The FHU Lions competed at their home tournament on September 28 and 29 at the Chickasaw Golf Course. After Round One, Freed Hardeman's A Team and B Team found themselves in a 4-way tie for 3rd place, sitting six strokes off the lead. For Team A, Lane Walton led with a 73, followed by Drew Massengale with a 75, Jayce Hutchens with a 76, Leo Huddleston with an 80, and Lucas Gupton with an 82, for a team score of 304. For Team B, Chad Joyner sat in 3rd place after shooting a 71, Braden Gillespie and Cameron Long both shot a 75, Daniel Whitman with an 83, and Eli Kibbe with an 86. Playing as individuals on the Lions squad were Drake Johnson, shooting an 85, Jay Coleman, shooting an 87, and Braden Riddle shooting a 91.
As soon as Round 1 concluded, the Lions went right back on the course for the start of Round 2, where the Lions Team A tied the team record by shooting a team score of 281 (-7), to take a 19-stroke lead heading into the final day. Lane Walton would take the individual lead by shooting a 68, Massengale sat in solo third after a 69, Huddleston and Gupton both shot an even 72, and Hutchens rounded them out with a 76. FHU Team B would fall to fifth place, with Joyner and Whitman shooting a 77, Long a 78, Gillespie a 79, and Kibbe an 84. Coleman was able to bounce back with a 74 round 2.
Holding a two-stroke lead heading into the final 18, Walton was able to shoot an even 72, to hold on and capture the individual title by seven strokes. Massengale shot a 77 to grab a tie for fourth place, Gupton fired off a 1-under 71 to tie eighth, Hutchens shot a 74 to tie for 10th, and Huddleston placed in a tie for 18th after a 78. This led to a final team score of 879, to take the team title, winning the tournament by 12 strokes. FHU Team B struggled on the final day, with all players finishing over par.Â
The Lions will next compete in the Music City Collegiate Tournament in Dickson, TN on October 5 and 6.
FHU Team A Scores
FHU Team B Scores
Individual Scores