Chuckey, Tenn. – The King University men's golf team competed at the Bob Dibble Memorial Invitational hosted by Tusculum University. The team played two rounds of 18 holes, finishing with two athletes eclipsing the top 10 overall. Grady Kent and Nathan Hopley both finished five under par, tying for sixth place.
Kent started the morning with his first round with no bogeys and two birdies to start him two under par. In his second round, he started again with no bogeys, going 22 holes in a row without a bogey. He shot three under par with six birdies in the second round, moving him up seven spots and into sixth place.
Hopley, playing on King's B team, woke up with something to prove. He shot five under through the first 18 with five birdies and an eagle on a par four. He went into the second round and continued to prove it by shooting one under through 12 holes, but shot back-to-back birdies and ended the round even.
The morning round saw the A team have four of its players shoot under par. In the second round, Tibo Van De Neste finished five under par, passing 45 golfers and finishing the day tied for 25th place.
Lloyd Hughes finished the first round three under par and the day one under par to keep him tied for 25th place.
The King A team finished the day 12 under par, tied for fifth place, and King B finished two over par and in 10th place.
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