Day one results

Greenwood, S.C.----The Wingate University men's golf team is 19th out of 22 teams after 36 holes of the Bearcat Golf Classic on the Greenwood Country Club layout. Freshman Collin Welborn leads the Bulldogs with his 147, tying the WU newcomer for 24th place. Welborn shot a collegiate-best 72 in the second round.
 
Lander University is hosting the Bearcat Golf Classic with 22 teams and 112 student-athletes comprising the field. Carson-Newman leads the event after a first day score of one-over-par 577. Barton is one stroke back at 578. Wingate shot a 306 in the first round and a 304 in the second round for a total of 610.
 
Tournament Information
 
Bearcat Golf Classic, March 7-8 (36/18)
Greenwood Country Club (par 72, 6800 yards)
Greenwood, S.C. (hosted by Lander University)
 
Wingate Line-up
 
19-Wingate 306-304=610
T24-Collin Welborn, 75-72=147
T66-Colin Dutton, 74-79=153
T77-Anthony Parziale, 79-75=154
T89-Jake Smith, 78-78=156
T97-Nick Fleming, 79-79=158
 
Wingate/Tournament Notes

- Only four strokes separate Wingate's top four first-round scores
- Welborn (72) and Parziale (75) had the Bulldogs' two best second-round scores
- Wingate's line-up features one senior (Parziale) and one sophomore (Fleming)
- Welborn, Dutton and Smith are freshmen
- His four-over-par 74 was Wingate's low score in the second round
- Only four strokes separate first-place from fourth-place on the team leader board
- After Carson-Newman and Barton, Lander (579) and Clayton State (581) are third and fourth
- West Georgia is fifth at 586, followed by Erskine in sixth-place with a 587
- North Georgia (589), Belmont Abbey (590), Coker (590) and Lander's B team (591) round out the top 10
- Three players share the 36-hole lead with identical scores of five-under-par 139, led by Barton senior Bryson Boyette
- Boyette is joined by sophomores Jonathan Nielsen (Carson-Newman) and Linus Jonsson (Lander)
- Peach Belt Conference member Lander is hosting this event at the Greenwood Country Club in Greenwood, S.C.
 
Wingate University
 
Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a laboratory of difference-making that serves more than 3,400 students in North Carolina. Wingate offers 37 undergraduate majors as well as eight master's and five doctoral degrees. The University is home to the Cannon College of Arts and Sciences; the Levine College of Health Sciences; the Byrum School of Business; and the College of Professional Studies, which includes the Thayer School of Education and the School of Sport Sciences.
 
Wingate is a leader in healthcare education, and nearly one in five Wingate undergraduate students is preparing to be a pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist or nurse. Student-athletes on Wingate's 24 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award for 13 years straight. The University's motto is "Faith, Knowledge, Service." View current news and videos at www.wingate.edu.