Catawba College

Okatie, S.C. – The Catawba Men's Golf team competed in the third and final round of the Monument Golf Oldfield Classic on Tuesday, ending the second day of action with an eighth-place team finish with a score of +41, 905 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Paul Esnault's phenomenal form from the first day continued down the final stretch, as he earned a T-7th finish with an overall ledger of +1, 217. After shooting a -1, 71 in a terrific second round on Monday afternoon, Esnault posted an E, 72 performance in the third round  to remain near the top of the leaderboard. He'd notch E, 36 stretches over both the front-nine and the back-nine, with two birdies and five pars in each 

• Connor Carter's strong play also carried over into the third round on Tuesday, as he shot his second +1, 73 frame of the week to wrap up a +5, 221 showing that earned him a 13th place final. Carter was excellent over the front-nine, holing four birdies and two pars for a -1, 35 stretch. He was solid over the back-nine as well, posting another birdie and six more pars for a +2, 38  

• Justin Nagy would end play a respectable T-32nd, with an overall ledger of +12, 228. Nagy would tally his second +5, 77 of the week on Tuesday after opening play with one as well, as he sunk a pair of birdies over the back-nine and tallied six pars on the front-nine stretch  

• Hayden Mincey played his best golf on Tuesday, as he steadily improved his score over each round Mincey's +4, 76 round three would give him a final ledger of +20, 236 and a T-52nd finish. Mincey was able to notch seven birdies over the front-nine as part of +2, 38 stretch before tallying a pair of birdies down the back-nine for another +2, 38 frame 

• Ryan Masterton was right behind Mincey, taking a T-54th finish with a +21, 237 ledger. Similar to Mincey as well, his best golf came on Tuesday thanks to a +4, 76 final round. Masterton holed a pair of birdies during the front-nine, and then tallied another birdier and six pars over the back-nine for a pair of +2, 38 frames 

• Luke Nelson would end play 59th, with a +22, 238 ledger after three rounds of play. Nelson would hit a rocky patch over the front-nine on Tuesday, but rebounded with +2, 38 back-nine that featured seven pars on the way to a +8, 80 overall round 

• Tanner Frye would finish 76th with a score of +43, 259. Frye finished play with a +12, 84 third round, holing a birdie and seven pars on the day  

NOTES

• Catawba as a team would finish fourth on Par 5's, with a score of -9 and an average of 4.85 

• Esnault and Nelson's eagles would place Catawba third among teams, with two  

• Carter would end play tied for the fourth-best mark among all players in Par 3's, at +1/3.08. He would also tie for first among all players in Par 5's, at -7/4.42 

• Esnault would end play tied for third-best among all players in Par 5's, at -1/3.97, and third-best again among Par 5's at -5/4.58 

• Nagy's 32 pars were tied for seventh-best, with five Catawba players sinking 27 or more during play  

• Esnault's 13 birdies tied him for third-most, with Carter's 12 right behind in a tie for fourth-best among individuals