Etherton Leads Tech to Strong First Round at Golfweek Fall Challenge
Tennessee Tech men’s golf senior Nick Etherton shot a single-round career best 67 to lead the Golden Eagles into a tie for third following the first round of the Golfweek Fall Challenge at True Blue Golf Course in Pawleys Island, S.C.
By Jeff Bowe, TTU Media Relations
Live Scores: GolfStat.com
PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. - Tennessee Tech men's golf senior Nick Etherton shot a single-round career best 67 to lead the Golden Eagles into a tie for third following the first round of the Golfweek Fall Challenge at True Blue Golf Course in Pawleys Island, S.C.
Nick Etherton shot a single-round career best 67 (-5) to lead Tennessee Tech to a nine-under performance and a second-place tie through one round of action. Cooper Gettler closed the first round tied for 16th with a two-under 70, Haden Maxwell and Alex Broyles completed the first 18 holes at one under to tie for 24th, and Drew Bolton capped the first round with a one-over to tie for 46th.
Tech is tied for third with Nevada at nine under through the first round of play.
Etherton, a senior transfer from Chattanooga, shot the best round of his collegiate career, five under (67), and is tied for second on the individual leaderboard at the end of Round 1. He bested his previous low round of 70 (-1) set at Chattanooga in the Furman Intercollegiate in 2023. Etherton made six total birdies today, including five birdies in the first nine holes. His six birdies tied for the second-most made by an individual in Round 1.
Maxwell made five birdies and shot a 71 to complete his day one under. He made back-to-back birdies on four and five but tripped up on 17 with a double bogey and finished with a par to end his day.
Bolton (+1, 73) made back-to-back birdies on four and five but only managed one more birdie for the rest of his day.
Matthew Shull, competing as an individual, is tied for 24th after shooting a one-under 71 during the first day of action.
| Individual Scores | ||||
| t-2 | Nick Etherton | -5 | 67 | |
| t-16 | Cooper Gettler | -2 | 70 | |
| t-24 | Haden Maxwell | -1 | 71 | |
| t-24 | Alex Broyles | -1 | 71 | |
| t-46 | Drew Bolton | +1 | 73 | |
| t-24 | Matthew Shull | -1 | 71 | Individual |
| Team Scores | ||
| 1 | Georgia Southern | -12 |
| 2 | North Alabama | -10 |
| t-3 | Nevada | -9 |
| t-3 | Tennessee Tech | -9 |
| t-5 | Mercer | -6 |
| t-5 | Western Carolina | -6 |
| 7 | USC Upstate | -5 |
| 8 | Ball State | -4 |
| t-9 | Loyola U. -Chicago | E |
| t-9 | Central Arkansas | E |
| 11 | Presbyterian Coll. | +1 |
| t-12 | Austin Peay | +4 |
| t-12 | East Texas A&M | +4 |
UP NEXT: Round 2 of the Golfweek Fall Challenge begins at 8 a.m. CT tomorrow with the Golden Eagles looking to climb back to the top of the leaderboard after leading the way for much of the first round today.
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