Broshears Leads Coker at Bob Dibble Memorial

CHUCKEY, TN – Thomas Broshears led the Coker University men's golf team to a runner-up finish at the Bob Dibble Memorial, which concluded Tuesday afternoon.

Broshears turned in his best collegiate performance, finishing second overall at 8-under par. The junior's three rounds featured 12 birdies and one eagle.

As a team, the Cobras placed second at 11-over par, finishing behind Belmont Abbey in the three-round, two-day event that featured 18 teams and 96 golfers. Coker posted a tournament-best 10-under par in the second round, highlighted by Broshears' 4-under effort, while Chase Nieshalla and Harrison LaPointe each carded 3-under. Nieshalla also recorded a hole-in-one on the par-three fifth hole during that round.

Coker fielded a B-team at the tournament that placed tied for 6th, coming in at 28-over par led by James Bradley's 9th-place finish. 

COKER RESULTS:

Thomas Broshears: R1: -3 69 | R2: -4 68 | R3: -1 71 | F: -8 (2nd)

Chase Nieshalla: R1: +6 78 | R2: -3 69 | +4 75 | F: +7 (28th)

Adam Scott: R1: +6 78 | R2: E 72 | R3: +2 74 | F: +8 (T32nd)

Harrison LaPointe: R1: +8 80 | R2: -3 69 | R3: +3 75 | F: +8 (T32nd)

Dax Becker: R1: +11 83 | R2: E 72 | R3: E 72 | F: +11 (40th)

B TEAM

James Bradley: R1: -1 71 | R2: E 72 | R3: +5 77 | F: +4 (9th)

Landon Merrell: R1: +2 74 | R2: +2 74 | R3: +8 80 | F: +12 (53rd)

Maximilan Barclay: R1: +4 76 | R2: +2 74 | R3: +11 83 | F: +17 (67th)

Seth Evans: R1: +9 81 | R2: +5 77 | R3: +1 73 | F: +15 (65th)

Ty O'Brien: R1: +9 81 | R2: -3 69 | R3: +1 73 | F: +7 (25th)

WHAT'S NEXT?

Coker will travel to Ninety Six, SC., for the Patriot Fall Classic hosted by Lander on Monday (Oct. 20) and Tuesday (Oct. 21) at the Patriot Golf Club.