RU Golf Competes at Dalton State Invitational

Palm Harbor, FL - RU Men's and Women's Golf competed at the Dalton State Invitational this past Monday and Tuesday. The tournament was held at Innisbrook Resort with twenty teams competing on the men's side and 15 competing on the women's side.

The team of Dalton Henson, MJ Hodge, Chanc Willis, Pride Dyer, and Dylan Long competed for RU Men with Henson coming out as the top RU golfer for the tournament.  Henson finished tied for 18th position with a total score of 222 over the three rounds.  His three-round score was 75, 74, and 73. Following closely behind was Hodge who finished tied for 34th position overall with a total of 227.  His three-round score was 75, 76, and 76.

On the women's side, Caroline Goddard was the top finisher for the Eagles followed closely by Lizzie Hamilton. Finishing out the five-man team for the Eagles were Debbie Blount, Maggie Mullins, and Samantha Hillhouse.

Goodard finished with a 257-shot total with her three rounds consisting of 85, 85, and 84. Hamilton finished at 266 total with her three rounds of 92, 87, and 87.

Next up for the Eagles on their Fall schedule is October 2-3 at the NAIA Preview in Dalton, GA, and the AAC Fall Preview on October 16-17 in Columbia, SC.  The Women's Team will be at the AAC Fall Preview on October 23-14, in Columbia, SC.