PINEHURST, N.C. – The York College men's golf squad opened the spring portion of the 2023-24 schedule with a trip to the Tiger Invitational at Forest Creek hosted by Hampden-Sydney.

The Spartans finished 17^th of 18 teams at the highly competitive tournament. York shot a team total of 628 as they shot 313 on Sunday followed by a 315 on Monday. Both days featured challenging weather conditions with cool temps and high wins.

Huntingdon College won the tournament title by six strokes over Methodist. Carnegie Mellon, Washington & Lee and Rochester rounded out the top five teams in the tournament.

Junior Matthew Salter led the way for the Spartans as he finished tied for 53^rd with a two-day total of 155. Salter shot a 75 during Sunday's first round and then carded an 80 to finish 11-over for the tournament.

Junior Gavin Ganter was York's next tournament finisher as he tied for 56^th with a tournament score of 156. Ganter shot 79 on Sunday and bettered that by two strokes on Monday with a 77. Junior Jason Velez placed 76^th with a score of 161. Velez shot 82 on Sunday and improved by three strokes with a 79 on Monday.

Sophomore Jacob Fripp was three strokes back of Velez in a tie for 77^th at 164. Fripp shot 77 on Sunday but took a step back with an 85 on Monday. Fripp did have the highlight of the tournament on Sunday as the aced the par three 14^th hole. Fripp canned his seven iron on the 183-yard hole. The ace is the first on the men's side since former head coach Eric Stauffer aced the 193-yard seventh hole at the Glenmaura Country Club with a five iron on April 15, 2013.

Sophomore Bennett Elgin placed 87^th overall with a two-day score of 167. Elgin shot an 88 on Sunday and then made a nine-stroke improvement with a 79 on Monday.

The Spartans return to action on Saturday, March 23 as the Green and White heads to the McDaniel Spring Invitational at the Bridges Golf Club in Abbottstown, PA. The two-day tournament kicks off at 12:00 pm on Saturday afternoon.