Spring Season Arrives For Men's Golf; Highlander T8th After Two Rounds Of Wexford Intercollegiate

HILTON HEAD, S.C. – The Radford men's golf team returned to the course for the first time in 2023 and is tied for 8^th after two rounds at the Wexford Intercollegiate.

Playing in their first official competition since the ODU-OBX Invitational in late October, the Highlanders looked solid. As a team, they shot 300-297, good for +21 and are tied for eighth out of 18 teams with Nicholls State.

Paired with Nicholls and a familiar foe in Presbyterian College, the boys were led by Bryce Corbett (T10th). The junior shot +1 on the day thanks to six total birdies and an eagle on Hole 5 in Round 1 – one of only five eagles recorded on Monday.

Nathan Piatt continued his strong play from the fall, and is tied for 22^nd at 2-over par. The Pittsburgh, Pa. product carded eight birdies over 36 holes, tied for the fourth-highest amount in the field.

Solid for most of the day, Bobby Dudeck was hurt by a triple bogey on Hole 2 in the first round and a pair of double bogeys in the second round. He rebounded well in the afternoon, jumping up seven spots on the individual leaderboard.

A pair of eights on his scorecard brought down what was otherwise a good day for Nicholas Taliaferro. The veteran golfer tallied five birdies with all five coming on different holes.

Patrick Gareiss also had five birdies, but an inconsistent performance has him tied for 78^th heading into the final day.

The Highlanders shot +4 on Par 3s and +1 on Par 5s, but +31 on Par 4s where every single team seemed to struggle. Team scores on the Par 4s ranged from +16 all the way to +48.

COURSE INFORMATION

Wexford Plantation
Par 72
6,913 yards

RADFORD RESULTS
T8th | Radford (TEAM) | 300-297 | +21
T10th | Bryce Corbett | 72-73 | +1
T22nd | Nathan Piatt | 74-73 | +3
T43rd | Bobby Dudeck | 77-75 | +8
T52nd | Nicholas Taliaferro | 77-76 | +9
T78th | Patrick Gareiss | 80-79 | +15

TOURNAMENT FIELD (18 TEAMS, 90 GOLFERS)
Charleston Southern, Cleveland State, Dayton, East Carolina, Francis Marion, Gardner-Webb, High Point, Mercer, Nicholls State, Presbyterian, Radford, Richmond, Samford, Temple, USC Aiken, Winthrop, Xavier

UP NEXT
The Highlanders return to the Hilton Head course tomorrow morning to play the third and final round of the Wexford Intercollegiate. Live results will once again be available on golfstat.com.

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Players Mentioned

Bryce Corbett: 6' 2"; Junior

Bobby Dudeck: 6' 3"; Junior

Patrick Gareiss: 6' 0"; Senior

Nicholas Taliaferro: 5' 10"; Graduate Student

Nathan Piatt: 6' 0"; Junior

Players Mentioned

Bryce Corbett
: 6' 2"; Junior

Bobby Dudeck
: 6' 3"; Junior

Patrick Gareiss
: 6' 0"; Senior

Nicholas Taliaferro
: 5' 10"; Graduate Student

Nathan Piatt
: 6' 0"; Junior