Jesuit’s golf team took fifth and Tigers senior Jack Twomey third in Monday morning’s 14-team East Lake Invitational, a scheduled 18-hole event that was shortened because of inclement weather.

Jesuit coach John Crumbley said the Tigers got through 12 holes at Wentworth Golf Club in Tarpon Springs before the tournament was suspended because of bad weather. Tournament officials then decided to score it based on nine-hole totals.

That gave Twomey, who was 1-over through nine holes, third place in the individual standings.

“I started off pretty bad. I had a triple-bogey on the first hole,” Twomey said. “Then I kind of forgot about it and bounced back with two birdies in next three holes after that. Then I played pretty steady until we started getting poured on.”

Jesuit was also paced by senior Trent Silver’s 3-over total.

“Not a bad start,” Crumbley said.

This was the first of two 18-hole golf events on the Tigers’ 2008 schedule. Jesuit also will play in the Hawkins Crutchfield Inviational in Sebring on Sept. 15.
Berkeley Prep also will make the trip to that annual tournament, which often includes many of the state’s top programs.

Twomey also said Monday that he was recently accepted to the University of Mississippi and plans to attempt to walk on to the Rebels’ golf team.

“They pretty much said that if I have some really good finishes this year ... that I have a preferred walk-on spot, and if I make it through there then I can make my way on to the team,” Twomey said.