COLUMBUS, Ga. – Clayton State men's golf closed out the AFLAC/Cougar Invitational in 17^th on Tuesday, September 24 after shooting a 291-304-301-896.
 
Senior Joseph Kim (Martinez, Ga.) finished tied for 44^th out of 89 golfers with a 70-74-76-220 to lead the Lakers for a second consecutive day with junior Raul Carbonell (Panama City, Panama) coming in in a tie for 70^th (75-78-73-226).
 
Sophomore Nico Cabello (Santiago, Chile) tied for 75^th following rounds of 73-76-78-227 and sophomores Javier Gonzalez (San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico) and Augusto Oliva (Buenos Aires, Argentina) rounded out Clayton State's performers in a tie for 80^th. Gonzalez shot a 73-77-78-228 while Oliva was at 77-77-74-228.
 
Georgia Southwestern (848) won the tournament in a playoff on Hole No. 10 over No. 4 Florida Southern (848) while No. 1 Lynn (566), No. 12 Saint Leo (852) and No. 21 Columbus State (853) and Lee (853) closed out the top five.
 
The Lakers will be right back in action as they take to the course for the third straight week when they head to the Sixth Annual UNG Fall Invitational. Hosted by North Georgia in Dahlonega, Georgia, that tournament will run from Monday, September 30 through October 1.
 
CLAYTON STATE MEN'S GOLF COMPETITORS
T44 – Joseph Kim (70-74-76-220)
70 – Raul Carbonell (75-78-73-226)
T75 – Nico Cabello (73-76-78-227)
T80 – Javier Gonzalez (73-77-78-228)
T80 – Augusto Oliva (77-77-74-228)