CALABASH, N.C. – The Emory & Henry College Men's Golf Team posted a second-place finish out of 10 competing schools at the D&E Battle at Brunswick over the weekend. The tournament was called after 27 of the scheduled 36 holes due to rain on the North Carolina coast.

The Basics
TOURNAMENT – D&E Battle at Brunswick
HOST – Davis & Elkins College
FORMAT – Stroke Play/36 holes/5-count-4
           (shortened to 27 holes)
LOCATION – Calabash, North Carolina
COURSE – Brunswick Plantation & Golf Resort
PAR – 36-36 – 72

Round One
Sophomore Jordan Kuang Kyaw (Yangon, MYANMAR) shot a -1 (71) on the first day to sit in second place while sophomore Slade Aliff (Hardy, Va.) carded a +3 (75) which was good for 13th overall.

Senior Avery Alexander (Christiansburg, Va.) posted a 75 (+3) to sit tied for 18th while freshman Ryne Bond (Floyd, Va.) went for a +7 (79), tied for 29th. Junior Jhon Ojeda (Cali, COLOMBIA) tied for 36th at +9 (81).

Round Two
Kuang Kyaw was even par through nine holes to finish tied for second at -1 (71-36 - 107) while Aliff moved up seven spots with a -1 (35) to finish sixth at +2 (75-35 – 110).

Alexander was +6 (42) at the turn when play concluded, tying for 26th (118) while Ojeda fired a +1 (37) to leap 10 places to also tie for 26th (80-37 – 118). Bond shot a 42 (+6) to finish tied for 38th at (+13).

The Winners
Wayne State (Mich.) ran away with the team title, finishing at -1 for the event (287-144 – 431) with four players in the top four and ties. E&H was second, 20 strokes back at 451 (+19).

WSU's Mat Hawryluk won the event at -2 (70-36) while teammate Ian Smith tied for second with Kuang Kyaw at -1 (107).

Up Next
Emory & Henry will be back in action at the Northeast Tennessee Spring Shootout on Tuesday, April 2. The tournament will be played at Johnson City Country Club.

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