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Methodist in T-12th Following First Round of Jekyll Island

3/22/2024 9:34:00 PM

By: Michael Spratt
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga.  No. 1 ranked Methodist University men's golf had a tough opening round to begin the Jekyll Island Collegiate on Friday, March 22. The Monarchs scored a 15-over 299, which placed them in a tie for 12th.

JUST THE FACTS
Event: Jekyll Island Collegiate
Course: King and Prince Golf Course; King and Prince Golf Club (Par 71 – 6,515 yards)
Top teams: 1 – Rhodes (Tenn.) College (284, E), 2 – University of Lynchburg (289, +5), 3 – Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.) (291, +7)
Top individuals: 1 – Andrew Watson, Lynchburg (67, -4), 2 – Aaron Buck, University of Redlands (Calif.) (68, -3), T3 – Avery Stansell, Rhodes (69, -2), T3 – Colin Edwards, Sewanee: University of the South (Tenn.) (69, -2), T3 – Jamison Tan, CMS (69, -2)
 
FIRST ROUND
  • Senior captain Cameron Cappuzzo had the best first round for Methodist, as he posted a one-over 72. He started the day with back-to-back bogeys before a birdie brought him down to one-over heading into the turn. During his back half, two bogeys and a birdie had him at one-over again until he closed out his day with a birdie on hole 18.
  • Aiden Spampinato, who shot a four-over 75 on day one, was at even-par following a front half that saw him card two bogeys & two birdies. He stayed even through his first five holes on the back nine until a stretch of two bogeys and a double bogey put him four-over.
  • Both Cooper Hrabak and David D'Agostino posted identical scores of five-over 76 in the first round. Through his first nine holes, Hrabak had two bogeys, two birdies, and a double bogey to go two-over. Then two additional birdies, a bogey, and a quadruple bogey added three more strokes to his total.
  • D'Agostino looked good following a front half that saw him score a one-over, two bogeys and a birdie. Another birdie on the back half evened up his scorecard before three bogeys and a double bogey, during his last five holes, put him at five-over.
  • It was a frustrating day for Chase Walts, who shot nine-over 80 in the opening round. A bogey and a quadruple bogey, within the first three holes, had him at five-over, but he then knocked in back-to-back birdies to shave off two strokes. He finished his day with three more bogeys, two birdies, and a quintuple bogey.
UP NEXT
Methodist will look to improve on its first round score during the Monarchs second go around, on Saturday.
    
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