ABBOTTSTOWN, Pa. - The Hood College golf team turned in its best round in nearly five years with a round of 326 at the Gettysburg Fall Invitational at Hanover Country Club.
It is the fifth-best team score in program history. The last time the Blazers shot better than 326 was in October of 2010, when the team set the school record of 309.
Michael Bushman (North Potomac, Md. / Quince Orchard) was the top finisher for Hood with a 79 to finish 14th. Peter Heon (Middletown, Md. / Middletown) and Kyle Moir (Hagerstown, Md. / North Hagerstown) opened their collegiate careers with matching rounds of 82 to tie for 21st. Andy Baker (Boyds, Md. / Poolesville) was one stroke back in a tie for 27th. Joe Hutchins (Eldersburg, Md. / Liberty) was the Blazers' fifth finisher with a 91 and placed 50th.
The Bullets defended their par 71, 6,505-yard home course with a 303 to win the team title. Michael Thomas of Marywood won the individual crown with a 71, earning a tiebreaker over Lebanon Valley's Aaron Brown.
