Battle at Briar’s Creek: Clemson wins the team title by two shots over Chattanooga

February 6, 2024 | by Amit Pandey of AmateurGolf.com

Clemson Tigers (Clemson Athletics photo)

Ford Goldasich of Lipscomb won the individual title by one shot behind a final round 3-under 69

Clemson secured the title with a team score of 1-under 575, finishing two strokes ahead of Chattanooga at 1-over 577 at the Battle of Briar’s Creek at Briar’s Creek at Johns Island, S.C.

Clemson shot rounds of 280-295, while Chattanooga shot rounds of 294-283, an 11-shot improvement from the opening round to finish just two strokes behind as the runner-up team.

Augusta finished in third place at 3-over, and Indiana finished in fourth place at 5-over.

In the individual competition, Ford Goldasich, a graduate student at Lipscomb, shot 4-under,securing a one-shot victory over Braedon Wear of Chattanooga and Andrew Swanson of Clemson, who finished as the runner-up at 3-under.

Goldasich carded rounds of 1-under 71 and 3-under 69 to clinch the title, while Wear shot rounds of 74-67 to equal Swanson, who posted scores of 66-75, resulting in identical total scores of 3-under par. Swanson's opening round of 6-under 66 also marked the season's lowest for the Clemson Tigers.

The 14 teams in the field played between eight and eleven holes on Monday on the par 72, 7,175 yards course before bad weather stopped play in the early afternoon. The teams finished the first round on Tuesday morning and then played the final round on Tuesday afternoon. The tournament was originally scheduled for 54 holes, 36 holes on Monday, and the final 18 holes on Tuesday.

Results: Battle at Briar's Creek

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Ford Goldasich	Birmingham, AL	400	71-69=140
T2	Braedon Wear	Maryville, TN	300	74-67=141
T2	Andrew Swanson	Bluffton, SC	300	66-75=141
T4	Stefan Jacobs	, South Africa	200	74-68=142
T4	Drew Salyers	Howard, OH	200	72-70=142

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Battle at Briar’s Creek: Clemson wins the team title by two shots over Chattanooga

54-hole men's college tournament hosted by the College of Charleston. Team (best four scores out of five players each round) and individual competitions.