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Men's Golf In Third After Opening Round of Seminole Intercollegiate

       

Men's Golf In Third After Opening Round of Seminole Intercollegiate

TALLAHASSEE, FLA. -- The Coastal Carolina men's golf team shot a solid first round to sit in third place at the Seminole Intercollegiate, Mar. 5. The tournament is being played at Golden Eagle Country Club (Par 72 - 6,635 yards) in Tallahassee, Fla.

The defending-champion Chanticleers shot a two-under 286 and trail leader East Tennessee State by four shots, as the Buccaneers fired a six-under 282. North Carolina is in second at 283, while Mississippi State is in fourth at even-par 288.

Junior Dustin Johnson (Lexington, S.C./Dutch Fork) shot a six-under 66 to take the individual lead by three shots over a group of three players at 69. Junior Moises Cobo (Seville, Spain/Pendleton School (Fla.)) is the next Chanticleer at even-par 72, tied for 16th. Sophomores Zack Byrd (Calabash, N.C./Byrd Academy) and Joachim Fourquet (Bourdeaux, France) are next in a tie for 30th at two-over 74.

The second round of the 54-hole event will be played Monday, Mar. 6, with the final 18 holes on Tuesday, Mar. 7.

Team Results Scores
1. East Tennessee State 282
2. North Carolina 283
3. Coastal Carolina 286
4. Mississippi State 288
5. Northwestern 290
6. North Carolina State 291
7. Mississippi 292
UCF 292
9. Virginia 293
10. Florida State 295
11. College of Charleston 297
Vanderbilt 297
13. UAB 303

Individual Results (Top 5 Plus Coastal)
1. Dustin Johnson (Coastal) 33- 33=66
2. Martin Ureta (N Carolina) 37- 32=69
Giwon Suh (UCF) 34- 35=69
Kyle Moore (Northwestern) 36- 33=69
5. Jordan Findlay (ETSU) 35- 35=70
Stephen Lewton (NC State) 35- 35=70
Luke List (Vanderbilt) 34- 36=70
Rhys Davies (ETSU) 36- 34=70
Gareth Shaw (ETSU) 37- 33=70

t16. Moises Cobo (Coastal) 37- 35=72
t30. Zack Byrd (Coastal) 38- 36=74
t30. Joachim Fourquet (Coastal) 36- 38=74
64. Cameron Hooper (Coastal) 40- 41=s81