Men's Golf | 3/11/2023 9:44:00 PM
PINEHURST, N.C. Methodist University men's golf team, nationally ranked two, holds a narrow lead after Day 1 of the Tiger Invitational. The Monarchs posted a 12-over 300, which is just one stroke better than Guilford College.
JUST THE FACTS
Event: Tiger Invitational
Host: Hampden-Sydney College
Course: Forest Creek Golf Club - North Course (Par 72 – 6,925 yards)
Top teams: 1 – Methodist (300, +12), 2 – Guilford (301, +13), 3 – Babson College (Mass.) (303, +15)
Top individuals: 1 – Josh Hebrink, Piedmont University (71, -1), 2 – John Baldwin, Babson (72, E), T3 – Josh Pethel, Denison University (73, +1), T3 –
Chase Walts, Methodist (73, +1)
DAY 1 NOTES
- Sitting in a tie for third is Chase Walts following a one-over 73 in the opening round of the event. Two birdies and bogeys each kept him even heading toward the back nine. A birdie on hole 13 put one-under but he would make bogey on two of the next three holes after that.
- Currently in a nine-way tie for 10th place was both Cooper Hrabak and Aiden Spampinato, both shot a three-over 75. Just like Walts, Hrabak would also go even through his first nine holes -- two birdies and two bogeys -- before bogeying three time on the back nine.
- A bogey on hole 2 & a double bogey on 7 put Spampinato up three but he finished the front nine with a birdie for two-over. He added one more stroke to his total, three-over, after making three bogeys to two birdies on his last nine.
- Cameron Cappuzzo shot a five-over 77 by the time he wrapped up his first go around the course, and in a tie for 26th overall. He bogeyed his second hole of the day but countered that with a birdie on his very next hole. From there he made five additional bogeys through the remaining 15 holes.
- In a tie for 34th, Jonny Lewis carded a six-over 78 after the first day. He made four bogeys on the front half of the course before recording three additional bogeys on holes 12, 16, & 17. He would end his round on a high note by shooting birdie on his final hole.
UP NEXT
The second, and final, round of the event continues on Sunday. Methodist is schedule to tee off at 9:30 AM.
