Taliaferro Makes Late Surge as Men's Golf Ties For 3rd at JT Poston Invitational

Tuesday, September 26

Cashiers, NC

Radford University

JT Poston Collegiate

Taliaferro Makes Late Surge as Men's Golf Ties For 3rd at JT Poston Invitational

9/26/2023 4:24:00 PM | Men's Golf

SAPPHIRE, N.C. – Fueled by a career-low score of 65 from Nicholas Taliaferro, the Radford men's golf team parlayed a strong third round showing into a T-3^rd place finish at the 2023 JT Poston Invitational on Tuesday.

Taliaferro entered the day tied for 33^rd out of the 100 golfers in the field and was superior from his very first hole. The Richmond, Va. native began on the fifth hole in a shotgun start and birdied his first two holes, a precursor to a total of eight birdies on the day.

He rose 27 spots and, with a 73 in the first round and a 70 in the second round, finished tied for sixth on the individual leaderboard. Taliaferro shot 3-under par on Par 4s and had the seventh-most birdies of anyone in the tournament.

Patrick Gareiss couldn't quite keep pace in his final 18 holes, but still had a strong tournament, tying for 20^th at -2. His two eagles tied him for the most by an individual in the field and he was sensational on Par 5s, shooting 6-under.

Bryce Corbett and Bobby Dudeck matched each other shot-for-shot, tying for 42^nd at +4. Corbett returned to his normal form, shooting a third-round 69, while Dudeck stayed steady with a 71.

Nathan Piatt closed out the day with a 75, tying for 64^th.

As a team, the Highlanders were third-best on both Par 4s and Par 5s, shooting 6-over par and 16-under par, respectively. Even more impressively, Radford's 60 birdies were the most of any team.

COURSE INFORMATION

Country Club of Sapphire Valley (Sapphire, N.C.)
Par 71
7,007 yards

TEAM RESULTS
T-3^rd | Radford | 273-293-280—846 (-6)

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
T-6^th | Nick Taliaferro | 73-70-65—208 (-5)
T-20^th | Patrick Gareiss | 66-70-75—211 (-2)
T-42^nd | Bryce Corbett | 69-79-69—217 (+4)
T-42^nd | Bobby Dudeck | 70-76-71—217 (+4)
T-64^th | Nathan Piatt | 68-77-75—220 (+7)

UP NEXT
The Highlanders are right back at it next week, playing in the ECU-hosted Ironwood Collegiate on Monday, October 2 and Tuesday, October 3.

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