SAPPHIRE, NC -The Augusta University men's golf team shot a 3-under 849 to finish fifth at the JT Poston Invitational. Dawson Booth led AU on the Par 71, 7,007-yard Country Club of Sapphire Valley.   
Booth finished the tournament 2-over and tied for 20^th after carding a tournament-low round of 66 on the first day.

Stefan Jacobs turned in an even-par 71 in the final 18 holes to finish tied for 26^th. Ryan van der Klis used four birdies on the final day to shoot 1-under par and improve six strokes from his Round 2 score. The South Africa native finished tied for 42^nd.
 
Cole Stevens steadily improved over all three rounds, carding a 76 and 72 on Monday before turning in a 1-under 70 on Tuesday. Along with Stevens, Dalton Burts also finished tied for 54^th after scoring a 3-over 74 on the final day.

Playing as individuals, Ian Pienaar and Dean Wilken finished 64th and tied for 86th. After making an 8-stroke jump from his first round to his second round, Pienaar carded a 1-under 70 in his final round. Wilken turned in a final-round 73.
 

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Drexel (13-under)
2. Elon (7-under)
3. Georgia Southern (6-under)
4. Radford (6-under)
5. AUGUSTA (3-under)
6. Xavier (2-under)
7. High Point (1-under)
8. Wofford (3-over)
9. Queens – Charlotte (5-over)
10. App State (10-over)

JAGS @ JT POSTON INVITATIONAL FINAL

5	Augusta	282	282	285	849
T20	Dawson Booth (3)	66	69	76	211
T26	Stefan Jacobs (4)	72	70	71	213
T42	Ryan Klis (2)	71	76	70	217
T54	Cole Stevens (1)	76	72	70	218
T54	Dalton Burts (5)	73	71	74	218

 
The Jaguars return to play October 8-10 at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate hosted by ETSU in Johnson City, Tennessee. Live stats can be found at augustajags.com
 
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