Monday, April 27, 2009

Patriots stand third at Cavalier Classic

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - Led by an even-par 72 from senior Peter McGibney, the Francis Marion University men's golf team stands third after the opening round of the Cavalier Classic, hosted by the University of Virginia.

FMU carded a 294 team score, and stands eight shots behind the leaders, University of South Carolina (286), and just two shots back of the second-place Cavaliers (292).

McGibney is tied for 14th in the individual standings with his 72. Junior Christopher Couch is tied for 21st at 73, while Ronan O'Connor (74) is tied for 28th, Keith Crowley (75) is tied for 39th, and Andrew Pitcher (78) is tied for 67th.


Francis Marion's Matt Jackson is competing as an individual and is tied for 84th after an opening-round 81.

The Patriots will be paired with USC and UVA on Sunday, with tee-times beginning at 12:30 p.m.

UNC Wilmington's Josh Brock leads all golfers after a 5-under 67 on Saturday.


Cavalier Classic

Round: 1

Fin. School Scores

1 South Carolina 286 -2
2 Virginia, U. of 292 +4
3 Francis Marion U. 294 +6

No comments:

Post a Comment