Gulf Coast golf finishes 2nd at Carey Classic

No. 3 Mississippi Gulf Coast finished second Tuesday in the William Carey Collegiate Classic, only finishing behind defending NAIA champion Coastal Georgia.

The Bulldogs finished at 3-over 579 for the two-day event, nine behind Coastal Georgia. Grant Motter shot 4-under 140, finishing two shots behind Coastal Georgia's Seth Sanders for medalist honors.

He was joined on the All-Tournament Team by teammate Phillip Hickam, who wound up fifth at 2-under.

Gulf Coast finished one shot ahead of both Spring Hill teams. The only other junior college team in the 10-school, 12-team field was East Central, which finished 11th at 58-over.

Colin Troxler finished tied for 15th at 4-over, and George Kawell was 6-over in a tie for 23rd. Jonathon Newman was tied for 39th at 11-over.

The Bulldogs return to MACJC action at Lion Hills Golf Course in Columbus on April 2-3.

Team results

1. Coastal Georgia 290-280--570 (-6)

2. Gulf Coast 290-289--579 (+3)

T3. Spring Hill 290-290--580 (+4)

T3. Spring Hill B 292-288--580 (+4)

5. William Carey 296-292--588 (+12)

6. Mobile 303-301--604 (+28)

7. Loyola 310-305--615 (+39)

8. Bethel 306-311--617 (+41)

9. Martin Methodist 316-304--620 (+44)

10. Blue Mountain 313-308--621 (+45)

11. East Central 309-325--634 (+58)

12. William Carey 323-317--640 (+64)

Gulf Coast scores

2. Grant Motter 69-71--140 (-4)

5. Phillip Hickam 73-70--143 (-2)

T15. Colin Troxler 76-72--148 (+4)

T23. George Kawell 73-77--150 (+6)

T39. Jonathon Newman 79-76--155 (+11)

This story was originally published March 15, 2016 at 11:00 PM with the headline "Gulf Coast golf finishes 2nd at Carey Classic ."