MILLINGTON, Tenn. - The Belhaven Golf team posted an impressive 5th place finish at the Rhodes Spring Invitational on Monday thanks in large part to a strong final round that lifted the Blazers' team three spots in the leaderboard.

It was a trio of top-20 finishes the made the headlines for the Blazers as Andrew Scherer, Luke Couch and Will Justice all put together impressive performances in the penultimate tournament of the spring. These three were joined by Jake Shmonov, who finished inside the top-30, as the counting scores for the Blazers on the weekend. 

Andrew Scherer led the way for Belhaven placing 16th among individuals after posting a pair of strong rounds on the opening day. Scherer shot a 76 (+4) in the opening round of the tournament before following up with a 73 (+1) in the second round on the same day. In and around the top 15 among individuals all day, Scherer was able to post the top finish among the Blazers after a third round 78 (+6) put him +11 for the three rounds.

Luke Couch sat right behind Scherer on the individual leader board finishing 17th among individuals with a +12 across the three rounds. After a tough first day that saw Couch sitting +13, the Belhaven veteran bounced back with the Blazers best round of the tournament posting a 71 (-1) to make a dramatic push up the individual charts. 

Will Justice was not far off the pace of Scherer and Couch as he finished tied for 18th among individuals in Tennessee. Justice, like Couch, capitalized on a great final round to help solidify the top half finish for the Blazers overall. After an opening round 79 (+7) and second round 77 (+5), Justice posted a 73 (+1) in the final round to among the top third of competitors. 

Rounding out the counting scores for the Blazers was Jake Shmonov who finished tied for 28th on the tournament. Shmonov's rounds followed a similar script to that of Couch and Justice as he shot an 80 (+8) and 79 (+7) on the opening day before bouncing back with a 73 (+1) in the final round. 

As a team the Blazers finished alongside Wittenburg University as the top two teams in total pars made with 192 while Belhaven had the second best shot average on Par 3 holes at 3.29. Scherer and Justice were consistent with 35 pars each while Luke Couch posted the teams only eagle in play.

Freshman Paxton Fishburne and freshman Gannon Williams placed tied for 47th and tied for 53rd respectively with the two both putting together solid opening rounds. 

To view the full results from the Rhodes Spring Invitational click here. 

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