Verona, N.Y. – The Towson University men's golf team moved up in the rankings to place fourth out of 11 teams after the final day of the Turning Stone Intercollegiate Tournament. The Tigers earned a team score of 880 (+16) which is an 18 stroke improvement from their score at last year's Turning Stone.
 
Leading for the Tigers were Jeremy Summerson and Justin Griffith, who tied for 10^th place in a field of 64 individual golfers. Both Summerson and Griffith finished one-over par (217) in the three-round tournament.
 
Justin Griffith, who was previously in 11^th place, shot a 70 on the final day which ended up being his lowest score out of the three rounds. He earned five birdies and three bogies during the final round. Jeremy Summerson shot a 75 on the final day, earning two birdies and three bogies.
 
Poonyapat Nantsupawat moved up a couple spots as well, finishing the tournament tied for 16^th (previously tied for 18^th). Nantsupawat shot a 73 in the third round, finishing with a final score of 219 (+3) to complete his first collegiate tournament.
 
Brad Riley tied for 45^th after shooting a 77 for his final round, lowering his score from the second round by four strokes. Riley finished with a total score of 233 (+17). Rounding out the team was Julian Gonzalez who finished in 49^th place with a final score of 237 (+21), shooting an 86 in his final round.
 
"This was a solid start to the season, from a team perspective." Head coach Mike Larkin said. "The guys are on the verge of playing some really good golf and it nearly happened this week. We made enough birdies to win the tournament, but we made way too many big numbers. The course played tricky in spots that caused some of those, but in other spots it just comes down to paying more attention to detail. All in all, I feel great about where the team's at. We'll learn from the mistakes we made this week and everyone will be a little more dialed for the next tournament."
 
Missouri won the tournament with a score of 847 (-17), matching their score from last year's tournament. Stetson placed second after earning a 858 (-6).
 
The team will be heading back to New York this weekend (Sept. 10^th & 11^th) to compete in the Doc Gimmler Tournament, hosted by St. John's in Farmingdale.