HUMMELS WHARF, Pa. - For the second straight day, the Hood College men's golf team shot the second best round in school history. The Blazers tied for second in a nine-team field at the SU Fall Invitational, hosted by Susquehanna University at Susquehanna Valley Country Club.
Hood's 312 was five strokes better than the previous day's round at the Messiah Falcon Classic. Overall, the Blazers' three rounds this fall all rate among the top seven in school history.
A trio of players from Hood finished in the top 10 in the 44-golfer field. Michael Bushman (North Potomac, Md. / Quince Orchard) led the way with a 76 on the par-70, 6,250-yard course, to place fourth. Peter Heon (Middletown, Md. / Middletown) turned in a 77, good for a fifth place tie. Andy Baker's (Boyds, Md. / Poolesville) 78 tied for seventh.
Kyle Moir (Hagerstown, Md. / North Hagerstown) pitched in with an 81 to round out the scoring and tie for 15th. Brendan Mahoney (Bel Air, Md. / Patterson Mill) added an 89 in his collegiate debut.
Gettysburg posted a 305 to win the team title ahead of the Blazers and the hosts from Susquehanna.
The Bullets' Will Young shot a 73 for individual medalist honors.
Hood wraps up the fall season on October 5 at the Dutchmen Classic, hosted by Lebanon Valley at Lebanon Country Club.