fox shot identical scores in the final round, as they went 2-over 73 to conclude the tournament. Demant placed tied for 11th, while Fox finished tied for 23rd.

As a team, USCB improved one spot on the team leaderboard, as it finished runner-up. It defeated host-school Coastal Georgia by 12 strokes and Keiser's 'B' team by four strokes.

Women's Day Two Highlights

Ramsey was stellar on the women's side, as she was the only player in the field to shoot under par in the second round of the tournament. She posted a 1-under 70 outing, which was eight strokes better than Monday's performance. She finished in a tie for second place at 4-over 148 with Valentina Espinosa of Southeastern.

Cassie Tasney fell three spots on the individual leaderboard, but she improved by one stroke with a 4–over 76 performance on Tuesday. Overall, she finished tied for seventh at 9–over 153 to open her collegiate career.

Ashleigh Mead and Alejandra Rodriguez again finished near one another, as Mead edged her teammate by just one stroke. Mead finished in sole possession of 12th, while Rodriguez finished in a two-way tie for 13th. Rodriguez had the better performance on Tuesday, as she went 7-over 78. However, Mead still put up a solid outing at 7-over 79 to finish 14-over 158.

Kate Dickerson stayed level in the two-day, two-round tournament. She finished tied for 19th at 18-over 162 (81-81).

USCB stayed in third place at 42-over 618, despite shooting the second-best team score on Tuesday - 15-over 303. The Sand Sharks were just two strokes back of Milligan and seven strokes away from the team champion Southeastern.

What's Next?

The women's team will be back in action next week, Sept. 20-21, as it prepares for the Southeastern invitational in Lakeland, Fla.

The men's team will take two weeks to prepare for the Innisbrook Invite, which is being hosted by Dalton State in Palm Harbor, Fla. from Sept. 27-28.

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