 ALPHARETTA, Ga. – First-year Kuan Zhou recorded his team-leading third top-25 finish of the season as the Northwestern men’s golf team concluded play at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate.
Competing at the par-72, 7,068-yard Golf Club of Georgia Lakeside Course, the Wildcats began play with a 10-under team score of 278, and followed with rounds of 292 and 298 to place in tenth with a 54-hole score of 868 (278-292-298).
Host school Georgia Tech claimed the team title with a score of 848 (281-284-283) while Duke’s Carson Looney took medalist honors at 10 under par.
Zhou opened the event with a 4-under 68, carding four birdies on his back nine to tie his season low. He finished with rounds of 74 and 75, pacing the ‘Cats in a share of 21st.
Placing a stroke behind Zhou was Rowan Sullivan, who also fired his low round of the week with a 2-under 70 in his opening round. Carter Gaede placed in 46th with scores of 69 and 71 in his opening two rounds, while Monty Holcombe and Jeremy Chen finished a stroke apart to round out the lineup in 53rd and 56th, respectively.
Zhou carded five birdies in round one to tie his season low score of 68 at 4 under par.
‘Cats on the Leaderboard (278-292-298=868)
T-21st – Kuan Zhou +1 (68-74-75=217)
T-27th – Rowan Sullivan +2 (70-73-75=218)
T-46th – Carter Gaede +4 (69-71-80=220)
T-53rd – Monty Holcombe +5 (71-76-74=221)
T-56th – Jeremy Chen +6 (74-74-74=222)
Next on the Tee
Following the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate, the Wildcats head west to close out the fall schedule, competing at the Preserve Golf Club Collegiate, October 26-27, in Carmel Valley, California.