Men's Golf | 3/31/2023 9:39:00 PM
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. The Methodist men's golf team had a solid first day at the Camp Lejeune Collegiate on Friday, posting the top first-round team score. The Monarchs combined for a three-under par 285, edging out Christopher Newport by one stroke.
JUST THE FACTS
Event: Camp Lejeune Intercollegiate
Host: U. S. Marine Corps
Course: Camp Lejeune – Gold Course (Par 72 – 6,851 yards)
Top teams: 1 – Methodist University (285, -3), 2 – Christopher Newport University (286, -2), 3 – Guilford College (288, E)
Top individuals: 1 – Alex Price, Christopher Newport University (67, -5), 2 –
Jonny Lewis, Methodist University (69, -3), 3 –
Aiden Spampinato, Methodist University (70, -2)
DAY 1 NOTES
- In second place, Jonny Lewis recorded a three-under 69 in the opening round. He scored two birdies on the front nine and a third on hole 14. After bogeying the 17th, he birdied the last hole.
- One shot behind Lewis, Aiden Spampinato posted a two-under 70. He recorded two birdies along with two bogeys but boosted his score early with an eagle on the fourth hole. He currently sits third on the leaderboard.
- In a seven-way tie for eighth, Cameron Cappuzzo scored a -1 through the first nine holes after recording two birdies and one bogey, but fell to even on the back nine following one birdie and two bogeys.
- Cooper Hrabak started hot with an eagle on the third hole. He slipped on the fourth hole with a bogey before sinking a birdie on the sixth. From there, Hrabak tallied four more bogeys to bring his day one total to a two-over par 74.
- Also with a +2 on the day, David D'Agostino birdied three of his first four holes, boosting his score to three-under par. Two double-bogeys on the back nine contributed to his slide down the leaderboard, where he currently sits tied for 23rd.
UP NEXT
The second round of the event continues Saturday. The first Monarch tee time is scheduled for 12:50 p.m.
