ATHENS, Ala. – Bethel's Cohen Bitzer captured medalist honors Tuesday at the FireHawk Fall Invitational, finishing the 54-hole event at five under par.
The two-day tournament was hosted by UT Southern at Canebrake Golf Club.
Bitzer entered the final round two strokes off the lead before firing a two-under-par 70 to claim the individual championship by one shot. He opened the tournament with a three-under 69 and followed with an even-par 72, completing the event with a 211 total.
Conner Hall of Johnson University, Leo Testas of Faulkner and Isaac Jones of the University of the Cumberlands tied for second at four under par.
Matt Leonard gave Bethel a second top-five finisher. Leonard posted rounds of 71, 71 and 72 to tie for fifth at two under par with a 214 total.
Elton Palm tied for 33rd at eight over par following rounds of 79, 71 and 74. Victor Norum tied for 50th after carding rounds of 74, 78 and 76 to finish at 12 over par.
Landon Wallace rounded out Bethel's lineup, tying for 57th with rounds of 79, 81 and 74.
Charlie Hamer competed as an individual and tied for 23rd. Hamer shot 77 in the opening round before recording a two-under 70 in the second round and a 74 Tuesday for a five-over-par total of 221.
As a team, Bethel improved each round with scores of 293, 292 and 290. The Wildcats finished fifth at 11 over par with an 875 total. The University of the Cumberlands won the team championship at 12 under par.
Individual Results | Team Results