Catawba College

Orangeburg, S.C. – The Catawba College Men's Golf Team wrapped up the third and final round of the 2024 South Atlantic Conference Men's Golf Championships, carding a +20, 300 on Tuesday for an overall score of +70, 910 and a 10th place finish at the Orangeburg Golf Club 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Paul Esnault finished play T-23rd among individuals, posting his second straight +4, 74 ledger on Tuesday for a +13, 223 overall mark. Esnault endured a difficult start to the front-nine, but he'd find his footing for a birdie and a pair of pars from holes 7-9 for a +4, 38 frame. That form carried over into a strong back-nine effort, as Esnault tallied another birdie and seven pars for an E, 36 stretch to end the day 

• Connor Carter wrapped the third round T-43rd at +21, 231 as he carded a +6, 76 in the final round. Similar to Esnault, Carter suffered from a difficult start to the front-nine but was locked in from the seventh hole onwards, sinking pars on 11/12 final holes. Carter's back-nine was his best play of the tournament, with eight pars for a +1, 37 

• Justin Nagy finished alongside Carter at +21, 231 as he shot a +7, 77 in third-round play. Nagy started the front-nine strong, with a birdie and three pars over in the first five holes, but hit a tricky patch to close out the first half of the course for a +5, 39. Nagy was better over the back-nine, adding another birdie and five pars for a +2, 38 closing stretch  

• Ryan Masterton would be the third Catawba player to turn in an overall score of +21, 231, thanks to a +4, 74 outing on Tuesday. Masterton was terrific out of the gates, sinking two birdies and six pars on the front-nine for a -1, 33 in his best play of the tournament. He'd add five more pars over the back-nine, bringing his total on the day to 11 

• Luke Nelson recorded a +6, 76 in the third round to cap off a T-49th finish with an overall score of +23, 233. Nelson was in solid form during the front-nine stretch, holing a birdie and five pars for a +2, 36 before adding another birdie and four more pars as part of a +4, 40 back-nine 

NOTES

• As a team, Catawba's mark of +5/3.25 on Par 3's was fifth-best over the third round 

•  Catawba also ranked fifth-best on Tuesday in both pars (55) and birdies (8) 

• Carter's 36 pars over all three rounds tied him for 10th most among individuals 

• Esnault's 7 birdies also earned him a t-10th finish among all players 

• For the third round, Luke Nelson's mark of -1/2.75 on Par 3s was tied for the best among all players  

• Carter's 14 pars in the third round tied him for the second-highest amount on Tuesday