PETERSBURG, Va. – University of Mount Olive sophomore Rasmus Ronnberg tied for sixth overall on Tuesday, as the Trojans placed fourth as a team at the Griffin Invitational, hosted by Saint Leo at the Country Club of Petersburg.
Graduate student Cade Hancock of Elizabethtown, N.C., tied for 38th after posting a seven-over 223 (76-74-73) with six birdies and 36 pars.
Mount Olive finished fourth in the team standings at the event with a 12-over 876 (297-288-291). The host Lions won the tournament by 11 strokes with a stunning 14-under 850 (286-284-280) after matching the lowest round of the event. Coker placed second in the standings with a three-under 861 (288-293-280) while Goldey Beacom finished third overall with a 10-over 874 (289-292-293).
Ronnberg carded an even-par 216 (73-73-70) and was one of nine golfers in the field to shoot even-par or better at the two-day event. It marks his second finish in the top-20 this season after tying for 17th in West Virginia.
Saint Leo junior Jake Nash cruised to medalist honors by six strokes with an incredible 11-under 205 (67-70-68) after collecting 13 birdies, plus two eagles.
The Trojans return to the course next week to compete at the 13th Annual Jay Jennison Cup on Sept. 25-26 in St. Augustine, Florida.
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