GREENWOOD, S.C. – The nationally third-ranked University of South Carolina Aiken golf team finished second at the Fourth Annual Bearcat Golf Classic at the par-72, 6,800-yard Greenwood Country Club.
USC Aiken concluded the three-round Bearcat Golf Classic with a team total of 882 (304-293-285). The team total of 882 saw the Pacers finish just four strokes behind 2013 Bearcat Golf Classic team champion Belmont Abbey (293-289-296=878).
The second place finish is USC Aiken's third second place finish in its last four tournaments. The Pacers also finished second at the Richard Rendleman Invitational and the Bobcat Invitational.
Three Pacers finished in the top-10 individually in the event with JP Solis (Morelia, Mexico/Lico Morelia) leading the way. Solis finished tied for third at 218 (76-75-67). The third place finish buoyed by his 5-under 67 in round three of the Bearcat Golf Classic allowed Solis to obtain his first top-5 finish of the 2012-13 season.
Mark Dickson (Edinburgh, Scotland/Firrhill) also claimed his first top-5 finish of the season by ending his efforts in the Bearcat Golf Classic tied for fifth at 219 (77-70-72).
USC Aiken's Matt Atkins (Owensboro, Ky./Henderson State) was the final Pacer in the top-10 individually as he tied for 10th at 221 (76-74-71). Atkins now has five top-10 finishes in the 2012-13 season.
Belmont Abbey's Adam Hedges obtained individual medalist honors at the Bearcat Golf Classic with a three-round score of 206 (69-66-71).
USC Aiken will next close out the regular-season portion of its 2012-13 season by participating in Augusta State's Insperity Augusta State Invitational April 6-7 at the par-72 Forest Hills Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.
2 USC Aiken 304 293 285 882
T 3 J.P. Solis 76 75 67 218
T 5 Mark Dickson 77 70 72 219
T 10 Matt Atkins 76 74 71 221
T 21 Kyle Godsman 75 74 75 224
T 66 Taylor Welborn 77 81 76 234
Fin. School Scores
1 Belmont Abbey Coll. 293 289 296 878 +14
2 USC Aiken 304 293 285 882 +18
3 Georgia Southwestern 304 292 289 885 +21
4 Mount Olive College 298 298 291 887 +23
5 Barton College 299 302 290 891 +27
6 Erskine College 306 296 295 897 +33
7 Clayton State Univ. 304 302 301 907 +43
8 Georgia College 312 307 292 911 +47
9 North Georgia,Univof 304 312 297 913 +49
Newberry College 304 306 303 913 +49
11 Montevallo, U of 317 305 293 915 +51
12 Coker College 310 306 301 917 +53
Lander University 306 317 294 917 +53
14 Queens Univ of Charl 307 308 304 919 +55
15 King College 312 308 300 920 +56
16 Carson-Newman Coll. 315 311 304 930 +66
17 Lander2 317 320 301 938 +74
18 Flagler College 313 323 308 944 +80
