EATONTON, Ga. – The No. 10 University of North Georgia (UNG) men's golf team completed day two of the GCSU Bobcat Invitational tied for 11th place with a two-round score of 586 (298, 288). The tournament was shortened to a 36-hole contest following heavy rains on Monday. 

North Georgia shaved 10 strokes off its opening round score, carding a 288 in round two after posting a 298 in the first round of play and finished tied for 11th with No. 10 Columbus State. 

No. 7 Georgia Southwestern took the team title at +3, followed by the No. 1 Grand Valley State and No. 22 USC Aiken tied for second, both shooting nine over. Eckherd was fourth, carding +16, with No. 2 West Florida taking fifth with a score of +17.

Individually, GSW's Jordan Jones ran away with the event posting an eight-under par to distance the 74-player field by seven strokes.

Grant Langford led the Nighthawks in the opening round with a 2-under 68, highlighted by an eagle on the second hole and a hole-in-one on the 11th. Hunter Smith followed with a 74 (+4), while Colby Bennett and Garrett Horton each turned in rounds of 78 (+8). Jack Rowe rounded out the lineup with an 85.

In round two, Smith paced UNG with a 1-under 69 and finished seventh overall in the tournament. Bennett added a 71 (+1), while Langford and Rowe each posted rounds of 74 (+4). Horton carded a 76 (+6) to close out the day.

The Nighthawks return to action March 23-24 at the Tennessee River Rumble hosted by Lincoln Memorial.