Men’s Golf Third After Opening Round of The Firestone Invitational
10/8/2012 4:58:00 PM | Men's Golf
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AKRON, Ohio – Both Richard Fountain and Ralph Blasey carded opening rounds of one-under 71 to lead the Davidson men's golf team, who sits third after day one of The Firestone Invitational.
The 36-hole event is being played on the Par 72, 7,125-yard Firestone Country Club layout.
Due to a fog delay this morning, the event has been shortened from its originally scheduled 54 holes.
As a team, the Wildcats fired a season-low one-over 289 and will enter tomorrow's final round just seven strokes off the pace.
Blasey finished his first round of the fall with five birdies, while Fountain had two birdies and an eagle on his opening nine. Blasey and Fountain are currently tied for 10th out of 90 competitors.
Just three strokes separate Samuel Echikson (73 / T-21st), John Skeadas III (74 / T-32nd) and Todd Eckstein (76 / T-43rd).
Ball State holds the top spot on the team leaderboard at six under; three strokes clear of nationally-ranked (Div. II) South Carolina Aiken, which opened with a 285 (-3).
Tyler Merkel (Ball State) and Matt Atkins (South Carolina Aiken) lead the individual standings following four-under 68s.
The second and final round will begin tomorrow morning.
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