Host Wildcats in Third Place After First Day of Davidson College Invitational; Saari Tied for Second
10/13/2008 8:16:19 PM | Men's Golf
Day One Results (pdf)
DAVIDSON, N.C. - In their first home tournament of the season, the Davidson men's golf team came out strong, finishing the first day of competition at the Davidson College Invitational in third place overall as a team, just four strokes back of the leaders. Senior Michael Saari fired the only opening-round score under par on his way to a tie for second place among individuals in the tournament, held at River Run Country Club.
Saari was even-par through his first nine holes of the day, then went into the red with his closing 35 for his one-under 71 to take the tournament lead into the second round. There, he shot an identical front-nine 36 on his way to a 75 and a two-over 146. Joining him in the top five was freshman Jackson Taylor, who closed strong with a 72 in the final 18 for a combined total of 147, good for three-over par and sole possession of fifth place.
The 'Cats were the only team with two sub-300 team scores, firing a total of 299 in the first 18 holes, then following up with a ten-over -par 298 for a total team score of 597, putting them in strong position to compete for the overall team title. Davidson sits just one stroke behind second-place Army, who shot a two-round score of 596, and trails overall team leader Gardner-Webb, whose first-round 291 was the lowest of the tournament, and who enters Tuesday's final 18 with a score of 593.
Davidson turned in a strong performance top-to-bottom, with all five of the team's players finishing in the top 35. Adam Lewicki finished the day in a tie for 15th place with a two-round score of 151, with Christopher Rollins (154/T-24) and Bobby Urso (159/T-35) also contributing to the team's trip to the top of the leaderboard.
Four Wildcats are competing as individuals in the tournament, including Ryan Crum, who is in a tie for 24th place with a score of 154. Also taking part in the Invitational are David Fowler (157/T-32), Robert Mayo (166/42), and Andrew Goyzueta (173/45).
Sitting three shots behind the 'Cats in fourth place is Northern Illinois, who has a two-round team score of an even 600. Fellow Southern Conference member Wofford rounds out the to five at 29-over par. Charleston Southern sits in sixth with a total score of 614, followed by Appalachian State (619), and Elon (621), to complete the eight-team field.
Wofford's Drew Perry put up a tournament-low 69 in the second round to lead the field at one-over-par 145. Joining Saari in the second-place position is Army's Matt Krembel and Gardner-Webb's Andrew Rickard.
Final-round play of the Davidson College Invitational will tee off on Tuesday morning at 8:25 with the team pairing of Northern Illinois, Wofford, and Charleston Southern. Davidson and the rest of the top-three teams will begin their final 18 holes beginning at 9:15.
DAVIDSON, N.C. - In their first home tournament of the season, the Davidson men's golf team came out strong, finishing the first day of competition at the Davidson College Invitational in third place overall as a team, just four strokes back of the leaders. Senior Michael Saari fired the only opening-round score under par on his way to a tie for second place among individuals in the tournament, held at River Run Country Club.
Saari was even-par through his first nine holes of the day, then went into the red with his closing 35 for his one-under 71 to take the tournament lead into the second round. There, he shot an identical front-nine 36 on his way to a 75 and a two-over 146. Joining him in the top five was freshman Jackson Taylor, who closed strong with a 72 in the final 18 for a combined total of 147, good for three-over par and sole possession of fifth place.
The 'Cats were the only team with two sub-300 team scores, firing a total of 299 in the first 18 holes, then following up with a ten-over -par 298 for a total team score of 597, putting them in strong position to compete for the overall team title. Davidson sits just one stroke behind second-place Army, who shot a two-round score of 596, and trails overall team leader Gardner-Webb, whose first-round 291 was the lowest of the tournament, and who enters Tuesday's final 18 with a score of 593.
Davidson turned in a strong performance top-to-bottom, with all five of the team's players finishing in the top 35. Adam Lewicki finished the day in a tie for 15th place with a two-round score of 151, with Christopher Rollins (154/T-24) and Bobby Urso (159/T-35) also contributing to the team's trip to the top of the leaderboard.
Four Wildcats are competing as individuals in the tournament, including Ryan Crum, who is in a tie for 24th place with a score of 154. Also taking part in the Invitational are David Fowler (157/T-32), Robert Mayo (166/42), and Andrew Goyzueta (173/45).
Sitting three shots behind the 'Cats in fourth place is Northern Illinois, who has a two-round team score of an even 600. Fellow Southern Conference member Wofford rounds out the to five at 29-over par. Charleston Southern sits in sixth with a total score of 614, followed by Appalachian State (619), and Elon (621), to complete the eight-team field.
Wofford's Drew Perry put up a tournament-low 69 in the second round to lead the field at one-over-par 145. Joining Saari in the second-place position is Army's Matt Krembel and Gardner-Webb's Andrew Rickard.
Final-round play of the Davidson College Invitational will tee off on Tuesday morning at 8:25 with the team pairing of Northern Illinois, Wofford, and Charleston Southern. Davidson and the rest of the top-three teams will begin their final 18 holes beginning at 9:15.
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