Braves Third After Opening Round Of Carolina Sands Intercollegiate
WHITE LAKE – Paced by four players with par-72s or better, the seventh-ranked UNCP men's golf team combined for an opening-round 282 and sits in third place after day one of the 12th Annual Carolina Sands Intercollegiate at the par-72, 6,931-yard Carolina Sands Country Club.
Scott Lambert carded a 3-under-par 69 in Saturday's first round to settle into a tie for sixth place after the first of two rounds, while all-American Jonathan McCurry registered a 70 and stands in a tie for ninth heading into Sunday's final round. Carson Lanier booked an opening-round 71 and is tied for 16th, while Michael Mullmann tallied an even-par 72 and sits in a tie for 22nd place. Jordan Walor is tied for 42nd after an opening-round 75.
UNCP "Black" is in 12th place after combining for an opening-round 307. Ian Locklear is tied for 16th after shooting a 1-under-par 71 on Saturday, while Sam Stephenson is tied for 22nd after carding a 72. Lewis Adams is tied for 54th after turning in a first-round 77, while Beau Thompson is 81st with a day-one 87.
Wingate, ranked 26th in the latest GolfStat.com NCAA Head-To-Head Rankings, is atop the leaderboard after combining for a 277 in Saturday's round. The Bulldogs are four strokes ahead of 22nd-ranked Barton, while No. 7 UNCP, Coker (286) and Mount Olive (288) round out the top five.
Brevard's Kim Koivu turned in a tournament-best 66, including a 4-under-par 31 on the back nine, and sits atop the individual leaderboard. Wingate's Clifford Blanquicet and Barton's Daniel Claytor are one stroke off the pace after carding 67s in the first round.
Originally slated as a three-round tournament, the tournament was cut short due to heavy rain that swept across southeastern North Carolina on Saturday morning. The event will conclude with Sunday's final round, with tee times set to begin at 9 a.m.
TEAM SCORES
1. No. 26 Wingate 277 -11
2. No. 22 Barton 281 -7
3. No. 7 UNC Pembroke "Gold" 282 -6
4. Coker 286 -2
5. Mount Olive 288 E
6. Post 290 +2
T7. Brevard 291 +3
T7. No. 38 Belmont Abbey 291 +3
9. Catawba 293 +5
10. St. Andrews 295 +7
11. Louisburg CC 305 +17
12. UNC Pembroke "Black" 307 +19
13. Wake Tech CC 308 +20
14. Young Harris 314 +26
15. Chowan 321 +33
UNCP SCORES
T6.Scott Lambert 69 -3
T9. Jonathan McCurry 70 -2
T16. Carson Lanier 71 -1
T16. Ian Locklear 71 -1
T22. Michael Mullmann 72 E
T22. Sam Stephenson 72 E
T42. Jordan Walor 75 +3
T54. Lewis Adams 77 +5
81. Beau Thompson 87 +15
