SALISBURY, N.C. — The Catawba College men's golf team hosted the annual Richard Rendleman Invitational and dominated it, boasting four under-par finishers in each of the top four positions.
Due to the small field size, all players competed as individuals instead of contributing to team scores.
RESULTS
1. Ilia Antoniadis (136, -6)
2. Connor Carter (137, -5)
3. Alec Barker (139, -3)
4. Maxence Bonnet (140, -2)
T-7. Paul Esnault (146, +4)
13. Pranay Kapur (150, +8)
T-16. Ryan Masterton (153, +11)
T-18. Sebastiano Rollo (154, +12)
HIGHLIGHTS
- Five Catawba golfers made par in the opening round as part of a seven-way tie for the lead through 18 holes
- Antoniadis finished the second round bogeyless with six birdies – going four-under on the back nine – to post a 65 and sail into the clubhouse victorious
- After three pars to start Round 2, Carter registered five consecutive birdies for a 31 on the way in; the junior parred the next half to land at a 66
- Barker improved by three shots heading into the afternoon with five under-par holes to nab a podium position; he finished with no more than four strokes on a single hole
- An up-and-down second round for Bonnet, marked by four bogeys, four birds and an eagle, placed him in fourth place at two-under
- Masterton rallied back from being 27th through 18 to shooting even par in the second round, rising into the top half of the field
NOTES
- Antoniadis beat the previous 36-hole program record by two shots with a 136; Carter's 137 also broke the prior record, putting him in second place
- The second-round 65 from Antoniadis goes down as the second-best round in Catawba history; he is the fourth Catawba golfer – the first in the 21st century – to shoot six-under
- Antoniadis has started the year with five consecutive rounds at par or better; one more will set a new program record
- The round-two scores logged by Antoniadis, Carter, Barker and Bonnet were the best of their careers
- Sebastiano Rollo, a freshman from Milton, Ontario, made his debut in blue and white
UP NEXT
Catawba added a tournament to the fall schedule with the Bash in the Boro on Oct. 13-14. The event is hosted by Georgia Southern and will feature nearly a dozen Division I programs.
