12th-ranked Clayton State finishes tied for 10th at Aflac/Cougar Invitational
Lakers’ Wilcox finishes tied for 19th at 4-over-par 146

COLUMBUS, Ga. - October 7, 2008 – After opening with a 296 for the first round on Monday, the Clayton State Laker men’s golf team could not gain much ground on Tuesday in the final round of the Aflac/Cougar Invitational. The 12th-ranked Lakers shot a 297 and finished tied for 10th overall in the talented 17-team field with a 593.

Clayton State finished tied with sixth-ranked Valdosta State, and finished one stroke behind Georgia Southwestern, and eight strokes behind both North Alabama and Barry. Clayton State did, however, knock off top-ranked and defending NCAA Division II National Champion West Florida by seven strokes. The Argonauts, who won last week’s State Farm-Laker Collegiate Classic, finished 13th overall with a 600.

Second-ranked USC Aiken fired a 7-under 277 in Tuesday’s second round and won the Aflac/Cougar Invitational with a 569. The Pacers finished three strokes ahead of Florida Southern and five strokes ahead of 11th-ranked and host Columbus State.

Individually for the Lakers, senior All-American Will Wilcox followed up Monday’s even-par 71 with a 75 to finish tied for 19th at 4-over 146. Wilcox finished 11 strokes behind Jude Eustaquio, the low medalist and Division II All-American from Florida Southern.

In addition to Wilcox, junior Wade Binfield finished tied for 41st with at 149, while junior Neil Thomas and freshman Jordan Tyler Massey both finished tied for 54th with a 151. Sophomore Kevin Duncan rounded out the Clayton State scoring finishing tied for 71st with a 155.

Clayton State’s next fall tournament is Queens Invitational on Monday and Tuesday next week in Bluffton, S.C.