Men's Golf | 3/19/2021 6:54:00 PM
JEKYLL ISLAND, GA. In order to win its third straight event, Methodist men's golf will have to rally from fourth place on the team leaderboard at 2-over par after Day 1 of the three-round Jekyll Island Collegiate Invitational.
Guilford College (284, 4-under par), ranked No. 3 (Golfstat.com) has gotten the better of top-ranked Methodist (290) and the rest of the field so far, holding a six-stroke lead over the Monarchs and a one-stroke advantage over second-place Emory University (285, -3).
JUST THE FACTS
Event: The Jekyll Island Collegiate Invitational
Location: Jekyll Island, Ga.
Course: Jekyll Island Golf Club/Pine Lakes (Par 72 - 6700 Yards)
Team leaders: 1 – Guilford (284, 4-under par), 2 – Emory (285, -3), 3 – Piedmont College (287, -1)
Individual leaders: 1 – William Knauth, Carnegie Mellon University (35-32—67, -5), 2 – Logan Lowery, Emory (33-35—68, -4) T-3 – Fred Roberts IV, Piedmont College (32-37—69, -3), T-3 – Andrew Abel, Illinois Wesleyan University (33-36—69, -3)
DAY 1 NOTES
- Henry Angier (36-36—72, Even) and Cooper Hrabak (37-35—72, E) are leading the way for Methodist, tied for 15th on the individual leaderboard after Day 1. Angier leads the field with 14 par putts while scoring birdies on the par-5 7th and par-5 15th holes.
- Hrabak is right behind Angier with 13 par putts and he added two birdies on the back-nine alone (par-4 10th and 15th).
- Zane Brownrigg (38-35—73, +1) and Andre Chi (38-35—73, +1) are both tied for 25th after finishing the first round with a 1-over 73. Brownrigg's 14 par putts are tied for the tournament-high and he carded consecutive birdies on the 15th and 16th (par-4) holes to finish tied for 25th.
- Chi leads Methodist with three birdies. He scored birdies on the 7th, the par-4 12th, and the par-4 16th.
- Joseph Pritchard fills out the Methodist team as he tied for 69th with a 5-over par 77. After scoring 40 through the front nine, Pritchard recovered well on the back nine with a score of 37. His back nine includes six pars and his only birdie, which came on the 16th hole.
- The 15th and 16th holes were very positive for Methodist as the Monarchs were able to knock off six strokes, thanks to six combined birdies. The 7th hole was also a plus as the Monarchs recorded two birdies and three pars.
- The top five teams according to Golfstat.com are in the top seven of the team leaderboard in this tournament. Guilford, Methodist, No. 4 Piedmont College, and No. 5 Illinois Wesleyan University will all be duking it out in this tournament, and more, while Emory and Carnegie Mellon are hoping to finish the Invitational strong and join the ranked.
UP NEXT
- The Monarchs will have two more rounds to stage their comeback with the Invitational concluding on Sunday, March 21.
- A trip to Howie-In-The-Hills, Florida, is next for Methodist as the Monarchs will be at the Mission Inn Resort & Club from April 2-4 for the Golfweek Division III Spring Invitational.
