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GRCC golf team finishes fifth in Alabama tournament to kick off season

March 8, 2022, SCOTTSBORO, Ala. – Arie Jackman shot a three-round score of 148, finishing tied for seventh overall, helping the Grand Rapids Community College golf team finish in fifth place at the Ron Marshall Spring Invite on Monday and Tuesday.

Thirty-six golfers from seven colleges competed in the tournament at Goose Pond Lake Course.

"The Raiders played well despite the cold and rainy weather they had to play in," Coach John Forton said. "We finished in fifth in a field that had some very highly rated teams. It was a good building block for the upcoming season."

GRCC golfers shot a 326 in round one followed by a 318 and 324, to finish with a total of 968, 104-over par. John A. Logan College won the tournament with a score of 45-over par.

Jackman's rounds of 79, 74 and 78 gave him a total of +15, just seven strokes back from co-champions Andrew Watson and Tanner Walton, both of John A. Logan College.

Matt Denhartigh finished tied for 11th place with a score of 19-over par.

Conner Oman, +31, Brad VandenHout, +42, and Sam Foss, +50, rounded out the Raiders golfers.

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