Sunday, February 26, 2006

San Juan, P.R. (February 26, 2006) - The ETSU men's golf squad opened the spring schedule with a first round 292, and sit in 10^th place after the first round of the Puerto Rico Classic.

The University of Alabama leads the 18-team field by one stroke over second place Georgia, firing a opening round 280.  There is four-way tie four first on the individual leader board with Georgia's Todd Brendon, Florida's Brett Stegmaier, Arizona State's Lenny Park and Texas' Farren Keenan all shooting four-under par 68.

Sophomore Gareth Shaw (Lisburn, Northern Ireland) paced the Bucs with an opening round two-under 70, and is tied for 10^th.  Freshman Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh, Scotland) shot even-par and is tied for 25^th.  2005 All-American Rhys Davies (Bridgend, Wales) is tied for 38^th after firing a first round two-over 74.  Freshman Adam Hodkinson (Dore, England) finished round one with a four-over 76, good for a tie for 56^th, and sophomore Cian McNamara (Limerick, Ireland) rounded out the scoring effort with a first round seven-over 79 and is tied for 76^th.

The tournament continues with second round play tomorrow and concludes with round three on Tuesday, February 28.