GREENSBORO, N.C. — Averett University men's golf freshman Max Pettersson placed seventh and the Cougars finished 11th as a team Tuesday in a strong field at Greensboro College's Gate City Invitational hosted at Starmount Forest Country Club

Pettersson shot 1-over in Tuesday's final round to finish 1-under for the 54-hole tournament. Averett junior Antti Vahvaselka also had a top-12 showing after going 1-over through three rounds.

In its first action of the fall, Averett shot a collective 32-over as the Cougars moved up two spots in a tightly contested field on the final day of play. Guilford College leap-frogged Methodist University on the final day to win the tournament by two strokes. The Quakers shot an even-par 852 on the par-71, 6,682-yard course.

Junior Casper Mellby shot 13-over and senior Caleb Kimbrough 22-over. Freshman Lennon Nicholls also competed for the Cougars, finishing at 48-over.

Averett travels to Oglethorpe University's Royal Lakes Invitational in Georgia on Oct. 10-11.