March 20, 2007 – DOUGLASVILLE, GA – The Maroon Tigers golf team battled back from a three-stroke deficit on day one, to win the Morehouse invitational golf tournament, held at the West Pines Country Club, in Douglasville.

After the first round of the two-day tournament, Morehouse trailed the Florida A&M Rattlers by a score of 304-307.

But the Maroon Tigers got tough on their home turf and pulled off an 11-stroke turnaround, winning the match by eight strokes over a five-team field.

Every Morehouse golfer improved his score on the second day. The Maroon Tigers were led by freshman Phillip Allen who shot a low score of 72 on day one and a blistering low score of 69 on day two, for a tournament-best 141.

Junior Ed Hills was close behind, with a 78-72 – 150.

The most dramatic improvement was turned in by Morehouse freshman Bilal NuMan who improved his score from 82 on day one to 75 on day two.

The match was the second hosted by Morehouse. The Maroon Tigers won last year’s event, beating out Savannah State and Fayetteville State. Morehouse plays as an independent team, because not enough schools in the SIAC sponsor golf as an intercollegiate sport.

Morehouse will play in the 21st PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship, May 10-13, in Port St. Lucie, FL. Last year the Maroon Tigers finished fourth in the prestigious event.

(The best four scores from each day are used to determine the outcome.)

Morehouse College 600

Philip Allen 72 69 141

Ed Hills 78 72 150

Bilal NuMan 82 75 157

Antonio Ward 77 77 154

Steven Wooten 80 78 158

Florida A & M 608

Gallop Franklin 81 83 164

James Petty 72 76 148

Doug Smith 77 72 149

Jason Still 76 78

Stanly Wilson 79 78 157

Savannah State 623

Riley Baxter 77 79 156

Billy Daly 75 79 154

Zac Gelow 82 76 158

Jon Lehman 78 79 157

Jame Montgomery 84 77 161

Kentucky State 642

James Andersen 81 84 165

Walker Kinne 79 74 153

Patrick Lawrence 89 93 182

Nicholas Morrow 73 78 151

Marcus Pipes 84 89 173

Paine College 710

Antwan Hawthorne 86 83 169

Erk Stallings 97 85 182

Ryan Oden 93 88 181

Chaunley Davis 90 88 178

Wendell Celestine 98 97 195