PLYMOUTH, IN – Walters State's AJ Rinehart is in a six-way tie for first place after three rounds at the NJCAA DII Golf Championship at Swan Lake Resort. 

On Thursday, Rinehart shot a one-over to move to three-under on the tournament through three rounds. As a team, the Senators remained in fifth place with a team score of 23-over. Kirkwood CC is in first at five-over. 

Rinehart, who started the day in a tie for third place, had birdies on the third, fourth and 15th holes to shoot a 73 on Thursday. 

Along with Rinehart, JT McKenzie shot a one-over on the day to move to six-over for the tournament. McKenzie, who sits in a tie for 19th, had birdies on the third and fourth holes and then eagled the 512-yard par-5 15th. 

Rounding out the scoring for the Senators were Sawyer Spoone (T-31), Jeremy Ellis (T-63) and Chad Homan (T-80). Ellis shot a three-over on the day with birdies on five, 15 and 18 to put him at 16-over for the tournament, while Spoone shot eight-over on the day with birdies on three and 10 and is at nine-over for the tournament. Homan shot an 84 on Thursday with a birdie on 16. 

Up Next:

The Senators will round things out on Friday for the final round of the NJCAA DII Golf Tournament at Swan Lake Resort. The Senators will begin teeing off at 11:57 a.m.

 Rob Harvey

Walters State Community College

Sports Information Director

Cell: (423) 779-8880

Email: sportsinfo@ws.edu

Website: www.ws.edu/athletics