ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Tusculum University’s Dominic Barron Holden finished in sole possession of 10th place at the 2024 South Atlantic Conference Men’s Golf Championship. The three-day, 54-hole tournament was held at the Country Club of Orangeburg and hosted by Newberry College.
The Pioneers finished eighth in the team competition with a tournament score of 889 including Tuesday’s 301 total.
Lincoln Memorial, the No. 3 ranked team in the nation, rallied from a seven-shot deficit and won by 10 strokes over runner-up Coker. The Railsplittters shot an even par total 280 for a second straight day to card a team score of 855.
Coker was second with 865, followed by Anderson (870), Carson-Newman (871), Wingate (878), Lenoir-Rhyne (880), Limestone (887), Tusculum (889), Newberry (890), Catawba (910), UVA Wise (957), Emory & Henry (986) and Mars Hill (1008).
Holden’s 10th place finish places him on the SAC All-Tournament Team for a second time in his career. His 54-hole total 73-69-74=216 was his fourth top-10 finish of the year and 14th of his career (8th in TU history).
Cole Haygood tied for 21st place with 75-70-77=222, Isak Holter placed 37th with 82-73-73=228, Blake Williams shot 77-73-81=231 and finished 43rd and Morgan Cain posted 78-78-77=233 for 49th place.
Holden’s scoring average for the 2023-24 season lowers to 72.38 which is the fourth-lowest in program history. Monday’s 69 was his eighth sub-par round of the season and 18th of his career, which moves him into a tie for third place in the TU record book along with Brent Dyson (2000-2004) and Nick Forsberg (2012-2016). Holden also lowered his career average to 72.77 which is the second-lowest ever by a Pioneer (minimum 2,000 career strokes).
Holden and Cain have each played in 29 competitive rounds this year which is a new TU single-season record.
TENNIS Dunford Resigns
Tim Dunford has resigned as Tusculum University men’s and women’s tennis coach effective immediately announced Josh Ealy, Vice President of Athletics.
“We are appreciative of Coach Dunford’s contributions and wish him well in his future endeavors,” said Ealy.
Since becoming a NCAA Division II member 25 years ago, the Pioneer tennis programs have combined for 12 South Atlantic Conference championships, seven SAC Tournament titles and 18 NCAA Tournament appearances.
Ealy indicated a national search for a new leader of the Tusculum tennis program will begin immediately.
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