COLUMBUS, Ga. – The Clayton State University men's golf team traveled to the Green Island Country Club to play in the Cougar Invitational on Monday and Tuesday.  The Lakers finished the tournament in third place behind Anderson and Lee. 
 
Leading the charge for the Lakers was Felipe Gomez.  Gomez is the leader after 36-holes played shooting five-under.  Gomez carded a 68 in the first round and 67 in the second round.  The Santander, Spain native was one of five individuals that finished under-par or better in the first 36 holes. Gomez led the field with going four-under on par fours. 
 
Following Gomez was Daniel Medellin.  Medellin finished the first 36 holes in sixth place after shooting one-over.  Medellin shot a 69 in the first round before carding a 72 (+2) in the second round.  Augusto Oliva and Nico Cabello followed behind.  Oliva finished the first day in tied for 22^nd and Cabello stood in tied for 26^th.  Making his season debut was Tony Wu.  Wu finished his first 36-holes in tied for 54^th. 
 
As a team, the Lakers led the 12-team field after the first 18 holes with a score of 278 but finished the day in eight shots behind Anderson for second place.  Additionally, 278 is the lowest score in a round for the Lakers since the Bobcat Invitational in the 2014-15 season. The Lakers finished the first day with the best score on par fours in the field and was third with 106 pars. 
 
Gomez continued to lead the Lakers in the final round.  The Laker junior shot a final round 75 (+5) and finished in third place. Gomez was one of three players to finish under or at par for the tournament and he tied four other golfers for the lowest round (67).   Following close behind was Medellin.  Medellin shot a final round 72 (+2) and finished in fifth place.  Oliva then finished in tied for 20^th place after shooting a final round 74 (+4).  Following Oliva was Cabello as he shot a final round 77 (+7) and finished in tied for 29^th.  Wu rounded out the Laker finishers as he found himself in tied for 61^st. 
 
The Lakers settled for a third-place finish as a team.  Gomez's third place finish is the best finish for a Laker since Cabello finished in second place in the Argonaut Invitational last season.  As a team, the Lakers finished second averaging 4.18 strokes on the par fours.   
 
Below are the final standings

1. Anderson (S.C.): 286-275-298 (859) +19
2. Lee University: 283-289-288 (860) +20
3. Clayton State: 278-291-298 (867) +27
4. Carson-Newman: 283-303-292 (878) +38
5. Saint Leo: 303-288-295 (881) +41
6. Coker University: 288-298-295 (881) +41
7. Barton College: 295-293-295 (883) +43
8. Columbus State: 295-295-305 (895) +55
9. Georgia College and State: 289-295-312 (896) +56
10. West Georgia: 294-298-311 (903) +63
11. Mississippi College: 305-305-308 (918) +78
12. Valdosta State: 311-3-4-309 (924) +84

 
Below are the full results for the Lakers
3: Felipe Gomez: 68-67-75 (210) E
5: Daniel Medellin: 69-72-72 (213) +3
T-20: Augusto Oliva: 72-75-74 (221) +11
T-29: Nico Cabello: 69-79-77 (225) +15
T-61: Tony Wu: 79-77-82 (238) +28
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Lakers wrap up their 2022 Fall Season as they travel to Toccoa, Ga. for the Currahee Collegiate Invitational on Monday, October 24^th through Tuesday, October 25^th. 
 
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