Tusculum Tied For Second Place After Opening Day Of Dibble Memorial

CHUCKEY, Tenn. — The Tusculum University men’s golf A Team posted a two-round scored of 63 and are tied for second place after the opening day of the 32^nd annual Bob Dibble Memorial Tournament. The two-day, 54-hole tournament is being held at the par-72, 6,834-yard Graysburg Hills Golf Course and hosted by Tusculum.

The TU-A squad is three shots off the pace set by tournament leader Coker-A as the Cobras carded a 16-under par total 560 which included team aggregate scores of 281 and 279.

Coker-A is led by Ty O’Brien who shares the 36-hole lead with his seven-under par total of 137 after rounds of 71 and 66. Milligan’s Francisco DeBethencourt (68-69=137) and North Greenville’s Blake Kelly (70-67=137) share the Monday lead with O’Brien.

Tusculum A opened with 284 and followed with 279 for its 563, which is tied for the seventh-lowest 36-hole tally in program history. Joining Tusculum A at 563 are the Southern Wesleyan A squad and North Greenville. King A and Johnson University are tied for fifth place at 564, just four shots out of the lead.

The Tusculum A team is led by Max Winnersjo and Buster O’Callaghan as the duo are tied for fourth place in the chase for the individual medal at six-under par (138). Winnersjo posted back-to-back scores of 69 while O’Callagan shot a career-best 66 in Monday’s second round.

The Tusculum B team is also in the chase, firing 284-285=569, led by Cameron Grabeel‘s five-under par score of 139 including a 66 in first round.

Milligan is eighth with 572, followed by Walters State (574), King B (578), Roane State (582), Coker B (583), UVA Wise (586) Southern Wesleyan B (590) and Tusculum C (619).

The low round of the tournament was posted by Johnson University’s Tripp Hall as he fired an eight-under par 64, which is one shot off the tournament record.

Another Monday highlight came from Owen King of Walters State as he hit a hole-in-one in Monday’s second round. His ace came on No. 5 as he holed out with a seven-iron.

Matthew Hogan was the third-leading scorer for Tusculum A as he posted a two-under par 70-72=142 and is tied for 21^st place. Ed Linley is tied for 37^th place with 73-72=145, while Harrison Price rounded out the Tusculum A scoring with 74-72=146 (T44).

George Evans (70-71=141) and Dylan Side (72-69=141) are both tied for 14^th place as the carded three-under par scores of 141 for Tusculum B.

The Tusculum C was sparked by the duo of Sam Brown (74-76=150) and Hayden Shrewsbury (72-78=150) as the pairing are tied for 68^th place. Cillian Carmack (74-78=152) is tied for 75^th place and Aiden Tipton shot 80-87=167 (87^th) in his collegiate golf debut.

There were 57 total rounds under par on Monday with 32 scores in red numbers in the opening round, while 25 players shot below par in the second 18.

The final round will be contested on Tuesday morning beginning with an 8:45 a.m. shotgun start.

Bob Dibble Memorial Team Results

Tusculum A Scores

Tusculum B Scores

Tusculum C Scores