Golf Concludes First Round at SoCon Championship
FLORENCE, S.C. -- The Georgia Southern golf team finished the first of three rounds of competition, Sunday, at the Southern Conference Championship tournament played at the par-72, 7,062-yard Country Club of South Carolina in Florence, S.C.
The Eagles were paced by junior Drew Lethem (Camdenton, Mo.) who shot a 3-over 75. He sits tied for 21st place and is six shots behind individual leader Nathan Stamey of UNC Greensboro (-3).
Georgia Southern played well on the front nine and made the turn among the top three. But after a tough stretch down the back nine, the Eagles slipped down the leaderboard, ending the first day in seventh place with a 16-over 304.
No. 17 Chattanooga leads the 10-team field at 2-over 290. College of Charleston and Furman sit one stroke behind the leader at 3-over 291.
Freshman Joe Monte (Chantilly, Va.) and sophomore Spencer Fulford (Rocky Mount, N.C.) finished up the day shooting a 4-over 76, tying for 27th place.
Freshman Logan Blondell (Lakeland, Fla.) carded a 5-over 77 (T-43), while junior Jordan Johnstun (Evans, Ga.) shot a 7-over 79 (T-41).
Round two tee times for the Eagles begin at 8:40 a.m., Monday.
Fans can follow the live stats of the tournament online at www.Golfstat.com for up-to-date standings and statistics. End-of-day results and recap will be posted at www.GeorgiaSouthernEagles.com.
| Team Results (Round 1) | ||
| 1 | Chattanooga | 290 (+2) |
| T2 | College of Charleston | 291 (+3) |
| T2 | Furman | 291 (+3) |
| 4 | Western Carolina | 295 (+7) |
| 5 | UNC-Greensboro | 296 (+8) |
| 6 | Elon | 299 (+11) |
| 7 | Georgia Southern | 304 (+16) |
| 8 | Wofford | 306 (+18) |
| 9 | Davidson | 309 (+21) |
| 10 | Appalachian State | 313 (+25) |
| Georgia Southern Individual Results (Round 1) | ||
| T21 | Drew Lethem | 75 (+3) |
| T27 | Joe Monte | 76 (+4) |
| T27 | Spencer Fulford | 76 (+4) |
| T34 | Logan Blondell | 77 (+5) |
| T41 | Jordan Johnstun | 79 (+7) |
- Category: Golf
- Published on Sunday, 20 April 2008 00:20
