LaGrange Ties for 18-of-30 After Day 1 of Power Packed Jekyll Island Collegiate Invitational

Martin Prelender finds himself tied for fourth with teammate Jeremy Edmunds after the first 18 holes of the inaugural Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS) Championship on Monday, April 17.
Martin Prelender finds himself tied for fourth with teammate Jeremy Edmunds after the first 18 holes of the inaugural Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS) Championship on Monday, April 17.
Posted: Mar 17, 2023

By Joshua J. Darling, Sports Information Director

Team Results I Individual Results I Team and Individual Results

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. – Taking on the best teams in the country, LaGrange men's golf acquitted themselves well over the first 18 holes of the Jekyll Island Collegiate Invitational on Friday, March 17. The Panthers shot a 303 to tie for 18-of-30 in a field featuring 14 nationally ranked opponents and nine of the 10 teams in the Top-10.

Freshman Martin Prlender (Cordoba, Argentina) shot a par-72 on the 6,700-yard Pine Lakes Course to tie for 19-of-150 while fellow freshman Jeremy Edmunds (Charlotte, N.C.) was two strokes back at 74 to tie for 36th. Fellow newcomer Garrett Armbrust (Woodstock, Ga.) rounded out the top performers with a round of 77 to tie for 82nd.

No. 3 Emory leads the field with a 283 with No. 5 Carnegie Mellon (286), No. 9 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (291), No. 14 Guilford (291) and No. 1 Christopher Newport (292) rounds out the top five.

The tournament continues with Round 2 and another 18 holes at 8:04 a.m. tomorrow, Saturday, March 18 and fans can follow live scoring throughout the day. Full results and recaps will be available on www.LaGrangePanthers.com, the official online home of Panthers Athletics, following the completion of the each of the final two rounds.

LAGRANGE MEN'S GOLF INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Martin Prlender – T19-of-150 (72)

Jeremy Edmunds – T36-of-150 (74)

Garrett Armbrust – T82-of-150 (77)

Park Ward – T114-of-150 (80)

Eli Rogers – T133-of-150 (82)