Marshall University Athletics
Men's Golf 10th After First Round of Furman Intercollegiate
3/21/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Men's Golf 10th After First Round of Furman Intercollegiate
3/21/2003
GREENVILLE, South Carolina -- Ben Minyard shot a one-over par 73 to lead Marshall University into a tie for 10th place after the first day of the Furman Intercollegiate.
Minyard, a junior from Avondale, Arizona, shot a 35 on the front nine and a 38 on the back nine, helping the Herd to a first round total of 303 and 10th place among the 22 competing teams.
Virginia Tech?s Chris McKeel fired a first-round 67 Friday at the Furman University Golf Course, to take the individual lead and pace the Hokies to a tournament-best 290 in the first of three rounds at the 34th annual Furman Intercollegiate.
The Paladins of Furman are in second after carding a three-over 291, while Coastal Carolina is third at 293 and Francis Marion is fourth at 296.
McKeel showed a great deal of consistency in the first round, shooting 34 on the front and 33 on the back to card a five-under par at the 6,800-yard, par 72 course. The Hokies? Brendon DeJonge, the tournament?s defending medalist, helped Tech with a 73, while Ryan Stinnett and Scott Wise each shot 75 and are tied for 25th in the individual standings.
Round two of the three-round Intercollegiate is set to begin at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Furman Golf Course. The third and final round is slated for Sunday.
