CLEVELAND, Miss. – The Trevecca Nazarene University men's golf came out firing in the Derrall Foreman Invitational hosted by Delta State University at the Cleveland Country Club.
Several monumental scores were posted by the team and individuals on the day.
The 36-hole team score of 583 and individual score of 141 for Alex Hamm, as well as the single team round of 280 are all significant marks in program history.
The 141 by Hamm is lowest in 36-hole total since Blain Turner shot a 136 on April 5, 2022 over the first two rounds at the Music City Invitational. The 2022 MCI proved to be a harvest for low scores in program history.
The team 280 in the second round today, is the fourth lowest round in program history and the lowest round since the 279 shot by the Trojans in the second round of the Music City Invitational on April 5, 2022.
Finally, the 583 is the lowest 36-hole team total since that same Music City Invitational in 2022 when the Trojans shot a 566.
The Trojans shot a modest 303 in the first round, but shot the eight-under par 280 in the second round and moved up three spots to fifth through 36-holes.
The Trojans combined to write down four under-par rounds on the day, three in the second round when they also wrote down an even par round.
Alex Hamm and Maddox Burton both shot a 69 in the second round and Thibau DeLange shot a 70. The fourth counting score in that round for the Trojans was an even-par 72 from Wilson Borders.
Kai Hielckert, playing as an individual, shot a two-under 70 in the first round.
Maddox Burton led the entire field with a 2.63 scoring average (-3) on the par three holes. Alex Hamm was tied for second with a one-under average of 2.88.
Hamm excelled on the par-four holes, placing second in the field, with a three-under total and a 3.85 scoring average.
Two Trojans, Maddox Burton and Kai Hielckert, grabbed two of the five eagles recorded on the day.
TOURNAMENT QUICK FACTS
Derrall Foreman Invitational // Cleveland Country Club
54 Hole Tournament // 6,515 Yard // Par 72
Nine (9) teams | 48 Individuals
ALEX HAMM
Hamm, who had nine birdies over the first two round, recorded three of those in the first round.
In the second round, Hamm recorded six birdies and shot a four-under 32 on the front nine.
Hamm has four par-or-better rounds on the year.
His nine birdies are third most in the tournament field.
LOGAN COOK
Cook scored two first round birdies on his way to five on the day with three in the second round.
His 73 in the second round is his lowest round of the year.
Cook's 151 is his best 36-hole effort of the year.
MADDOX BURTON
Burton carded a two-under 34 on the back nine of the first round on the strength of two birdies.
In the second round, Burton carded five birdies and an eagle. Burton shot under par on the front and back nine of the second round.
Burton put pain on the course in the first two round with seven birdies and an eagle.
Burton now has five par or better rounds on the year.
THIBAU DELANGE
DeLange carded 13 pars in the first and second rounds and added three birdies in the second round when he shot a two-under par 70.
The two-under par round is his lowest of the year and now has two par-or-better rounds on the year.
His 28 pars are tied for the most in the field.
WILSON BORDERS
In the first round, Borders wrote down two birdies and another six in the second round for a total of eight (8) on the day.
Borders even-par 72 is his lowest round of the year and his 151 through 36 holes is his best of the year.
His eight birdies are tied for seventh most in the tournament field.
(i)KAI HIELCKERT
Hielckert turned in a two-under 70 in the first round with three birdies and an eagle then added four more birdies in the second round for seven on the day.
His eight birdies are tied for seventh most in the tournament field.
TROJAN TEAM HIGHLIGHTS
Four Trojans shot under par on the front nine of the second round and three of those were under par for the round.
The team combined to record 32 birdies and 109 pars.
Trevecca has the third lowest scoring average on the par three holes (3.17) and par four holes (4.16).
UP NEXT
After completing the Derrall Foreman Classic on Tuesday, the Trojans have two more events leading up to their first Gulf South Championships.
The Music City Invitational is next at the March 31 – April 1 at the Hermitage Golf Course on the General's Retreat.
The TSU Big Blue Intercollegiate is at the Hermitage Golf Course President's Reserve on April 7-8.
The Gulf South Conference Championships are April 17-19 at the Tunica National Golf Course in Tunica, Miss.
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