GREENEVILLE, Tennessee – The Walters State golf team tied for eighth place Sunday in the rain-shortened Tusculum Invitational at Link Hills Country Club.

The Senators recorded a team score of 302, along with Brevard College, in the one-day event. Shorter won the event with a score of 288, three strokes better than Tusculum and Grand Valley State.

Bowen Newgent carded a 74, which was the low round for Walters State. Luke Fullen and Darius Hoese each finished with a 75 while Corbin Norton came with a 76.

The Senators return to the links March 13-15 in a Spring Fling tournament at Goosepond Colony Golf Course in Scottsboro (Ala.).

        Fin.   School                Scores 

         1   Shorter College          288            +4

         2   Tusculum College         291            +7

             Grand Valley St. U.      291            +7

         4   Carson-Newman Coll.      294           +10

         5   Belmont University       297           +13

         6   Georgia Southwestern     299           +15

             Mars Hill College        299           +15

         8   Walters State JC         302           +18

             Brevard College          302           +18

        10   Tiffin University        304           +20

        11   Tusculum Black           307           +23

        12   Lincoln Memorial U.      308           +24

        13   Limestone College        309           +25

        14   Newberry  B              312           +28

             SpartanburgMthdst CC     312           +28

        16   Tri- County CC           315           +31

             USC Lancaster CC         315           +31